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Nanaimo’s drug-poisoning death rate double Vancouver Island’s average

Medical health officer presents grim overdose statistics to city councillors

Dec 15, 2023 10:35 AM Read more >

Investigation begins after 3 dead elk found in Cowichan Lake

Conservation officials fear more illegal poaching

Dec 15, 2023 10:22 AM Read more >

Two cases of avian flu identified in Okanagan

Investigations underway in Central and North Okanagan

Dec 15, 2023 7:35 AM Read more >

UBC Okanagan professor in uncharted territory with new study of time, space

International research team blending Einstein’s theory of general relativity with quantum mechanics

Dec 15, 2023 7:30 AM Read more >

Homeless deaths rise in Okanagan

Kelowna and Vernon saw 14 and 13 deaths last year

Dec 15, 2023 7:28 AM Read more >

Mural reflecting B.C. human rights commissioner report unveiled in Nanaimo

Humanity in Art, Risebridge youth program team to create mural at Nanaimo Aquatic Centre

Dec 14, 2023 5:24 PM Read more >

Colonialism wiped out Vancouver Island’s Coast Salish woolly dog: study

Decline of carefully bred, pampered animals through the 19th century isn’t fully understood

Dec 14, 2023 4:00 PM Read more >

Avian flu infections slow as B.C. count hits 52 flocks

Case numbers expected to dwindle as migration season passes

Dec 14, 2023 3:50 PM Read more >

Trucks hitting B.C. overpasses to face escalating scale of penalties

Ministry of Transportation says new system will target repeat offenders with fines and suspensions

Dec 14, 2023 3:40 PM Read more >

Toxic drugs blamed as B.C. homeless deaths more than double

At least 609 homeless people died in 2021 and 2022, up 138 per cent from previous two-year-total

Dec 14, 2023 2:30 PM Read more >