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Former Supreme Court Justice Louise Arbour, and Minister of National Defence, Anita Anand, middle, release the final report of the Independent External Comprehensive Review into Sexual Misconduct and Sexual Harassment in the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces in Ottawa on Monday, May 30, 2022. Also in attendance is Chief of the Defence Staff, General Wayne Eyre. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

NDP MPs introduce bills to help survivors of sexual assault within armed forces

Bills would establish Office of Ombud, remove military’s jurisdiction in sexual assault cases

 

Photo by Kira Erickson

Cries for help manage to get the goat of B.C. Good Samaritan

Police hoofing it to report of possible cliff fall find distress of an unexpected nature

 

The pontoons were attached and inflated. Photo by Marc Kitteringham/Campbell River Mirror The pontoons were attached and inflated. Photo by Marc Kitteringham/Campbell River Mirror

Beached whale simulation preps Vancouver Island DFO officers for the real thing

Simluation involved 1,500 lb dummy whale, real world conditions to be ‘as realistic as possible’

 

DFO will be in the vicinity of Stories Beach on Wednesday, Nov. 8 for a beached whale drill. Photo courtesy Google

DFO to hold beached whale drill south of Campbell River

Public may see simulated beached whale near Stories Beach area

DFO will be in the vicinity of Stories Beach on Wednesday, Nov. 8 for a beached whale drill. Photo courtesy Google
Police were called to a home in Sooke by a man in distress. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy

Independent investigator clears Sooke RCMP of any wrongdoing in man’s death

Police responded to a call of a man in distress; later found deceased

Police were called to a home in Sooke by a man in distress. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
A memorial was set up for Jared Lowndes at the Campbell River Tim Hortons where the incident took place. Photo by Marc Kitteringham / Campbell River Mirror

Crown given probe suggesting 3 RCMP officers be charged in B.C. man’s death

Independent report done into death of Jared Lowndes in parking lot of a Campbell River Tim Hortons

A memorial was set up for Jared Lowndes at the Campbell River Tim Hortons where the incident took place. Photo by Marc Kitteringham / Campbell River Mirror
A memorial was set up for Jared Lowndes at the Campbell River Tim Hortons where the incident took place. Photo by Marc Kitteringham / Campbell River Mirror

Lowndes file referred to Crown; 3 RCMP officers could face charges

IIO announced intention to file report in December, 2022

A memorial was set up for Jared Lowndes at the Campbell River Tim Hortons where the incident took place. Photo by Marc Kitteringham / Campbell River Mirror
A woman cries during the funeral of Israeli Col. Roi Levy at the Mount Herzl cemetery in Jerusalem on Oct. 9, 2023. Just three weeks into the deadliest war between Israel and Hamas, it already is clear that the bloodshed has shaken the region for years to come and flipped long-standing Israeli assumptions upside down. Israelis’ sense of personal security was shattered, and the international community’s traditional approach of urging Israel to withdraw from occupied land in exchange for peace appears out of the question. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)

Israel-Hamas war upends years of conventional wisdom. Leaders give few details on what comes next.

Just three weeks into the deadliest war between Israel and Hamas, it…

A woman cries during the funeral of Israeli Col. Roi Levy at the Mount Herzl cemetery in Jerusalem on Oct. 9, 2023. Just three weeks into the deadliest war between Israel and Hamas, it already is clear that the bloodshed has shaken the region for years to come and flipped long-standing Israeli assumptions upside down. Israelis’ sense of personal security was shattered, and the international community’s traditional approach of urging Israel to withdraw from occupied land in exchange for peace appears out of the question. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)
A law enforcement officer carries a rifle outside Central Maine Medical Center during an active shooter situation, in Lewiston, Maine, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

What we know about the mass shooting in Maine so far

A man fatally shot at least 16 people at a restaurant and…

A law enforcement officer carries a rifle outside Central Maine Medical Center during an active shooter situation, in Lewiston, Maine, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
We Wai Kum Chief Chris Roberts speaks during the announcement event, with Nanwakolas President Dallas Smith standing nearby. Photo courtesy B.C. Government/Youtube

Nanwakolas Council, WFP announce ‘Landmark’ forestry agreement

Four First Nations partnering to have greater role in forestry in mid- and North-Island

We Wai Kum Chief Chris Roberts speaks during the announcement event, with Nanwakolas President Dallas Smith standing nearby. Photo courtesy B.C. Government/Youtube
An example of a de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver float plane. This is not the plane that was involved in the accident. Image Credit: A Wikimedia Commons

