18 mins CVRD upping bylaw enforcement after reports of ‘livestock fatalities’ related to off-leash dogs The Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) says it will be closely monitoring its parks and trails this summer following reports of off-leash dogs causing issues with livestock and other park users.
43 mins NDP leader slams Liberals for giving nearly $26M to Costco, Loblaw in recent years NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is slamming the federal Liberals for giving nearly $26 million to Costco and Loblaw for energy-efficient appliances.
1 hour Vancouver Island beach named one the best 50 in North America A serene Vancouver Island beach has been ranked among the best 50 beaches in North America, according to travel website “World’s 50 Best Beaches.”
1 hour B.C.'s Columbia River watershed declared infected with fish-killing whirling disease The Columbia River watershed in B.C. has been declared an infected area for whirling disease, a parasite that causes deformities in fish and has a high mortality rate.
2 hours Cruise ship worker accused of stabbing 3 people with scissors on board vessel bound for Alaska The alleged incident happened west of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, as the ship was sailing to Alaska.
2 hours Canucks' run prompts riot reflections. Can fans be trusted not to repeat history? Simon Coutts remembers being "heckled" by passersby in 2011 as he boarded up his bike shop on Vancouver's Robson Street before the Canucks' Game 7 Stanley Cup loss to the Boston Bruins, that would spur hordes of drunken fans to riot.
3 hours Community mourns thousands of fish lost as B.C. drought risk looms again Images of steelhead and trout flicker over long sheets of paper, brought to life in blue and green crayon rubbings by the thousands.
3 hours ‘Could see a plume of smoke’: 5 years since Plaza Hotel burned down lot remains empty It’s been five years since a raging fire gutted the Plaza Hotel in downtown Victoria. It took firefighters a week and 1-million gallons of water to finally extinguish the blaze.