16 mins IIO clears off-duty Mountie after crash with cyclist in Langford The Independent Investigations Office (IIO) of BC says an off-duty police officer was not at fault after a cyclist collided with their unmarked police vehicle in Langford last month.
30 mins Joly urges halt to escalating violence as Israel suspected of airstrike on Iran Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is once again urging Israel and Iran to prevent their long-running conflict from spiralling into a broader Middle East crisis.
36 mins Ottawa to force banks to call carbon rebate a carbon rebate in direct deposits Canadian banks that refuse to identify the carbon rebate by name when doing direct deposits are forcing the government to change the law to make them do it, says Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault.
50 mins Bigger boats, more nets, people arrive in Zeballos, B.C., for new orca rescue attempt A large seine fishing vessel capable of casting a net strong enough to hold a nearly 700-kilogram killer whale calf has arrived in Zeballos, B.C., to participate in the latest attempt to rescue the young orca stranded in a remote tidal lagoon.
16 hours ‘Epic waste of time’: View Royal fire chief angry at old-growth logging protest that required emergency crews In the morning commute, you couldn't miss them. Two protesters went to great heights on Thursday to protect tall trees, but it was the lengths to which first responders had to go that had View Royal Fire Chief Paul Hurst fuming.
16 hours BC Humanist Association poised to sue the City of Parksville over prayer The BC Humanist Association says it will sue the City of Parksville unless the city decides to ban prayer from all of its meetings.
17 hours Langford parent creates Facebook page dedicated to emergency room wait time updates A Langford mom has created a Facebook page dedicated to updating those in the Greater Victoria region on emergency room and health care updates in the area.
17 hours Weekend arts and entertainment snapshot for April 18-21 Here's your weekly rundown of some of some of the hot-ticket arts and entertainment events happening over the next few days.