Top Story 3 hours Thousands march in honour of residential school children found in unmarked graves Thousands on Vancouver Island spent B.C. Day marching in honour of residential school survivors and victims. On Monday morning, a crowd of over a hundred people marched from the Tsawout First Nation in Saanichton to[...] Read the full story
3 hours In call with Biden, Trudeau talks trade, border 'collaboration' and Olympic soccer WASHINGTON — It sounds like Justin Trudeau had the chance to needle his U.S. counterpart about Canada's semifinal soccer win at the Tokyo Olympics. A readout from the Prime Minister's office says... more
3 hours Victoria council to vote on proposed designs for new sports field, skate and bike park at Topaz Park Topaz Park could be another step closer to getting a skate and bike park. Victoria city councillors are set to vote on proposed designs for a new skate and bike park and... more
3 hours Thousands march in honour of residential school children found in unmarked graves Thousands on Vancouver Island spent B.C. Day marching in honour of residential school survivors and victims. On Monday morning, a crowd of over a hundred people marched from the Tsawout First Nation... more
3 hours Drone footage captures grey whale rescued near Vancouver Island A two-year-old grey whale was rescued near Brooks Peninsula Saturday after spending four days entangled in a gillnet. "It was kind of in a mass of ropes and mesh entangled around its... more
4 hours Chicago Blackhawks pledge to release findings of abuse investigation The Chicago Blackhawks are pledging to release the findings of an independent investigation into allegations that a then-assistant coach sexually assaulted two players in 2010. President of hockey operations and general manager... more
4 hours Star guard Kyle Lowry says goodbye to Toronto, heads south to join the Miami Heat TORONTO - Raptors star guard Kyle Lowry is headed to the Miami Heat. Lowry put out a social media post to his more than 907,000 Twitter followers saying “Miami Heat X Kyle... more
7 hours Monday sailings from Swartz Bay to Tsawwassen all sold out: BC Ferries If you're planning on taking the ferry from Swartz Bay and Tsawwassen this holiday Monday, you might want to reconsider. BC Ferries says in a travel advisory issued early Monday that all... more
8 hours German court sets trial date for former Nazi guard, aged 100 A German court has set a trial date for a 100-year-old man who is charged with 3,518 counts of accessory to murder on allegations he served as a Nazi SS guard at... more
8 hours Dr. Bonnie Henry appointed to the Order of B.C. British Columbia's top doctor will receive the province's highest honour. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry was one of 16 people appointed to the Order of British Columbia, the province announced Monday.... more
8 hours Canadian trucker arrested at U.S. border freed, says he's victim of marijuana scam Federal prosecutors have dropped charges, at least for now, against a Canadian trucker who was arrested at the U.S. border early last month with more than a ton of marijuana in his... more
8 hours RDN's proposed solid waste bylaws would divert 10 per cent from landfill Public feedback is sought on two new proposed bylaws for the Regional District of Nanaimo: mandatory waste source separation and waste hauler licensing. The proposed mandatory waste source separation applies to multi-family... more
Featured Story 3 days For the 'gram: BC Hydro report suggests social media glory responsible for outdoor risk increase A new report suggests more and more people are taking outdoor risks for selfies and social media exposure. A report by BC Hydro released Friday suggests there's been a 200 per cent increase in trespassing[...] Read the full story
2 days CHEK Upside: One year later we check in with Pender Island couple living solely off the land Around a year ago, Pender Island couple Chris Hall and Steph Lowey decided to tackle a pandemic-inspired challenge to live solely off what they grow, raise, catch or find in nature. It... more
4 days CHEK Upside: Saanich Peninsula Hospital long term care residents overjoyed to receive classic car donation At Saanich Peninsula Hospital, long-term care residents started their morning with a classic car show in the hospital parking lot. That was the appetizer, but the main course was unveiled in the... more
5 days CHEK Upside: Victoria HarbourCats fan buys season tickets for local charities Helen Edwards is what you'd call a super fan. "I'm always looking for ways to help the team," said Edwards, in her red, team-signed Victoria HarbourCats jersey. She caught the baseball bug... more
1 week U.S. cruise ships reject some mixed-vaccine Canadians British Columbians looking to book a cruise out of the United States later this year may find they aren't considered fully vaccinated, due to American rules over mixed vaccination types. The cruise... more
1 week Victoria MLA Grace Lore eases back into work, amid son's health challenges Victoria-Beacon Hill MLA Grace Lore is easing back into her job, after being on a reduced workload for several months to take care of her son. Lore said she's increased her duties... more
3 weeks 'Small' amount of AstraZeneca vaccines wasted in B.C. due to slumping demand Some AstraZeneca doses were wasted in B.C. after people refused to get the vaccine following a change in advice from federal health experts, says the province. The Ministry of Health acknowledged Tuesday... more
3 weeks Opinion: Too Much Stuff As the late comedian George Carlin once said, “A house is just a pile of stuff with a cover on it.” I was thinking about that a while back on one of... more
1 month Opinion: The A-Zed Blues I had just about a week or so to enjoy the fact that I had received my second vaccination and it was all done. I was officially a double doser. Then the... more
1 month Opinion: Acknowledging the elephant on the Island — psychiatric emergency services need independent review After continual efforts to seek help at emergency services across Vancouver Island, Glen William Fawkes — a son, brother, uncle, husband, father, and friend — took his own life on Oct. 10,... more
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