42 mins B.C. imposes five-month ban on large open fires in Interior The BC Wildfire Service has announced a five-month open fire ban covering much of the province's Interior, as fire season gets off to an early start.
48 mins RCMP expanding foot patrol program in downtown Courtenay The Comox Valley RCMP is expanding its foot patrol program in the City of Courtenay, following an initial trial last year.
1 hour Leaked memo shows illicit drug use inside Island hospitals, despite government denials Less than two weeks after the provincial government denied there was widespread public drug use inside B.C. hospitals, a new memo from Island Health on Tuesday once again confirms that is indeed the case.
2 hours Island Health encourages higher immunization rates as measles cases rise in Canada Island Health is encouraging the public to update their immunizations during National Immunization Awareness Week and as measles cases circulate in rising numbers across the country.
2 hours B.C. to increase local milk production with $25-million factory investment The British Columbia government is contributing up to $25 million toward the expansion of a milk production plant aimed at boosting the supply of locally sourced food.
3 hours 'It's inhuman this happened to her': Family identifies Cowichan hit & run victim as 17-year-old girl A heartbroken Cowichan family is pleading for the driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run to come forward, as they prepare to lay the 17-year-old victim to rest. Leeann Joe was hit and killed on the Trans-Canada highway in Duncan last Thursday, and the girl's family is even more devastated that the driver who took her life fled the scene.
17 hours Saanich council votes 'yes' to downtown core pre-zoning On Monday night, Saanich set the groundwork for creating the district’s new urban core.
18 hours Former Nanaimo hotel rezoning passes public hearing despite First Nation opposition The Snuneymuxw First Nation has raised new concerns about the rezoning of the former Howard Johnson hotel site in downtown Nanaimo.