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No closures planned but London Drugs says escalating violence a concern

Rising crime and related issues around some locations has reached a crisis point: COO

Oct 20, 2023 4:00 PM Read more >

Public Ladysmith waterfront art studio cancelled as costs triple budget

Town needs to decide next steps as it had already secured $3.6 million in grant money for project

Oct 20, 2023 3:05 PM Read more >

British Columbians at higher risk for eviction from rentals

About 1 in 10 B.C. tenants are evicted, nearly twice the national average

Oct 20, 2023 3:00 PM Read more >

Poilievre wants RBC’s $13.5B takeover of HSBC Canada blocked

Conservative leader says shrinking competitive field won’t help housing affordability

Oct 20, 2023 2:31 PM Read more >

Police actions couldn’t have prevented Island Highway fatality, IIO says

Erratic driving reported to police followed by Subaru going down embankment

Oct 20, 2023 2:30 PM Read more >

Eby joins other premiers in plea for small business COVID loan extension

CEBA program slated to come due in January, provinces want another year

Oct 20, 2023 2:30 PM Read more >

Island DQ fed up with ‘countless thefts, threats of violence, drug abuse’

Campbell River Dairy Queen calls for public nuisance designation for overdose prevention site

Oct 20, 2023 2:00 PM Read more >

First in B.C.: on-call firefighters sign collective agreement

North Cowichan deal comes amid consolidation growing pains

Oct 20, 2023 1:31 PM Read more >

Island tech firm collaborates with Microsoft on global cybersecurity report

ADolus Technologies discovers 57 per cent of control systems are highly vulnerable to cyberattack

Oct 20, 2023 1:05 PM Read more >

V.I. will meet AI at this month’s economic summit in Nanaimo

Vancouver Island Economic Alliance conference happening Oct. 25-26

Oct 20, 2023 11:47 AM Read more >