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Alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur waives right to preliminary hearing

Bruce McArthur, a 67-year-old self-employed landscaper, has been ordered to stand trial on eight counts of first-degree murder.

Oct 22, 2018 8:10 AM Read more >

N.B. village faces backlash after council raises ‘straight flag’

Chipman Mayor Carson Atkinson says the flag met the village council’s criteria because it “recognizes, accepts and respects the rights of individuals under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.”

Oct 22, 2018 8:00 AM Read more >

Voting set to start in B.C. proportional representation referendum

Two-part ballots now being mailed to all registered voters

Oct 22, 2018 6:00 AM Read more >

Mother passes school trustee torch to daughter in Port Alberni

Jane Jones loses after one term, but proud of her daughter Connie Watts

Oct 22, 2018 6:00 AM Read more >

Explosion at homeless camp causes brush fire on Vancouver Island

Nanaimo Fire Rescue crews haul hundreds of metres of hose down ravine

Oct 22, 2018 5:55 AM Read more >

B.C. oncologist changing the face of breast cancer treatment

Dr. Juanita Crook, a Kelowna oncologist, has seen 100 per cent success using brachytherapy to treat breast cancer in some patients.

Oct 22, 2018 5:30 AM Read more >

B.C. Youtuber to seal himself ‘in a jar’ to demonstrate impacts of climate change

Kurtis Baute wants to see how long he can last in a 1,000 cubic foot, air-tight greenhouse

Oct 21, 2018 3:00 PM Read more >

Scheer marks one-year countdown to federal election with campaign-style speech

Conservative Leader insists that it will be Justin Trudeau who ‘makes it personal’

Oct 21, 2018 2:20 PM Read more >

One of Taiwan’s fastest trains derails, killing at least 18

The train was carrying more than 360 people

Oct 21, 2018 2:20 PM Read more >

B.C. man sets new Canadian marathon record at Toronto Waterfront Marathon

Cam Levins ran it in two hours nine minutes 25 seconds

Oct 21, 2018 10:15 AM Read more >