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New project seeks to help Greater Victoria residents find employment

New project seeks to help Greater Victoria residents find employment

BEAMS offers wrap-around services including counselling, transportation, medical services, and more
2 people uninjured after plane crashes, catches fire in Qualicum Beach

2 people uninjured after plane crashes, catches fire in Qualicum Beach

Incident involved small aircraft; airport operations back to normal
B.C. has 'very large faucet' that could help with California's drought: Trump

B.C. has 'very large faucet' that could help with California's drought: Trump

B.C. is facing its own ongoing drought
Short-term rental restrictions saved B.C. tenants more than $600M: study

Short-term rental restrictions saved B.C. tenants more than $600M: study

McGill University finds renters are paying an average of $147 less each month than they would have
Island Health reports possible Hepatitis A exposure at Courtenay Dairy Queen

Island Health reports possible Hepatitis A exposure at Courtenay Dairy Queen

Island Health recommends that people who ate at the restaurant between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. on Sept 10, 12, 13 or 14 get vaccine
Vancouver airport Canada’s 1st to install CT scanners for security

Vancouver airport Canada’s 1st to install CT scanners for security

Airports across the country to be equipped with the devices to detect explosives, other threats
Vancouver’s first indoor drug inhalation site built and nearly ready for use

Vancouver’s first indoor drug inhalation site built and nearly ready for use

Nearly 2/3s of overdose deaths in British Columbia in 2023 came after smoking illicit drugs,
‘Truly remarkable’: trove of dinosaur fossils found in northern B.C.

‘Truly remarkable’: trove of dinosaur fossils found in northern B.C.

A paleontology team from the Royal BC Museum found over 90 bones from various species
Alcohol, speed factor in fatal crash involving 3 Kelowna secondary students

Alcohol, speed factor in fatal crash involving 3 Kelowna secondary students

The crash happened on May 26, 2021
3 complaints tied to Palestinian protests launched against Vancouver police

3 complaints tied to Palestinian protests launched against Vancouver police

Groups allege ‘violent dispersal’ of protesters during a May demonstration