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More than 100 BC Transit bus trips in Capital Region cancelled this weekend due to employee illness

Dozens of BC Transit buses in Greater Victoria were cancelled on Saturday, and dozens more cancellations were expected on Sunday.

A BC Transit bus on Douglas Street in Victoria on Sept. 1, 2021. (CTV News).

Rare marine mammals sighted in Salish Sea

The Salish Sea has been alive with rare cetaceans lately. Risso’s dolphins were sighted Friday near Nanaimo in the Strait of Georgia, and last week a fin whale was spotted foraging for food near a popular beach in North Seattle.

New permanent housing, shelter spaces coming to Salt Spring Island

Residents of the Seabreeze Inne on Salt Spring Island are breathing a sigh of relief after the province announced new permanent homes and shelter space for the homeless and most vulnerable.

The Seabreeze Inne on Salt Spring Island, B.C. is shown: Nov. 26, 2021: (CTV News)

B.C. looking at redeveloping Victoria affordable housing complex

BC Housing is in the early stages of redevelopment planning for the decades-old Evergreen Terrace affordable housing complex in Victoria.

Anger, confusion as most British Columbians now don't qualify for COVID-19 testing

For the majority of the pandemic, the provincial health officer has advised British Columbians to get tested if they have COVID-19 symptoms. That message changed dramatically on Friday.

Some B.C. nurses still lack access to N95 respirators, union president says

With thousands of health-care workers calling in sick in B.C. each day as the Omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to spread through the province, the head of the BC Nurses Union says a lack of access to personal protective equipment is contributing to the problem.

Sick with COVID-19 symptoms? Here's how long to wait before getting a booster shot

What happens if someone begins to develop COVID-19 symptoms right before they’re supposed to get their booster shot? Dr. Yanet Valdez, an immunologist and the B.C. lead for COVID-19 Resources Canada, gave CTV News Vancouver some insight.

B.C. disasters, extreme weather show need for climate-resilient agriculture

Wildfires, sweltering heat and extensive flooding in British Columbia last year have underscored the importance of strengthening the agricultural sector's resilience to the effects of climate change and extreme weather, experts say.

B.C. study links low river flows with lower chinook salmon productivity

A study that links low summertime water flows in a British Columbia river with lower productivity across 22 generations of a struggling salmon population could help guide how rivers are managed to support fish, the authors say.

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Joly has 'open invitation' to visit with Russian officials in Moscow: ambassador

Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly has an 'open invitation' to visit Moscow to meet with Russian officials, an offer first extended in December, says Ambassador to Canada Oleg Stepanov.

In this photo provided by Ukrainian National Guard Press Office Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly speaks during her visit to the National Guard base close to Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. (Ukrainian National Guard Press Office via AP)

After the Omicron wave, here's what U.S. experts say could come next in 2022

After the past 25 months, forgetting the pandemic for even a little while may sound like a fantasy -- after all, the coronavirus has gotten our hopes up before. But infectious disease experts say there just may be an end in sight.

New Zealand PM postpones wedding after announcing new COVID-19 restrictions

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is postponing her wedding after announcing new COVID-19 restrictions Sunday following the discovery of nine cases of the Omicron variant in a single family that flew to Auckland to attend a wedding.