Top Story 2 hours Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is isolating after learning of COVID exposure OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is isolating at home after learning that he was exposed to someone who had tested positive for COVID-19. The prime minister says in a tweet that he[...] Read the full story
2 hours Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is isolating after learning of COVID exposure OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is isolating at home after learning that he was exposed to someone who had tested positive for COVID-19. The prime minister says in a... more
3 hours Draft long-term care standards could have prevented pandemic deaths: committee chair OTTAWA — An organization that develops health-care standards has released a draft of new long-term care guidance that the authors hope will fundamentally change the way Canadian care homes are accredited and... more
8 hours CRA to send out new round of letters checking eligibility from CERB recipients OTTAWA — The Canada Revenue Agency is sending out a new round of letters to pandemic aid recipients to verify they were eligible for the help, and warning of potential need for... more
8 hours Canada's top doctor says severe illness trends are still rising in most jurisdictions Canada's top doctor says even though the average daily COVID-19 case count across the country is down 30 per cent compared to last week, it's not an accurate reflection of the state... more
10 hours Rockets score late in the third, edge Royals 4-3 in Victoria The Victoria Royals erased a two-goal deficit in the third, but Kelowna's Jake Lee scores the game-winner with less than two minutes to play in regulation in a 4-3 Rockets victory Wednesday. more
13 hours Explainer: How to submit an FOI to the provincial government or a public body in B.C. Unfortunately in British Columbia, submitting a Freedom of Information request to a public body isn't a unified process. There isn't a website in existence that allows users to simply select their desired... more
14 hours Port Alberni sawmill head questions potential curtailment at rival Chemainus sawmill The head of a sawmilling company in Port Alberni says he was shocked to hear Western Forest Products may be curtailing operations at its Chemainus sawmill. Kamal Sanghera, president and chief executive... more
15 hours CHEK Upside: Local organization helps make skiing more inclusive It's a winter tradition for many Islanders, hitting the slopes at Mt. Washington, but for people living with disabilities skiing and snowboarding might seem out of reach. That's where the Vancouver Island... more
15 hours BC Transit to introduce contactless tap payment systems on buses New contactless tap payment options will be coming to BC Transit as part of an electronic fare collection system that will be rolled out in 2022. BC Transit says that the new... more
15 hours Island Health announces three new COVID-19 outbreaks, declares three over Island Health has announced three new COVID-19 outbreaks at health facilities in Victoria and Nanaimo, while also declaring three outbreaks to be over. Nanaimo Seniors Village assisted living, Victoria General Hospital -... more
15 hours Deer rescued by boat after falling through ice patch at Westwood Lake Colleen Tomlin was on a hike with her brother at Nanaimo's Westwood Lake on Tuesday afternoon, when something caught his eye. "My brother noticed that the ice was moving and that's when... more
01:54 | January 26, 2022 Port Alberni sawmill head questions potential curtailment WFP Chemainus sawmill
Featured Story 3 days Victoria restaurant owners pick their top 10 local restaurants What's your favourite restaurant in Victoria? That’s the question we put to Jo Zambri and Calen McNeil, the operators of Zambri's and Big Wheel Burger. The two restaurateurs recently joined the MicCHEK podcast to give[...] Read the full story
15 hours CHEK Upside: Local organization helps make skiing more inclusive It's a winter tradition for many Islanders, hitting the slopes at Mt. Washington, but for people living with disabilities skiing and snowboarding might seem out of reach. That's where the Vancouver Island... more
2 days CHEK Upside: Campbell River photographer getting attention for crow captures When Colleen Wilson first picked up her camera while living in Vancouver, she was looking for a way to hone her photography skills. "I knew I wanted to take photos of animals... more
3 days CHEK Upside: Nanaimo diver has second sea lion encounter For Nanaimo's Tom Hlavac, diving has always provided the perfect escape. "You're weightless in the water, it's very relaxing, [and] all you're thinking about is the scenery around you." On a recent... more
7 days Rob Shaw: Hard-to-house homeless residents to get new 'complex care' supports Rob Shaw provides details on new "complex care" supports coming to B.C.'s hardest-to-house homeless population. more
2 weeks Rob Shaw: Parents hoping for clarification on keeping child home from school if sick WATCH: Tomorrow Dr. Bonnie Henry will be providing an update on many topics, one of which is expected to be the confusion parents are facing on what to do if their child... more
2 weeks Rob Shaw: Quebec to crack down on unvaccinated with new health tax As infections fuelled by the Omicron variant threaten to overwhelm Canada's health system, the Quebec government on Tuesday took the unprecedented step of promising to tax adult residents who refuse to be... more
4 days Jody Wilson-Raybould — emerging from the shadows Below is an excerpt from Indian In The Cabinet, the new book by Jody Wilson-Raybould published by HarperCollins. She is the featured guest on This Is Vancolour with Mo Amir at 7... more
1 week Opinion: Toast the Queen — or is the monarchy toast? This year was all supposed to be about royal celebration. The Queen, next month, will have been on the throne for 70 years, and there is to be hoopla and many festivities... more
3 weeks Opinion: Happy 2022? I remember getting my first “real” job at the Vancouver Public Library just around the time of my 18th birthday. I had interviewed for a couple of positions there and ended up... more
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