17 mins 'A big weight off our shoulders': Sayward passes budget amidst council dysfunction The mayor and two councilors were all that was left to pass the annual budget after months of unrest and resignations in Sayward.
30 mins Family of 18-year-old who overdosed in UVic dorm says naloxone needs to be more available on B.C. campuses There are questions over how an 18-year-old UVic student who overdosed in a dorm filled with people died in January this year.
42 mins ‘Very smoky’: Motor home catches fire aboard Coho ferry Passengers aboard the MV Coho ferry that travels between Victoria and Port Angeles had a dramatic sailing Thursday afternoon.
1 hour Organizers deny UVic safety concern claims amid clashes at pro-Palestine camp While it was quiet at the pro-Palestine encampment at the University of Victoria on Thursday, the camp has been a target of violence, and a source of safety issues, according to the university.
2 hours Port Hardy drug trafficking investigation leads to 2 arrests A drug trafficking investigation in Port Hardy has led to the arrest of two people on Wednesday, according to RCMP.
3 hours Victoria to increase parking fines pending final adoption Failing to pay or overstaying your time for parking in Victoria is likely to cost people more soon if Victoria council adopts amendments to the current fines.
3 hours That’s not Emerson: Another elephant seal spotted at Gyro Park Everyone’s favourite elephant seal is not, in fact, back in Greater Victoria after another elephant seal was spotted on a beach in Saanich this week.
4 hours Someone stole an entire guard rail off a highway on Vancouver Island Oceanside RCMP is on the lookout for a large section of a metal guard rail that was stolen off a highway overpass earlier this week, and add that another section was being prepared to be stolen as well.