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Conservatives call for province to cancel BC Ferries' China deal

B.C. Conservatives want Transportation Minister Mike Farnworth to cancel deal for 4 ships

Jun 11, 2025 11:43 AM Read more >

Parole denied for 'profoundly remorseless' convict in B.C. teen's grisly 2010 murder

18-year-old Kimberly Proctor was murdered by two teens in 2010

Jun 11, 2025 11:16 AM Read more >

Sentencing date set for Indigenous healer's Penticton assault charge

Donald Wayne Ashley was originally charged with sexually assaulting six women in 2022

Jun 11, 2025 10:45 AM Read more >

Category 2 fire ban coming to Kamloops Fire Centre

Campfires are not currently impacted by fire prohibitions in the region

Jun 11, 2025 10:23 AM Read more >

No talking in Vancouver Island libraries – staff fear cuts to jobs, programs

Proposed changes to the operating hours of Vancouver Island Regional Library branches have many workers fearing for their jobs and the future of library programs

Jun 11, 2025 9:02 AM Read more >

Solstice science: Why this year's longest day isn’t on June 21

On Friday, June 20, we can expect 16 hours and 10 minutes of daylight

Jun 11, 2025 8:12 AM Read more >

Students dismayed after skateboard, scooters swiped from Island school entry

Theft at Rock City Elementary School happened in broad daylight during morning classes

Jun 11, 2025 7:53 AM Read more >

Vancouver Island could see smoky skies as wildfire season starts

BC Wildfire lists 4 burning on Vancouver Island, with 2 under control, 1 held and 1 out of control

Jun 11, 2025 7:17 AM Read more >

Motorcycle rider taken to hospital after Qualicum Beach crash

RCMP: Collision on May 30 still under investigation

Jun 11, 2025 1:30 AM Read more >

B.C. staying out of dispute that could end fire protection in Okanagan community

The province is encouraging the Okanagan Indian Band and Parker Cove Properties LP to come together and resolve the dispute

Jun 10, 2025 10:00 PM Read more >