2 hours Rob Shaw: Leaked memo shows more drug use inside Island hospitals, despite government denials A new leaked memo from Island Health shows staff are not allowed to stop drug use inside hospitals, despite politicians saying drug use in those locations is banned. Rob Shaw has more.
1 day Rob Shaw: Earth Day highlights work needed on B.C.’s climate plan The B.C. government says it can still hit its climate change targets but the BC Greens say Earth Day is a reminder of how far the province still has to go. Rob Shaw has more.
3 days Trudeau in Victoria recap: Rob Shaw Business trip or election campaign stop? CHEK’s Rob Shaw goes over Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s trip to Victoria.
5 days 10 Island communities opt-in to B.C.’s looming short-term rental ban Ten communities on Vancouver Island that were exempt from B.C.’s upcoming short-term rental rules have decided to opt-in to the program.
6 days Rob Shaw: Poilievre says Eby should immediately end decriminalization pilot project Federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre says B.C. Premier David Eby should immediately end the province’s decriminalization pilot project, in the wake of testimony from B.C. police chiefs about a lack of power to intervene in public drug use.
1 week Rob Shaw: B.C. police chiefs say decriminalization has left them unable to respond to open drug use B.C.'s top police chiefs testified before MPs that the province's decriminalization experiment has left them unable to respond to rampant open drug use in public areas. Rob Shaw has more.
1 week Rob Shaw: B.C. signs agreement handing over title to Haida Gwaii The B.C. government and the Council of Haida Nation have signed an agreement officially recognizing Haida Gwaii's Aboriginal title, more than two decades after the nation launched a legal action seeking formal recognition.
2 weeks Rob Shaw: B.C. moves to ban anti-SOGI protests outside schools New legislation introduced Wednesday will create anti-protest bubble zones outside schools to protect students, parents and staff. Rob Shaw has more.
2 weeks Rob Shaw: B.C. government hit by two downgrades to its credit rating The B.C. government was hit by two downgrades to its credit rating Tuesday, as financial agencies expressed alarm at the record deficit and debt levels in the NDP's latest provincial budget. Rob Shaw has more.
2 weeks B.C. under fire after accounting firm accused of conflict in running grant Rob Shaw has more.
3 weeks Rob Shaw: B.C. government targets ‘profiteers’ with legislation to bring in flipping tax British Columbia has tabled legislation to enact the home-flipping tax, charging 20 per cent to those who sell their home within the first year. Rob Shaw has more.
3 weeks Rob Shaw: B.C. to ban some ‘personal use’ evictions, stop rent increases over new children The British Columbia government is making changes to rental laws, stopping bad-faith evictions, protecting families who add a child and helping landlords who have problematic tenants. Rob Shaw has more.
6 mins Saanich council votes 'yes' to downtown core pre-zoning On Monday night, Saanich set the groundwork for creating the district’s new urban core.
59 mins 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.
1 hour Local longboarder takes aim at Guinness World Record A North Saanich man is set to travel more than 3,500 km from Saskatoon to Victoria aboard battery-powered longboard with the goal of breaking Guiness World Records.
1 hour UVic professor resigns from federal disability advisory group in protest A University of Victoria professor has resigned from a federal disability advisory group saying funds allocated for disabled Canadians are inadequate.
1 hour VicPD chief reiterates calls to reinstate school police liaison officers After a statement from the Greater Victoria School District over the weekend reaffirming its stance to not allow school liaison officers in its schools, the Victoria Police chief has reiterated his calls for the program to be reinstated.
2 hours BCPS will not approve charges against RCMP officers in death of Jared Lowndes The BC Prosecution Service says it will not file charges against the three officers involved in the death of Jared Lowndes after new information was learned.
3 hours Harbour Air plans to purchase 50 electric engines Harbour Air says its planning to buy 50 electric engines to help electrify its fleet of seaplanes.
4 hours Nature Trust of BC fundraising to secure 13 acres along Englishman River The Nature Trust of BC is raising $350,000 to purchase 13 acres of habitat along the Englishman River in Parksville.