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UBC researchers find e-bike initiative drives drop in greenhouse gas emissions

Participants in Saanich study said they reduced their weekly car travel by 48 kilometres

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‘Music Bus’ program helps Vancouver Island seniors enjoy live bands

Errington Hall received grant allowing up to 14 seniors attend six concerts

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More than $200,000 worth of drugs seized by Saanich Police Department

Around $55,000 in Canadian currency was also seized

May 1, 2024 11:47 AM Read more >

Strike mandate for both major railways puts Canada’s supply train on alert

Union: 9,300 CN and CPKC workers vote 97 per cent in favour of a strike mandate

May 1, 2024 11:45 AM Read more >

Hospital lab closures common across Vancouver Island: Island Health

Island Health acknowledges frustration for people when walk-ins cannot be accommodated

May 1, 2024 11:30 AM Read more >

B.C. homebuilding going to drop off before rebounding next year: CMHC

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation also expects vacancies to remain low and rents high

May 1, 2024 11:30 AM Read more >

Oil flow along $34B Trans Mountain pipeline through B.C. begins

Opening day for oil delivery expansion project ends decade-long odyssey

May 1, 2024 10:30 AM Read more >

Tire toxins deadly for salmon found in Vancouver Island creeks

Chemical levels considered lethal to salmon recorded in Nanaimo waterways

May 1, 2024 10:25 AM Read more >

Pro-Palestine encampment sets up on University of Victoria campus

Around 50 protesters have tents and signs set up in front of the campus library

May 1, 2024 10:15 AM Read more >

Urgent push for recriminalization answer awaits B.C. reply: Ottawa

Federal minister wants information from B.C. before deciding on drug law changes

May 1, 2024 10:00 AM Read more >