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Shoppers warned to watch out as online scams reach all-time high

BBB Vancouver Island head says fraudsters are at their peak during times of crisis, when consumers are dealing with rising inflation and interest rates and holiday shopping madness at the same time

Dec 18, 2022 6:04 PM Read more >

Close to 200 people search for Victoria hiker missing near Sooke

Search-and-rescue teams from Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland have intensified efforts to locate a missing Victoria woman.

Dec 18, 2022 9:08 AM Read more >

UVic chancellor says she'll consider returning honorary degree if Turpel-Lafond's isn't revoked

Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, B.C.’s former representative for children and youth, has faced questions about her claim to be a treaty Indian of Cree ancestry, as well as her academic credentials

Dec 18, 2022 9:02 AM Read more >

As influenza infections level off in kids, COVID on rise, says Henry

‘We’re not out of the woods,’ said Dr. Bonnie Henry, as she encouraged people to get vaccinated against flu and COVID-19.

Dec 18, 2022 8:56 AM Read more >

Heavy snow on Lower Mainland, bitter cold in northwest, central B.C.: weather alert

VANCOUVER — An arctic outflow is bringing another snowy storm to the Lower Mainland, while frostbite warnings are in effect for central and northwestern B.C.

Dec 17, 2022 6:23 PM Read more >

B.C. COVID class-action lawsuit proceedings now online

The public can now watch proceedings in the case where the plaintiffs say the province exceeded its authority with its pandemic response.

Dec 17, 2022 4:15 PM Read more >

Vancouver drag queen superstar partners with Canada's first LGBTQ+ addiction treatment centre

It will be the country's first residential treatment centre for youth and young adults across Canada aged 18-24 years old that identify as LGBTQ2SA1+

Dec 17, 2022 1:02 PM Read more >

True Crime Canada: A mother-daughter double homicide still haunts B.C.

Canadians were transfixed in fascinated horror about how the killing of two Tsawwassen, B.C. women was orchestrated by a teenager to get his hands on his family's millions. Warning: This story contains details that may be distressing to some readers.

Dec 17, 2022 11:00 AM Read more >

'Senseless murder': 3 men charged in death of elderly B.C. couple

The couple was found dead on May 9.

Dec 16, 2022 5:44 PM Read more >

Three men charged with first-degree murder of Abbotsford, B.C., couple: police

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — RCMP say three men have been arrested and charged with two counts each of first-degree murder in the killings of an Abbotsford, B.C., couple last spring.

Dec 16, 2022 5:10 PM Read more >