Small plane crash on Vancouver Island; TSB deployed

Privately-owned De Havilland Beaver invovled in Wednesday accident

An example of a de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver float plane. This is not the plane that was involved in the accident. Image Credit: A Wikimedia Commons
In this undated photo provided by Rebecca Hale, Marc Tyler Nobleman poses for a portrait. The author’s clash with a Georgia school district over a mention of someone’s homosexuality in a presentation highlights the reach of conservatives’ push for what what they call parents’ rights. Nobleman at first complied with a request not to mention that the son of Batman’s co-creator was gay but then rebelled. He and LGBTQ+ advocates say the Forsyth County district in suburban Atlanta was wrong. The district says schools shouldn’t engage in such discussions without parents knowing in advance. (Rebecca Hale via AP)

A Batman researcher said ‘gay’ in a talk to schoolkids. When asked to censor himself, he quit

Marc Tyler Nobleman was supposed to talk to kids about the secret…

In this undated photo provided by Rebecca Hale, Marc Tyler Nobleman poses for a portrait. The author’s clash with a Georgia school district over a mention of someone’s homosexuality in a presentation highlights the reach of conservatives’ push for what what they call parents’ rights. Nobleman at first complied with a request not to mention that the son of Batman’s co-creator was gay but then rebelled. He and LGBTQ+ advocates say the Forsyth County district in suburban Atlanta was wrong. The district says schools shouldn’t engage in such discussions without parents knowing in advance. (Rebecca Hale via AP)
On September 16, 2023 at approximately 1 pm, Campbell River RCMP were called to the 3900 block of the South Island Highway after a serious motor vehicle collision. Photo courtesy Campbell River RCMP

Asleep at the wheel: unconscious driver causes ‘serious’ collision in Campbell River

Second such incident in a week say RCMP

On September 16, 2023 at approximately 1 pm, Campbell River RCMP were called to the 3900 block of the South Island Highway after a serious motor vehicle collision. Photo courtesy Campbell River RCMP
Heather Gordon Murphy speaks about the art project she spearheaded for this year’s event. Photo by Marc Kitteringham/Campbell River Mirror

Seventy four people lost their lives due to drug toxicity on North Island last year

Campbell River mourns losses at International Overdose Awareness Day

Heather Gordon Murphy speaks about the art project she spearheaded for this year’s event. Photo by Marc Kitteringham/Campbell River Mirror
Calvin Barr from the Okanagan’s Luxury Lake Tours has launched a new water taxi service from Peachland to Summerland, as Highway 97 remains closed due to a rockslide. (Submitted/Luxury Lake Tours)

Okanagan Lake water taxi arrives as rockslide keeps Highway 97 closed

Luxury Lake Tours can take people from Peachland to Summerland

Calvin Barr from the Okanagan’s Luxury Lake Tours has launched a new water taxi service from Peachland to Summerland, as Highway 97 remains closed due to a rockslide. (Submitted/Luxury Lake Tours)
Captain Moani Heimuli welcomes visitors to Hōkūle,a. Photo by Marc Kitteringham/Campbell River Mirror

Hawaiian voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa docks in Campbell River on trip around Pacific

Voyage will bring Hōkūleʻa to over 100 Indigenous communities over next four years

Captain Moani Heimuli welcomes visitors to Hōkūle,a. Photo by Marc Kitteringham/Campbell River Mirror
The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. is looking into a July 31 death in Campbell River. File photo

Police watchdog investigating Campbell River car crash

Investigation into what role, if any, police played in woman’s death — IIO

The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. is looking into a July 31 death in Campbell River. File photo
A fire burning southwest of Oroville, Wash. is producing visible smoke that could be seen from Osoyoos. (Cheri Swanson/Facebook)

Washington State fire brings visible smoke to Osoyoos

Residents shared photos on Saturday of the smoke they see from the Oroville, Wash. blaze

A fire burning southwest of Oroville, Wash. is producing visible smoke that could be seen from Osoyoos. (Cheri Swanson/Facebook)
The Kevin Brook Wildfire, located south of Summerland, is now considered held. (Photo- BC Wildfire Service)

Wildfire south of Summerland considered held: BCWS

The Kevin Brook Wildfire was discovered Friday and grew to .2 hectares in size

The Kevin Brook Wildfire, located south of Summerland, is now considered held. (Photo- BC Wildfire Service)
Multiple fires sparked northwest of Penticton Friday, July 21. (Photo- BC Wildfire Service)

5 wildfires spark northwest of Penticton

The Kevin Brook Wildfire is located just south of Summerland and is .2 hectares in size

Multiple fires sparked northwest of Penticton Friday, July 21. (Photo- BC Wildfire Service)