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Parksville mother says cancer spread during chemotherapy wait

The 43-year-old worries late-stage patients like herself are being sidelined in an overwhelmed cancer-care system

Dec 8, 2023 5:45 AM Read more >

Remains of woman who went missing near Sooke Potholes discovered by hikers

Melissa McDevitt had been reported missing on Dec. 12, 2022 after her vehicle was found in the parking lot of the Charters Creek fish hatchery

Dec 8, 2023 5:30 AM Read more >

Driver involved in fatal 2019 Kelowna collision acquitted of criminal charge

A 30-year-old Burnaby man was killed in a serious crash in the early morning hours of Aug. 13, 2019

Dec 8, 2023 4:20 AM Read more >

Kamloops wildfire research institute gets final approval

The Institute of Wildfire Science, Adaptation and Resiliency aims to conduct research aimed at preventing, mitigating, responding to and recovering from wildfires.

Dec 8, 2023 4:09 AM Read more >

Kamloops lawyer's first-degree murder moved to Lower Mainland

Butch Bagabuyo, 55, is charged with first-degree murder in the slaying last year of Mohd Abdullah, a computer sciences professor at Thompson Rivers University

Dec 8, 2023 4:02 AM Read more >

B.C.'s biggest community forest receives wildfire protection funding

The Fort Nelson Community Forest was formed when the license was awarded to the Fort Nelson First Nation and Northern Rockies Regional Municipality, who have partnered to share 200,000 hectares of timbered land.

Dec 7, 2023 5:38 PM Read more >

Comox Valley RCMP arrest eight people in drug trafficking investigation

RCMP started receiving increased reports about drug activity on the 600-block of Cliffe Avenue in Courtenay in February

Dec 7, 2023 3:29 PM Read more >

Hiker missing for a year near Sooke, B.C., found dead

SOOKE, B.C. — The remains of a hiker who disappeared near Victoria a year ago have been found. Sooke RCMP say the remains of 38-year-old Melissa McDevitt have been located, and police do not believe criminality was involved.

Dec 7, 2023 11:40 AM Read more >

Police action under investigation after missing woman found dead

The IIO is investigating what role police action or inaction may have played in the death of Chelsey Quaw from the Saik’uz First Nation.

Dec 7, 2023 11:18 AM Read more >

Former B.C. mayor fined for overcontributing to campaign

Former Pouce Coupe mayor Lorraine Michetti was fined $300 on Dec. 5 for exceeding the contribution limit for her 2022 campaign.

Dec 7, 2023 10:10 AM Read more >