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Escaped pigs and piglets damage Vancouver Island golf course

People who are looking to swing a club at one Vancouver Island golf course have more than sand traps and water hazards to look out for.

Pig and piglets invade island golf course

Canadian rock icon Randy Bachman returns home with long-lost guitar

His famous guitar was stolen almost 46 years ago, but on Wednesday rock legend Randy Bachman finally brought the prized instrument home.

Randy Bachman in the arrivals area of Victoria International Airport on Wednesday, July 6, 2022. (CTV News)

Malahat highway traffic snarled by truck fire

The Trans-Canada Highway was reduced to single-lane traffic in both directions due to a truck fire Thursday morning.

Fire crews attended the scene at Split Rock Lookout, approximately two kilometres south of Mill Bay, around 6 a.m. (Facebook)

2.64M B.C. drivers still waiting for gas rebate announced in February

Millions of drivers are still waiting for their rebate cheques issued when gas prices reached record highs in British Columbia, and although prices continue to climb, they shouldn't expect anything more in the mail.

35-year-old man was lying in roadway when killed by vehicle near Courtenay: RCMP

Investigators say a man was lying in the roadway when he was struck and killed by a vehicle near Courtenay, B.C., on Wednesday.

Logging truck driver airlifted to hospital after crash near Campbell River

The driver of a logging truck was airlifted to hospital in Victoria after he was pinned inside the vehicle following a rollover crash on Wednesday morning.

Vancouver Island marmots released onto Mount Washington

The number of Vancouver Island marmots in the wild increased this week, with 10 of the critically endangered rodents released onto a Mount Washington ski run.

Dozens of B.C. firefighters sent to Yukon after lightning sparks 136 fires in 7 days

A Yukon information officer says firefighters in the territory have been bolstered by crews and resources from British Columbia to help fight a growing number of wildfires.

Saanich, B.C., bank shooting motive may never be known, says criminologist

Questions of what would motivate twin brothers to enter a British Columbia bank dressed in body armour and prepared for a gun battle remain unanswered, but a criminologist sees similarities to two other young men who terrified Canadians in 2019.

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Canada is heading towards a recession, but it will be moderate and short: RBC

Canada is headed towards a moderate recession, but the economic contraction is expected to be short-lived compared to previous recessions, economists with Royal Bank of Canada predict.

A customer enters a Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) branch in downtown Ottawa on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

One scandal too many: British PM Boris Johnson resigns

Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his resignation Thursday amid a mass revolt by top members of his government, marking an end to three tumultuous years in power in which he brazenly bent and sometimes broke the rules of British politics.

Hospital 'nightmare' in B.C. for Quebec patient denied surgery: father

A Quebec man who fell and broke his jaw, cheekbone and a bone around his left eye while visiting British Columbia says his surgery was cancelled after he was told his home province “won't pay” for the procedure.

Canada elections commissioner reviewing information related to Conservative allegations against Brown

The Commissioner of Canada Elections' office says it has received and is reviewing information related to the allegations raised by the Conservative Party of Canada that now-disqualified leadership contender Patrick Brown's campaign violated federal election financing rules.

Here's who could replace Boris Johnson as U.K. prime minister

Boris Johnson was due to resign as Britain's prime minister on Thursday, bringing an end to a turbulent two and half years in office and triggering a search for a new leader.