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Top Story 6 hours Tofino, Ucluelet areas to get hit the hardest by Vancouver Island windstorm Tie down your patio chairs, Vancouver Island, a windstorm is on the way. Vancouver Island's west coast could see gusts of up to 110 kilometres an hour as strong southeast winds whip the region Wednesday[...]

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3 hours 'Keeping their memories alive': Victoria remembers Ecole Polytechnique students killed in 1989 Marking a grim anniversary, a large crowd gathered outside the University of Victoria engineering building on Tuesday to honour the victims of the Ecole Polytechnique massacre. It was one of many vigils held across Canada[...]

4 hours BC Ferries cancels 16 sailings between Campbell River and Quadra Island due to weather, mechanical issue More than a dozen ferry sailings between Campbell River and Quadra Island are cancelled Wednesday due to strong winds and a mechanical issue on board, according to BC Ferries. The ferry cancellations, totalling 16, come[...]

5 hours More than $8,000 in eyewear stolen from Oak Bay store: police Police are keeping an eye out for the thief or thieves who stole thousands of dollars worth of merchandise from an optical store in Oak Bay late last month. On Nov. 30 at 3:59 p.m.,[...]

5 hours Bank of Canada hikes key rate by half percentage point, signals possible pause The Bank of Canada hiked its key interest rate by half a percentage point Wednesday to 4.25 per cent – the highest it's been since January 2008 – while signalling it may pause its aggressive[...]

6 hours Canada commits $800 million to support Indigenous-led conservation projects Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government will spend up to $800 million to support four major Indigenous-led conservation projects across the country covering nearly one million square kilometres. Trudeau made the announcement today[...]

6 hours Tofino, Ucluelet areas to get hit the hardest by Vancouver Island windstorm Tie down your patio chairs, Vancouver Island, a windstorm is on the way. Vancouver Island's west coast could see gusts of up to 110 kilometres an hour as strong southeast winds whip the region Wednesday[...]

13 hours 'It's the heart of the community': Bowser's only gas station destroyed in massive late-night fire Flames as high as power poles lit up the night sky in Bowser Tuesday after a gas station that has served as a community hub for decades was destroyed in a late-night fire. Reports emerged[...]

14 hours B.C. finance minister replaced in Premier David Eby's cabinet shuffle British Columbia Premier David Eby has unveiled a new-look cabinet that includes eight first-time ministers and removes Selina Robinson from the finance ministry. Former forests minister Katrine Conroy takes over the finance portfolio, while Robinson[...]

20 hours 'People are going to die': Homeless in Oceanside make urgent plea for place keep warm Homeless people on the mid-Island say they're being left out in the cold, literally, because Oceanside communities don't have a dedicated place to stay warm. Helen Hiltunen is relying on people for a warm place[...]

20 hours Port Alberni man killed in stabbing pushed friend out of the way: 'He saved my life' Boyd Ermantrout was in anguish Tuesday, remembering the last moments of his friend's life in a Port Alberni apartment last week.

21 hours Barge Chilling Bay? Still no timeline for removing Esquimalt vessel one week after it ran aground It's been one week since a Lafarge barge washed ashore near Esquimalt’s McLoughlin Point and Tuesday afternoon it remained in place. Transport Canada says it continues to work with the owner's representative, who has now[...]

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3 hours Poulin first female hockey player to win Canada's athlete of the year honour Canada captain Marie-Philip Poulin has won the 2023 Northern Star Award, making her the first female hockey player to claim the honour given annually to Canada's athlete of the year. The 31-year-old Beauceville, Que. forward[...]

4 hours Zelenskyy and 'spirit of Ukraine' named Time person of year Time Magazine on Wednesday named Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy its person of the year, awarding him the accolade “for proving that courage can be as contagious as fear.” Editor-in-chief Edward Felsenthal said the choice of[...]

5 hours Bank of Canada hikes key rate by half percentage point, signals possible pause The Bank of Canada hiked its key interest rate by half a percentage point Wednesday to 4.25 per cent – the highest it's been since January 2008 – while signalling it may pause its aggressive[...]

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Featured Story 23 hours Young Ukrainian refugee lights up Butchart Gardens for Christmas He's definitely on Santa's nice list. A young Ukrainian boy helped bring joy to all when flipping the switch to illuminate Brentwood Bay's Butchart Gardens for its popular Magic of Christmas display. The annual event,[...]

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