1 year Quadra Island woman found dead in possible targeted homicide: RCMP Police are investigating what they've deemed a homicide after a 39-year-old woman was found dead in her Quadra Island home during a wellness check. Officers from Quadra Island RCMP were called to the woman's home[...]
2 years Amber Alert cancelled for missing Vancouver three-year-old An Amber Alert has been cancelled for the child who authorities say was taken from BC Children's Hospital in Vancouver on Monday. A statement from Vancouver police says the three-year-old and his mother were found[...]
2 years Snowfall warnings issued for Vancouver Island with up to 20 cm forecast Snowfall warnings are in place for Vancouver Island from Goldstream to Port Hardy, due to a strong storm system that will begin moving across the B.C. South Coast Sunday night. Environment Canada says the strong[...]
3 years 218 new COVID-19 cases and 5 deaths reported in Island Health over the weekend British Columbia health officials on Monday reported 1,370 new COVID-19 cases, including 218 linked to Vancouver Island, and 25 deaths over the weekend. Five of the deaths reported over the weekend were in the Island[...]
3 years Canadian comic Norm Macdonald has died after a private battle with cancer Norm Macdonald, whose dry, caustic wit propelled him from Canadian comedy clubs to “Saturday Night Live” fame, lived by a “purist” comedic philosophy that won him the admiration of his famous contemporaries, even if it polarized[...]
3 years South Island First Nations call for end to violence, vandalism Leaders of nine southern Vancouver Island First Nations want an immediate end to recent violence and vandalism, including the toppling of statues and vandalism of totem poles. The leaders have signed a document saying such[...]
3 years Tahsis residents urged to keep pets inside as wolf attacks continue Tahsis, a small community on Vancouver Island, is dealing with an influx in wolf activity that's leaving pets missing, injured or killed and making residents feel unsafe. The wolves began to show up two to[...]
3 years WATCH: Footage of helicopter crash on Bowen Island, witness describes the incident Two people were taken to the hospital in serious but stable condition after walking away from a helicopter crash on Bowen Island Friday morning. BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) received a call at 9:51 a.m.[...]
18 mins 'These guys saved my life': Plane crash survivor surprises his rescuers at Comox Air Show An extraordinary sight in the skies over Comox Saturday, as powerful jets roared from all directions in the return of the Comox Air Show. Fields at 19 Wing Comox were full of people wanting to experience the show that hasn't happened in nine years. Yet, as Skye Ryan reports, one man was focused on a single aircraft and meeting the crew who'd saved his life.
1 hour Controversial comedy trio who faced backlash for Robert Pickton jokes coming to Vancouver Island A controversial comedy troupe known as the Danger Cats will make their way to Vancouver Island in a couple of weeks for three scheduled performances.
2 hours P.E.I. considers banning people born after certain date from buying tobacco products In a bold bid to stop young people from smoking, health officials in P.E.I. are proposing a ban on tobacco sales to anyone born after a certain date.
2 hours Residents forced out of Fort McMurray neighbourhoods due to fire cleared to return Residents of Fort McMurray, Alta., forced to flee their homes earlier this week due to an encroaching wildfire got the green light to head home on Saturday when the municipality governing the oilsands hub lifted all evacuation orders.