47 mins On pre-budget charm offensive, Trudeau announces plans to expand $10-a-day child care The federal government's pre-budget charm offensive is back for a second straight day — this time aimed at parents and child care providers.
1 hour Reliability and affordability were top concerns in BC Ferries survey BC Ferries says reliability and affordability were at top of mind for customers who responded to a recent survey launched by the company.
2 hours Killer whale rescue tactics could involve plan to lift orca calf out of lagoon Experts are reconsidering their options on a rescue plan for the young killer whale trapped by the tide in a remote lagoon off Northern Vancouver Island.
2 hours Waste Pickers are helping solve Greater Victoria's recycling problems Digging through people's garbage may not be something most people want to do, but a group in Victoria is taking on the task to prevent recyclable material from ending up in the landfill.
3 hours Protection fund, bill of rights for renters coming; 'renters matter,' Trudeau says A federal government announcement that rental history could be used on a credit score is a "gamechanger" for those who have been faithfully paying their rent for years, said a longtime advocate of the idea.
3 hours Statistics Canada says population growth rate in 2023 was highest since 1957 Canada's population grew faster last year than it has at any time since the 1950s, amid a surge in the number of temporary residents, Statistics Canada reported Wednesday.
17 hours Nanaimo man found 'not criminally responsible' for murder of worker in Buzz Coffee House A man, 31, accused of randomly murdering a senior who was working in Nanaimo's Buzz Coffee House was found not criminally responsible due to mental illness.
17 hours After Baltimore catastrophe, project director reassures that Victoria's Johnson Street Bridge is structurally sound On the heels of the bridge catastrophe in Baltimore, Maryland, the City of Victoria and a former project director are reassuring how structurally sound the Johnson Street Bridge is. Investigators are continuing to find out[...]