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Chance of drought looms with rainfall well below average

Chance of drought looms with rainfall well below average

Recent periods of rain have helped the overall situation on the Island, expert says
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Tofino Bus returning as seasonal service

Tofino Bus returning as seasonal service

Victoria-Tofino coach service and Vancouver Island ­Connector service, between Nanaimo and Campbell River, will be back up and running on May 4
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Drug paraphernalia found at Nanaimo school grounds where fentanyl had turned up

Drug paraphernalia found at Nanaimo school grounds where fentanyl had turned up

Days after a pouch containing the powerful opioid fentanyl was found on the grounds of a Nanaimo elementary school, parent volunteers doing a safety check located other concerning items, including a needle and traces of more drugs.
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SFU, UVic team receives $1 million for climate solutions in remote B.C. communities

SFU, UVic team receives $1 million for climate solutions in remote B.C. communities

Interdisciplinary team from B.C. universities gets funding to research climate solutions in remote, rural and Indigenous communities.
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Capital region federal strikers feel disconnected from Ottawa talks

Capital region federal strikers feel disconnected from Ottawa talks

Strikers hope the impasse will be resolved over the weekend
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Group calls on Canada to create sponsor program for family fleeing war-torn Sudan

Group calls on Canada to create sponsor program for family fleeing war-torn Sudan

"Whatever you get, you just take it," Mohamed said. "But thank God, safely I made it."
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Pandemic portraits: Images captured in first year of COVID-19 compiled in new book

Pandemic portraits: Images captured in first year of COVID-19 compiled in new book

The Royal B.C. Museum turned artist Adad Hannah’s static video portraits of people in his Burnaby neighbourhood over the first year of the pandemic into an exhibit, and now a book
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Prince George woman trafficked as a teen suing B.C. gov't

Prince George woman trafficked as a teen suing B.C. gov't

Ministry of Children and Family Development failed to remove her from Spruce Street home despite her pleas, according to notice of claim
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Bright cat collars help protect birds, study finds

Bright cat collars help protect birds, study finds

Rainbow pattern serves as early-warning system for birds, giving them a chance to escape a cat’s lethal pounce.
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Salt Spring land sold to nature conservancy had been prime candidate for development

Salt Spring land sold to nature conservancy had been prime candidate for development

Purchased for $9 million, the property on Reginald Hill at the south end of Salt Spring Island features a maturing coastal Douglas-fir forest, Garry oaks, rocky bluffs and multiple wetlands.
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