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‘Trying to survive’: Vancouver Island disability advocates, MLA demand more funding

The latest provincial budget included $558 million for further income and disability assistance

Mar 30, 2023 4:30 PM Read more >

‘Second lease on life’: Kelowna man convicted of 2003 murder seeks early parole

David Poirier was convicted of first degree murder of Douglas Terry Kuntz

Mar 30, 2023 4:00 PM Read more >

Man burned trying to control tent fire in Nanaimo homeless encampment

Firefighters respond to reports of heavy smoke and explosions

Mar 30, 2023 3:30 PM Read more >

Wildwood Saunas given one last weekend on Esquimalt Lagoon

Colwood council unanimously approved an extension of their permit from March 31 to April 2

Mar 30, 2023 3:10 PM Read more >

Cash, cocaine, fentanyl and weapons seized in Campbell River bust

Two people arrested at home that had been the site of 4 suspected overdose deaths since 2017

Mar 30, 2023 3:00 PM Read more >

Trump indicted, becomes 1st ex-president charged with crime: lawyer

Latest legal battle to likely impact Trump’s bid to retake the White House in 2024

Mar 30, 2023 2:45 PM Read more >

Florida aquarium returning Lolita the orca to the Salish Sea after 53 years in tank

Lolita, 57, is part of the endangered southern resident killer whales pod

Mar 30, 2023 2:30 PM Read more >

Herring spawn documented for perhaps first time ever in B.C.’s Port McNeill

Spawn a spring tradition along east coast of Vancouver Island, but not in this area off Port McNeill

Mar 30, 2023 2:21 PM Read more >

Rabbit family dumped in Esquimalt sparks concerns area will be overrun once again

Amy’s Bunny Barn in Sooke – with foster homes across Vancouver Island – says it’s beyond capacity

Mar 30, 2023 2:10 PM Read more >

Curb plunking is all the rage in Saanich, but what exactly is it?

It’s all about making bike lanes safer

Mar 30, 2023 2:00 PM Read more >