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B.C. man's disappearance slowly breaking mother's faith in justice

Blayne Ferguson has been missing for 18 months. His family isn't holding out hope that he's still alive, only that answers in his case will one day come

Mar 21, 2025 5:37 AM Read more >

Small B.C. businesses resilient, but U.S. tariffs require flexibility: Analyst

Not unlike COVID, U.S. tariffs will require small businesses to be flexible, learn new things fast

Mar 21, 2025 5:30 AM Read more >

'Refuse to be complicit': UBC Okanagan students call for end of RBC on campus

UBCO student group calls for removal of RBC from camps for "climate crimes"

Mar 20, 2025 6:55 PM Read more >

New research shows northern and central B.C. most exposed to tariffs

Bulkley-Nechako and the Kitimat-Stikine regions in B.C. to see the greatest disruption from tariffs

Mar 20, 2025 4:48 PM Read more >

B.C. Uber drivers could be on the road to Canada's first union certification

If successful, Greater Victoria Uber drivers would become the first group of rideshare workers in Canada to certify

Mar 20, 2025 4:38 PM Read more >

Cowichan RCMP seek public's help in locating missing man

Joseph Peters missing

Mar 20, 2025 4:29 PM Read more >

Gang enforcement blitz leads to multiple Vancouver Island arrests

Uniform Gang Enforcement Team conducted enforcement on Vancouver Island

Mar 20, 2025 4:28 PM Read more >

Small business confidence hits record low in B.C. amidst tariff uncertainty

Long-term confidence among B.C. small businesses hits 26.5 index on a scale of 100

Mar 20, 2025 2:57 PM Read more >

Fraser Health gets first cancer detection tech combo of its kind

Abbotsford is the third B.C. hospital to combine precision imaging and contrast enhancement

Mar 20, 2025 2:04 PM Read more >

They may be Vancouver Island's best cinnamon buns, but could you eat 8 pounds?

Which team will eat an eight pound cinnamon bun the fastest?

Mar 20, 2025 2:00 PM Read more >