7 hours 'Human-caused fires are not malicious': Human-caused wildfires are preventable, but not necessarily intentional In the early spring, Coastal Fire Centre says almost all wildfires are human-caused, but that doesn't mean they were intentionally set.
10 hours UVic issues warning after person with knife arrested on campus The University of Victoria asked people to avoid the area after a person with a knife was arrested near First Peoples House (FPH) Tuesday.
1 day 'Tarantino-esque': Crown describes 2022 group beating of man inside Victoria supportive housing A man was beaten up, taped to a chair and had a torch-heated toonie placed on his chest, before being set on fire, all over a $200 drug debt.
1 day Fire bans to be implemented across Coastal Fire Centre on Friday Starting on Friday fire bans will be implemented across the Coastal Fire Centre, which covers all of Vancouver Island.
2 days B.C. firefighters battle 'extreme fire behaviour' as blaze approaches town A fire behaviour specialist with the B.C. Wildfire Service says an intense wildfire could hit Fort Nelson this morning, based on forecasts that have been calling for strong winds.
2 days B.C. town preps 'last stand' as wildfires rage across Western Canada A northeast B.C. municipality where thousands have evacuated due to a nearby wildfire is bracing for worsening conditions as blazes rage near several communities across Western Canada.
3 days 'Once-in-a-lifetime' aurora borealis event covers Vancouver Island A historic solar storm produced a spectacular Aurora Borealis show over Vancouver Island, producing rare colours that one astronomers calls a "once-in-a-lifetime event."
4 days Photo gallery shows Northern Lights over Vancouver Island Friday night brought a dazzling display of the Northern Lights, also known as the Aurora Borealis, to Vancouver Island.
5 hours As northeastern B.C. burns, Vancouver Island's drought drama may play out later in the summer The wildfire season in northeastern B.C. is starting abnormally early, but on Vancouver Island, conditions are more encouraging for now.
5 hours Sayward council dysfunction continues with second councillor resignation Sayward council has had a second councillor resign this year amid dysfunction at the council table and changes among staff.
6 hours 'I was shocked': Wallet lost in Comox found more than three decades later A day fishing in Comox around 1991 resulted in a lost wallet, but a 14-year-old found the wallet doing the same thing decades later.
7 hours 'Human-caused fires are not malicious': Human-caused wildfires are preventable, but not necessarily intentional In the early spring, Coastal Fire Centre says almost all wildfires are human-caused, but that doesn't mean they were intentionally set.