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A motorist drove a RV off an an embankment and hit a tree in the 1400-block of Charlton Road. (Courtesy of Saanich police)

Impaired motorist drives RV off Saanich cliff

The vehicle was saved from falling all the way down the cliff when it hit a tree

  • Dec 9, 2022
A motorist drove a RV off an an embankment and hit a tree in the 1400-block of Charlton Road. (Courtesy of Saanich police)
Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson.Dave Eagles/KTW

Conflict over one agenda item leads Kamloops mayor to recuse self from entire meeting

Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson said he left due to a report on social issues

  • Dec 9, 2022
Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson.Dave Eagles/KTW
October 19, 2022 - Dina Stuehler photographed at her Ironworks Cafe & Creperie in Ladysmith. Don Denton photo

Sweet, savoury & made from scratch

Crepe sensei and Ironworks owner Dina Stuehler has you covered

  • Dec 9, 2022
October 19, 2022 - Dina Stuehler photographed at her Ironworks Cafe & Creperie in Ladysmith. Don Denton photo
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‘No safe number’ of trips to the tanning bed, says Kelowna doctor as winter approaches

UVA rays in tanning beds can be 15 times higher than sun exposure

  • Dec 9, 2022
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(Nature Conservancy of Canada handout photo)

OPINION: Conserving forest, grassland and wetland ecosystems in B.C. has global impact

This week and next governments, scientists and conservation experts are gathering in…

  • Dec 8, 2022
(Nature Conservancy of Canada handout photo)
A cat and her kittens in a kennel after being rescued from a duct taped box left in a dumpster in Penticton on Nov. 25, 2022. (contributed)

10 cats found in duct taped box shocks Okanagan Humane Society president

The box of cats was found in a dumpster in Penticton

  • Dec 8, 2022
A cat and her kittens in a kennel after being rescued from a duct taped box left in a dumpster in Penticton on Nov. 25, 2022. (contributed)
Getting home safe is a shared responsibility. Take your turn being the designated driver – your friends and family will thank you. If no one can be a designated driver, there are still plenty of options for you to get home. AdobeStock

Plan ahead for a safe holiday season

By Blair Qualey The holiday season is now upon us and that…

  • Dec 7, 2022
Getting home safe is a shared responsibility. Take your turn being the designated driver – your friends and family will thank you. If no one can be a designated driver, there are still plenty of options for you to get home. AdobeStock
Dripside Customs is giving away a car on Dec. 16. To nominate someone you know who is in need of some new wheels, visit Dripside Customs at 727 Anderton Rd. in Comox. Photo by Meg Sehn

Comox company giving away a car for Christmas

Public asked to submit for nominations

  • Dec 7, 2022
Dripside Customs is giving away a car on Dec. 16. To nominate someone you know who is in need of some new wheels, visit Dripside Customs at 727 Anderton Rd. in Comox. Photo by Meg Sehn
The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. has determined that Saanich police are not responsible for a man’s injuries after an incident outside Uptown Mall (Black Press Media file photo)

Saanich police cleared after suspect injured while fleeing

The IIO says there was no physical or verbal contact between the suspect and the officer

  • Dec 7, 2022
The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. has determined that Saanich police are not responsible for a man’s injuries after an incident outside Uptown Mall (Black Press Media file photo)
October 13, 2022 - Alan Jackson photographed at his Nexus Modular Solutions offices and factory in Cobble Hill. Don Denton photo

The future is modular

Nexus Modular in place to meet housing shift

  • Dec 7, 2022
October 13, 2022 - Alan Jackson photographed at his Nexus Modular Solutions offices and factory in Cobble Hill. Don Denton photo
The report revealed a higher need for media literacy among Canadian youth. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Wilfredo Lee)

Majority of Canadian youth witness racism and sexism online: report

The study found that youth ages 12-17, are ill-equipped to respond to harmful content online

