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Man arrested after car driven onto sidewalk at pro-Palestine rally in downtown Victoria

Victoria police said in a statement that the man was arrested for assault with a weapon and dangerous driving

Dec 4, 2023 7:30 AM Read more >

Schools struggling to retain staff, union says

“I was told last week that there are teachers at a school who are crying in a bathroom because they can’t cope but they are still showing up for work."

Dec 4, 2023 6:30 AM Read more >

Veterinarian technician heading to NWT to lend a hand

Kristie Waddell of Prince George will be visiting the communities of Fort Liard and Wrigley, providing care on behalf of Veterinarians Without Borders.

Dec 4, 2023 5:30 AM Read more >

Port Alberni drafts policy preventing anyone promoting hate from renting city facilities

The move follows a decision to cancel an appearance by a controversial speaker at a Port Alberni restaurant in October

Dec 4, 2023 5:15 AM Read more >

Giant gnomes created with foraged materials

Christy Cartmell spends a lot of time foraging in the forest in and around Hixon where she now lives.

Dec 3, 2023 5:09 PM Read more >

B.C. naturopathic doctors urge province to let them help fight opioid crisis

Deborah Phair, a Prince George naturopathic doctor, is calling on the provincial government to expand the scope of practice for B.C.’s naturopathic doctors to allow them to prescribe immediate-release safer supply substances

Dec 3, 2023 6:00 AM Read more >

Domestic abuser handed jail time

Connor Patterson-House appeared in Kelowna court by way of video from the Prince George Regional Correctional Centre and pleaded guilty to assault causing bodily harm, assault, and breaching a release order.

Dec 3, 2023 4:42 AM Read more >

Conservative Party of B.C. unveils Peace region candidate

Jordan Kealy will be the Peace River North MLA candidate for the Conservative Party of B.C.

Dec 2, 2023 7:00 PM Read more >

Pender Island man recovering after four days trapped in van that went down embankment

Michael Cabeldu’s ordeal ended when a group of cyclists miraculously stopped for lunch beside the road and spotted the vehicle below.

Dec 2, 2023 5:55 PM Read more >

Father, 13-year-old son, victims in Richmond, B.C. double homicide, investigators say

RICHMOND, B.C. — British Columbia's Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says a 13-year-old boy and his father were the victims in a targeted double homicide in the suburban Vancouver city of Richmond.

Dec 2, 2023 3:38 PM Read more >