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Olivia, Liam top lists of new baby names in B.C.

Olivia, Liam top lists of new baby names in B.C.

Also popular were Emma, Sophia, Emily and Ava for girls, and Mason, Ethan, Lucas and Benjamin for boys (With interactive charts)

Esquimalt, Victoria celebrate new year with levée

The levée, an informal reception held by many levels of government to mark the start of the year, dates back to 16th century Franc
Patient in Kelowna isolated for Ebola, initial test negative

Patient in Kelowna isolated for Ebola, initial test negative

Nurse practitioner Patrice Gordon of Rossland being tested, health officials highly confident Ebola not cause of symptoms

Esquimalt hosts meeting on wastewater treatment

Township of Esquimalt will host an open house Jan. 21 for residents to learn more and provide input

B.C. keeps rent increases low

Rent increase for residential tenancies set at 2.5 per cent for 2015
B.C. smart meters cleared in Ontario debacle

B.C. smart meters cleared in Ontario debacle

$1 billion over budget, Ontario tried to use smart grid to shift load to off-peak hours. It hasn't worked
VIDEO: Nathan Cirillo, Patrice Vincent named Canada's Newsmaker of the Year

VIDEO: Nathan Cirillo, Patrice Vincent named Canada's Newsmaker of the Year

The two slain soldiers – both killed in October – finished ahead of Kevin Vickers and disgraced radio host Jian Ghomeshi in the survey.

Panhandling ‘monks’ likely fakes: Victoria police

Notably absent from these imposter monks is the sense of peace and calm usually associated with Buddhism.
Hunters protest shift favouring non-residents

Hunters protest shift favouring non-residents

Rebound in hunting popularity, bigger share for guide-outfitters means more residents lose out on chance to fill freezers

VicPD now sole respondent in human rights complaint

The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal dropped former police chief Jamie Graham and Insp. Jamie Pearce from a complaint filed by Cst. David Bratzer.