2 hours Annual inflation rate climbs to 3.6 per cent in May Statistics Canada says the consumer price index in May was up 3.6 per cent compared with a year ago, its largest yearly increase since May 2011. The reading for May compared with... more
21 hours All aboard: Travel, live theatre, movies now open to public as B.C. launches Step 2 With Step 2 of B.C.'s COVID Restart Plan now officially underway, Don and Bev Wilden are among the first in line at BC Ferries' Swartz Bay terminal. "We're very happy that they... more
24 hours Patios in B.C. can apply to become permanent under new liquor regulations, dependent on municipality Over 2,000 temporary patios authorized to serve liquor during the COVID-19 pandemic will be eligible to apply to become permanent under amended provincial liquor regulations. As part of an election promise from... more
1 day What can you do now that B.C. is in Step 2 of its restart plan? It has been quite some time since British Columbians have been able to see a light at the end of the tunnel of this pandemic, but it appears that the province's current... more
1 day Trudeau says no 'silver bullet' to vaccinate world amid debate on patent rules Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spent his last day in Europe on Tuesday thanking leaders and local workers for getting COVID-19 vaccines to Canada, saying there is no "silver bullet'' that results in... more
2 days Travel restrictions to be lifted as B.C. gets ready to enter Step 2 of COVID-19 Restart Plan Tuesday With more than 75 per cent of British Columbians ages 18 and up having received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and with cases and hospitalizations trending downward, the government... more
2 days Indigenous people can now reclaim traditional names on their passports and other ID The federal government is announcing that Indigenous people can now apply to reclaim their traditional names on passports and other government identification. The announcement comes in response to a call to action... more
2 days Canada to receive 9.5M vaccine doses this week thanks to influx of Moderna shots Canada is poised to receive around 9.5 million COVID-19 vaccine doses this week thanks to a massive infusion of shots from Moderna. The federal government says the Massachusetts-based pharmaceutical firm will deliver... more
1 hour Police arrest man who allegedly threatened security officers with knife at Bay Centre A police service dog helped officers arrest a man who threatened Bay Centre security officers with a knife Tuesday night in downtown Victoria, according to VicPD. Officers were called to the Bay... more
2 hours Annual inflation rate climbs to 3.6 per cent in May Statistics Canada says the consumer price index in May was up 3.6 per cent compared with a year ago, its largest yearly increase since May 2011. The reading for May compared with... more
2 hours Man arrested after smashing up downtown Victoria restaurant with steel beam: VicPD Victoria police say they arrested a man who entered a downtown restaurant and began damaging walls with a steel beam Tuesday night. Police were called to the restaurant in the 600-block of... more
3 hours Nanaimo RCMP treating discovery of woman's body as homicide The Nanaimo RCMP has revealed that it is treating the discovery of the body of a missing female earlier this month as a homicide. Police say that officers found the body of... more
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