Parksville named No. 6 on ‘friendliest’ B.C. cities list
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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
MP Kibble calls for federal funding for Vancouver Island treatment-and-recovery facility
Provincial government recently approved treatment facilities in Surrey, Prince George
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 […]
Nanaimo NightOwls’ Reynolds named West Coast League MVP
Outfielder set baseball records for doubles, extra base hits
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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
ICBC: Kids’ commute to school and back riskiest part of their day
Back to school reminders for drivers and families to help keep kids safe
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
Privacy commissioner to examine sudden removal of B.C. gov’t staff directory from web
The B.C. government shut off public access to directory on Aug. 18, citing cybersecurity concerns
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. Conservative leader Findlay fires caucus operations director Apollo Chung
B.C. Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay announced the firing, but did not provide details
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
Ferrabee wildfire near Hell’s Gate remains out of control at 36 hectares
Blaze between Hope and Lytton experienced ‘minimal growth’, according to BC Wildfire Service
Fired for vaccine refusal, Kelowna woman’s civil claims against union dismissed
Claudette Jackson was fired after refusing to comply with COVID-19 vaccination mandates
$176,000 approved for Bow Horn Bay firehall upgrades
Paving improvements aim to improve emergency vehicle access and firefighter safety