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Cold air pushes into southern B.C., bringing wind, snow and arctic chill

Environment Canada has updated special weather statements, warning of strong winds, sub-zero temperatures and snow for south coastal B.C. and much of Vancouver Island.

Waves pound Ogden Point breakwater during a storm in Victoria, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021. Environment Canada has updated special weather statements, warning of strong winds, sub-zero temperatures and snow for south coastal B.C. and much of Vancouver Island. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

'I was shocked': BC SPCA reminds owners to secure pets in vehicles after dog dragged behind pickup

Veterinarians on Vancouver Island are warning dog-owners to always secure their pets inside a vehicle when transporting them after a dog fell out of the back of a pickup truck and was dragged behind the vehicle by her tether.

Three and a half weeks of intensive round-the-clock treatment later, Heidi is expected to recover and will likely be available for adoption in mid-December. (BC SPCA)

Man arrested after siphoning gas from Nanaimo charity: RCMP

The Nanaimo RCMP say an off-duty officer arrested a man who was siphoning gas from a car that belonged to the Boys and Girls Club earlier this month.

A Nanaimo RCMP vehicle is shown. (CTV News)

BC Ferries workers ask for religious exemption from clean-shaven rule

A union representing marine workers is taking BC Ferries to task over one of the company's policies regarding facial hair.

Victoria's Capital City Comic Con announces hiatus

The popular Capital City Comic Con event will not be returning to Victoria in 2023, organizers announced Monday.

RCMP recover 3 bodies after float plane crash off Vancouver Island

Mounties say they have recovered the bodies of all three people who were aboard a float plane that crashed off B.C.'s central coast last week.

Nanaimo-Ladysmith school district sees lower than expected enrolment

Nanaimo-Ladysmith school district's student population is going up, but actual growth is less than what the district expected.

Man seriously injured after falling two storeys at Uptown mall during police call: IIO

B.C.'s police watchdog is looking into an incident that left a man with serious injuries after he fell at least two storeys at Uptown Shopping Centre in Saanich, B.C.

Victoria school fire prompts early dismissal due to water damage

A Victoria middle school sustained water damage Monday, prompting students to be dismissed early, after a fire in a bathroom set off the school's sprinkler system.