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"A change in the month and a change in the weather. It’s not a big temperature jump today but the warmer air is noticeable. We’ll continue to see steady seasonal highs and lows into next week. Rain starts moving over the island in a more consistent starting tomorrow. Heavier rain will fall on Friday and Saturday with things clearing off throughout the day Sunday. While Greater Victoria is on the low end of accumulation, the west coast could see triple-digit totals by the end of the weekend. The question now is, will it be like this for the whole month? We can expect another cool down most likely in the back half of February but overall it won’t be a frigid wasteland of snow and ice. Just a typical February on the coast."

- Warren Dean, CTV News Vancouver Island weather anchor

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Pilots safe after B.C. air tanker crashes in Australia

Two pilots are safe after a large air tanker owned by a Vancouver Island company crashed while battling wildfires in western Australia on Monday.

A statement from aircraft owner Coulson Aviation, based in Port Alberni, B.C., says the converted Boeing 737 aircraft went down Monday with a two-person crew on board. (Coulson Aviation)

Man charged with attempted murder after shooting in Nanaimo, B.C.

A Vancouver Island man has been charged with attempted murder and discharging a firearm with the intent to wound after a shooting in Nanaimo, B.C., on Sunday.

A Nanaimo RCMP vehicle is shown. (CTV News)

2 B.C. cities have the longest average wait times for walk-in clinics in Canada

The average wait time for walk-in clinics in British Columbia is more than double the national average, according to online clinic tracker Medimap.

Average walk-in clinic wait times for 2022 are pictured. (Medimap)

B.C. Throne Speech: Read the full text of the 2023 speech

The B.C. NDP government, led by new Premier David Eby, has laid out its plans for the coming session of the B.C. legislature on Monday.

B.C., feds and local First Nations establish blueprint for marine protection off Vancouver Island

After more than a decade of work, the blueprints for a network of marine protected areas covering 30,000-square-kilometers off of Vancouver Island have been announced.

Nanaimo axe attack sends 30-year-old man to hospital with serious injuries

A 30-year-old man remains in hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries after he was struck in the head with the blunt end of an axe in Nanaimo, B.C., on Saturday.

B.C. government will spend surplus as slowdown looms, according to NDP throne speech

British Columbia's New Democrat government says it plans to put this year's projected budget surplus of almost $6 billion to work as an economic slowdown looms.

Explosives team called after Second World War-era mortar discovered at Colwood historic site

A navy explosives team was called to a national historic site on southern Vancouver Island on Sunday after a Second World War-era mortar was discovered.