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Two hectare wildfire on Read Island

No threat to residents from fire on island northeast of Campbell River

May 29, 2018 6:30 AM Read more >

Viking Air, LAAM secure first water bomber customer

Montana-based company buys five of first 11 converted water bomber aircraft

May 29, 2018 6:00 AM Read more >

Parksville council bumps its pay 11 per cent

Increase not a raise it’s to offset federal government tax changes, councillors say

May 29, 2018 1:30 AM Read more >

Truck carrying glass crashes on Island highway

Two people taken to hospital after single-vehicle crash Monday in Nanaimo near Cedar Road

May 28, 2018 5:40 PM Read more >

Intruder flashes bow but no arrows at Port Hardy elementary school

Police charge man with Uttering Threats, Mischief and Possession of a Weapon for a Dangerous Purpose

May 28, 2018 4:36 PM Read more >

Update: Monday afternoon fire guts family home in Saanich’s Royal Oak area

No one was home at the time and a cause has yet to be determined

May 28, 2018 2:00 PM Read more >

Suspect nearly severs own arm in Nanaimo gas station robbery attempt

Bystanders save suspect who cut himself punching through service bay door glass

May 28, 2018 12:25 PM Read more >

Nanaimo student a contest finalist for his Shakespeare-inspired soliloquy

Rutherford Elementary student Arthur Taylor channels voice of Hamlet for CBC Books contest

May 28, 2018 11:45 AM Read more >

UPDATED: Elizabeth May pleads guilty, fined $1,500 in pipeline protests

Federal Green Party Leader was one of more than 150 people facing criminal charges

May 28, 2018 11:20 AM Read more >

Man with knife causes delay at Brentwood Bay ferry terminal

Central Saanich police say one person has been arrested

May 28, 2018 10:30 AM Read more >