2 mins Two climate action protesters in Nanaimo found guilty for protests disrupting traffic and business Two Nanaimo protesters were found guilty Friday for disrupting traffic on highways and business at a local Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) branch in 2022.
22 mins Repairs complete on BC Ferries’ Baynes Sound Connector ship BC Ferries says the Baynes Sound Connector ferry, which travels between Buckley Bay and Denman Island West, has been repaired after the ferry ran into mechanical issues on Thursday, causing sailing cancellations.
1 hour 'Star Wars' actor Mark Hamill drops by White House for a visit with 'Joe-bi-Wan Kenobi' “Star Wars” actor Mark Hamill dropped by the White House on Friday for a visit with President Joe Biden and walked away with a pair of the president's aviator sunglasses.
2 hours Fisheries Department warns boaters against disturbing orphan B.C. killer whale calf The Fisheries Department says its monitoring and patrolling ocean waters off northwest Vancouver Island to ensure boat traffic doesn't interfere with an orphan killer whale calf's ability to reunite with her extended family.
2 hours Foreign interference may have 'impacted' 2021 result in one B.C. riding, inquiry finds Foreign meddling attempts didn't change who won the last two federal elections in Canada, but may have changed the result in one riding in 2021, a public inquiry concluded Friday.
2 hours Island Health selects designer for 3 new long-term care homes Island Health says it has chosen an engineering company as the health authority's design consultant for three new long-term care (LTC) homes on Vancouver Island.
3 hours B.C. library co-op seals leak after hacker obtained data, demanded ransom A hacker demanded ransom money after obtaining data from a server used by libraries throughout British Columbia, but a system manager who responded to the incident says the leak was limited and the issue was fixed immediately.
4 hours Police seek 2 men who broke into Victoria auto shop Victoria police are on the lookout for two men who broke into an auto shop and stole several tools.