Parksville named No. 6 on ‘friendliest’ B.C. cities list
Island communities well-represented
Courtenay-Comox MLA Brennan Day quits B.C. Conservative caucus
Day is the fifth MLA to go in less than two weeks
Man on Vancouver Island jailed for posting explicit photos, video of woman
Man and victim had dated five years ago
NBA star Stephen Curry vacationing on island off Vancouver Island
NBA star Stephen Curry might not be shooting threes during the summer, but he is on Cortes Island. Curry, who is in the final year of his contract with the […]
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Vancouver Island municipal push for $10 student ferry fare gets green-lit
‘For many students, ferries are not optional, they are how people get to school, work, family, and community’
Cowichan Valley athletes take rugby talents to Portugal with Indigenous squad
Eight Cowichan-based rugby players travelled to Portugal with Thunder Indigenous Rugby for the 2026 Rugby Youth Festival in Lisbon, Portugal, for games on March 28 and 29.
Fire crews tackle suspected battery blaze at Vancouver Island landfill
Fire broke out after 7 p.m. Saturday April 25
776 people died from toxic drugs in B.C. in the first half of 2026
Latest B.C. Coroners Service numbers show 138 people died in June
B.C. actor swaps fantasy for romance in hit show Heated Rivalry
Daniel Diemer previously starred in Disney's Percy Jackson and the Olympians
B.C.’s E-comm workers set to vote on strike action: Union
Union represents more than 700 911 operators, call takers, dispatchers, IT and support professionals
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