35 mins Central Saanich home suffers fire damage Saturday A man suffered minor injuries after a fire broke out and ravaged a home in Central Saanich Saturday evening. Crews from the Central Saanich Fire Department responded to the residential fire in... more
1 hour Artists hope new road mural in Saanich will help stop drivers from speeding A pilot project is off to a budding start in Saanich as artists mark the completion of a new road mural portraying a motif of rare yellow montane violets. On Saturday, Aug.... more
3 hours Books and brews: New literary-themed brewery opens in Sidney A new member of the ever-growing island beer scene is now open in seaside Sidney and its owners are reading into the community's love for literature. Small Gods Brewery, a family-owned and... more
5 hours No injuries after reports of possible shots fired leads to police standoff in Campbell River Mounties are investigating multiple reports of possible shots fired in a residential area of Campbell River early Sunday morning. A Campbell River RCMP spokesperson tells CHEK News that police were called to... more
5 hours High-risk sex offender found, rearrested in Vancouver VANCOUVER — A high-risk sex offender who disappeared from his halfway house has been found and rearrested by police in Vancouver. Police said they were looking for 39-year-old Tony Okanase, who had... more
6 hours Coast Guard responds to small oil spill near San Juan Island SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard is responding to a diesel spill off the west coast of Washington state's San Juan Island after a 49-foot (15-meter) fishing vessel sank with an estimated 2,600 gallons... more
7 hours 'Significant milestone': Over 2,000 hectares of land to be returned to First Nation in Campbell River Thousands of hectares of land will be returned to a First Nation in Campbell River amid a treaty negotiation process a quarter century in the making, according to its chief. At a... more
8 hours Officials: Fire at Coptic church in Cairo kills 41, hurts 14 CAIRO (AP) — A fire ripped through a packed Coptic Orthodox church during morning services in Egypt’s capital on Sunday, quickly filling it with thick black smoke and killing 41 worshippers, including... more
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