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Tougher penalties could be on the way Trudeau hints at car theft summit

‘Organized crime is becoming more brazen, and the overseas market for the stolen cars is expanding’

Feb 8, 2024 6:30 AM Read more >

Canada and NATO Army combat diving exercise plunges into Victoria waters

Roguish Buoy brought international military allies to the Salish Sea for training

Feb 7, 2024 6:30 PM Read more >

B.C. councillor under fire for using made-up Indigenous word in renaming talks

Tla’amin says the word mocked, belittled the Nation’s language and ancestral place names

Feb 7, 2024 4:50 PM Read more >

B.C. to smoke out ‘irresponsible marketing’ for vaping, social media: Eby

Number of Canadian teens using e-cigarettes ranks among the highest in the world, says researcher

Feb 7, 2024 4:30 PM Read more >

Canadians weigh in on surrogacy, IVF amid Pope’s call for global ban

Seventy-five per cent want Canada to cover the cost of in vitro fertilization

Feb 7, 2024 4:10 PM Read more >

B.C. sex offender Hopley faces no new restrictions after 10-day vanishing

Premier says he can’t fathom the ruling after man who abducted a child in 2011 walked away Nov. 4

Feb 7, 2024 3:59 PM Read more >

Short-term rental act exemption request for Parksville rejected

B.C. says any exemption dependent on vacancy rate, community frustrated with impact on ‘resort row’

Feb 7, 2024 3:30 PM Read more >

Dismal green B.C. ski season a sign of things to come: climate researcher

UBC environmental scientist says average winters will warmer than this within 25 years

Feb 7, 2024 3:30 PM Read more >

Auctioning Taylor Swift tickets to support Central Okanagan Hospice Association

Team Martin is raising the money ahead of the 2024 Swinging with the Stars event

Feb 7, 2024 2:00 PM Read more >

B.C. to move nicotine pouches behind pharmacy counters

Premier David Eby pointed specifically to Zonnic, which have been available at convenience stores

Feb 7, 2024 1:55 PM Read more >