  • Dec 7, 2022
The report revealed a higher need for media literacy among Canadian youth. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Wilfredo Lee)

Leo Gardner

December 7, 2022In loving memory ~ Leo Gardner of Courtenay, passed away…

  • Dec 7, 2022
Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson.Dave Eagles/KTW

Kamloops mayor recuses himself from entire council meeting citing conflict of interest

Reasons unknown by city council, staff

  • Dec 6, 2022
Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson.Dave Eagles/KTW
The Independent Investigations Office has determined that the RCMP is not responsible for the death of man found in a car on Nov. 29 near Lake Cowichan. (Citizen file photo)

RCMP not responsible for man’s death outside Lake Cowichan, IIO probe determines

The IIO investigation is now concluded

  • Dec 6, 2022
The Independent Investigations Office has determined that the RCMP is not responsible for the death of man found in a car on Nov. 29 near Lake Cowichan. (Citizen file photo)
The Independent Investigations Office has determined that the RCMP is not responsible for the death of man found in a car on Nov. 29 near Lake Cowichan. (Citizen file photo)

RCMP not responsible for man’s death outside Lake Cowichan, IIO probe determines

The IIO investigation is now concluded

  • Dec 6, 2022
The Independent Investigations Office has determined that the RCMP is not responsible for the death of man found in a car on Nov. 29 near Lake Cowichan. (Citizen file photo)
The Victoria Police Department says a woman tried to stop paramedics from providing life-saving medical care to a person experiencing an opioid overdose. (Black Press Media file photo)

Woman arrested after allegedly assaulting Victoria officer, obstructing paramedics

A VicPD officer says he sustained non-life-threatening injuries

  • Dec 6, 2022
The Victoria Police Department says a woman tried to stop paramedics from providing life-saving medical care to a person experiencing an opioid overdose. (Black Press Media file photo)
Paramedics work to revive a person from an apparent drug overdose in Chilliwack. (Black Press Media file photo)

Mapping where overdoses are more likely to kill in B.C.

Fatality rates far higher in rural areas than urban ones

  • Dec 6, 2022
Paramedics work to revive a person from an apparent drug overdose in Chilliwack. (Black Press Media file photo)
On December 1 at 4:40 p.m., a person came by the RCMP Detachment in Grand Forks to turn in some firearms and ammunition that they did not want. Also present was a realistic looking grenade. This grenade was immediately seized and safely secured and stored.

Live hand grenade turned into Grand Forks RCMP

On December 1, a person came by the RCMP Detachment in Grand Forks to turn in some firearms and ammunition that they did not want.

  • Dec 6, 2022
On December 1 at 4:40 p.m., a person came by the RCMP Detachment in Grand Forks to turn in some firearms and ammunition that they did not want. Also present was a realistic looking grenade. This grenade was immediately seized and safely secured and stored.
Claire of Burnaby took part in the survey conducted by the Office of the Seniors’ Advocate in 2016-17. She found the experience very rewarding, as she connected with Cantonese-speaking seniors in their own language. (Special to The Star)

Asking long-term care residents their views

Comprehensive survey from Seniors’ Advocate seeks volunteers to connect with residents

  • Dec 5, 2022
Claire of Burnaby took part in the survey conducted by the Office of the Seniors’ Advocate in 2016-17. She found the experience very rewarding, as she connected with Cantonese-speaking seniors in their own language. (Special to The Star)
New BC Federation of Labour president Sussanne Skidmore (right) and secretary-treasurer Singh Kailley were elected on Nov. 24, 2022. (Credit: BC Federation of Labour/Facebook)

The new faces of B.C.’s labour movement

BC Federation of Labour pushing for more unions, better protections under new president

  • Dec 5, 2022
New BC Federation of Labour president Sussanne Skidmore (right) and secretary-treasurer Singh Kailley were elected on Nov. 24, 2022. (Credit: BC Federation of Labour/Facebook)