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'If a train does cause a fire that wipes out a small community, we want to make sure that they can be held accountable'

Eight Greater Victoria piano students have written piano compositions to honour soldiers from the Canadian Scottish Regiment who died during the D-Day landings on June 6, 1944.

The music department chair says the department has been told it will offer music electives to other students in the university, though no clear plan has been provided.

OTTAWA — The National Advisory Committee on Immunization says the mpox vaccine can be given at the same time as an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, reversing its previous recommendation to wait at least four weeks due to safety concerns.

Darrell Christopher Gilkes was hired as an on-call teacher in November 2022, but the district says it’s had no contact with him since he signed an undertaking not to practise in June 2023

VICTORIA — The BC Coroners Service says inmate deaths in the province have been trending upward. The agency says the deaths of 188 people in provincial and federal correctional facilities were reported between Jan. 1, 2013, and Dec. 31, 2023.

The First Nations Health Authority in B.C. is investigating after being hit by a cybersecurity attack.

Council voted 4-3 to reconsider Woodfibre LNG's worker accommodation application; meeting set for June 4.

A recent survey and peer-reviewed analysis have found British Columbians are the third least likely to have a family doctor in Canada and the most likely to use walk-in clinics.

VANCOUVER — Environment Canada is warning drivers about snow on some southern British Columbia mountain passes that may cause sudden hazardous driving conditions.