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RCMP searching for father and daughter missing from Duncan, B.C. area

Police are on the lookout for a 36-year-old man and his seven-year-old daughter who were reported missing to the North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP on Sunday.

Jesse Bennet (left) and Violet Bennet (right) are shown: (North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP)

Island Health reports no new COVID-19 deaths as 24 confirmed across B.C.

No deaths related to COVID-19 were reported in Island Health over the weekend, though 24 deaths were confirmed across the province over the past 72 hours.

Avalynn Kwok, 4, puts on her face mask to curb the spread of COVID-19 as her parents drop her off at Lynn Valley Elementary School for her first day of kindergarten, in North Vancouver, B.C., Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Last private walk-in clinic on the West Shore to close as doctor shortage worsens

The Colwood Medical Treatment Centre announced it will shut down its walk-in clinic on April 15.

A doctor is seen in this file image. (Pexels)

Old-growth activists block traffic in Victoria

Activists calling on the province to stop old-growth logging in British Columbia blocked traffic in downtown Victoria on Monday afternoon.

Island Health declares new COVID-19 outbreak, another considered over

Island Health has announced a new outbreak of COVID-19 at a long-term care home in Nanaimo, while another outbreak has been declared over.

Nanaimo RCMP searching for missing person, 25, not seen in weeks

Nanaimo RCMP are seeking the public's assistance in locating a missing 25-year-old man.

Victoria expanding Songhees Park, adding features

A waterfront park beside the Johnson Street Bridge in Victoria is being upgraded, according to the city.

'Lucky to walk away': Alleged impaired driver crashes into Saanich hydro pole

Saanich police say an alleged drunk driver is lucky to have escaped serious injury after they crashed into a hydro pole on Sunday afternoon.

Extra recycling crews to help pickup backlog in CRD

The Capital Regional District has enlisted additional work crews and trucks from B.C.'s Lower Mainland to help work through a backlog of recycling that’s built up since December.

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Donors raise $3.7 million for truckers protesting vaccine mandate

Truck drivers protesting against the vaccine mandate at the border have raised more than $3.7 million from donors around the world but the fundraising platform GoFundMe has temporarily stopped organizers from using the money.

A trucker uses his phone before departing with a cross-country convoy destined for Ottawa to protest a federal vaccine mandate for truckers in Delta, B.C. on Sunday, January 23, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Paul Workman: An interview with the Taliban’s spokesman

The official spokesman for the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan won’t be apologizing for the Canadian soldiers killed in Kandahar, Zabihullah Mujahid told CTV National News London Bureau Chief Paul Workman in Kabul, Afghanistan. 'They shouldn’t have come,' he said, in an exclusive interview.

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TRANSCRIPT | Taliban spokesperson addresses hunger, women's issues in exclusive interview

A spokesperson for the Taliban is adamant that reports circulating about widespread hunger and human rights violations against women in Afghanistan are not true and that the Taliban government is working to correct its perceived shortcomings on the international stage.

U.S. man arrested and fired after berating employees in smoothie tirade

A Connecticut man has been arrested and lost his job after video surfaced of him yelling at employees of a smoothie shop Saturday, where he claimed his son received a drink with peanut butter, causing a severe allergic reaction sending him to the hospital.

Canada suggests non-essential Canadians leave Ukraine

As other countries begin to withdraw embassy and diplomatic staff from Ukraine over heightened concerns of a Russian invasion, Canada is suggesting any non-essential Canadians should leave.