11 mins Blue-green algae alert remains in effect 7 months later at Elk/Beaver Lake A blue-green algae alert that was first issued at Elk/Beaver Lake last year is still in effect some seven months later, according to the Capital Regional District.
51 mins Victoria, Saanich launch incentive program for rental building electrification The municipalities of Victoria and Saanich have teamed up with Landlord BC and BC Hydro to offer incentives for rental building owners to update some of their infrastructure to improve energy efficiency.
1 hour Teen who ate spicy chip died of high chile consumption and had a heart defect, autopsy says A Massachusetts teen who participated in a spicy tortilla chip challenge on social media died from eating a large quantity of chile pepper extract and also had a congenital heart defect, according to an autopsy report obtained by The Associated Press.
1 hour Fort Nelson, B.C., wildfire expands to 127 square kilometres, but away from town British Columbia's wildfire service says the blaze threatening the northern community of Fort Nelson now spans nearly 130 square kilometres, but it had spread away from the town along its southern flank.
2 hours Chief says grave search at B.C. residential school brings things 'full circle' Chief Robert Michell says relief isn't the right word to describe his reaction as the search begins for unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school he attended in northern British Columbia.
3 hours Fire officials learn from past in responding to this year's Fort McMurray wildfire Bright red hoses thicker than a thigh snake along the highways near Fort McMurray, studded with cannons that can blast enough water into fire-threatened ditches to fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool every 90 minutes.
16 hours Fourth accused in Nijjar murder appears in B.C. court A fourth man accused in the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar will next appear at provincial court on May 21, the same day the other three accused are scheduled for a hearing.
17 hours The Mirage casino, which ushered in an era of Las Vegas Strip megaresorts in the '90s, is closing The iconic Mirage hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip will shut its doors this summer, the end of an era for a property credited with helping transform Sin City into an ultra-luxury resort destination.