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Carbon tax set to increase April 1

These free-flowing turns prioritize movement over safety, needlessly putting people in danger, writes transporation columnist Heather Drugge

Richmond Coun. Kash Heed says council's inquiry into establishing overdose prevention services at the hospital became a political debate in part because the provincial government has no standard assessments in place.

Man's harrowing ordeal underscores the importance of water safety and situational awareness.

David Bruun, 34, was the driver of a pickup truck that was hit in the Douglas and Bay streets intersection by a speeding car that ran a red light

The weir will improve the health and ecology of the beleaguered Cowichan River, which has been beset by drought and recent fish die-offs.

Officers from the coast guard’s marine environmental hazard response team and Ahousaht Community Harbour’s emergency response staff focused on two vessels moored and leaking fuel in the Ahousaht Harbour.

A View Royal teen and her mother asked councillors to bring bear-proof garbage cans to their neighbourhood and ramp up bear protection bylaws after a mother black bear was shot by conservation officers last June.

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Anyone who spends even a moderate amount of time online has likely come across social media posts falsely claiming that COVID-19 vaccines are harmful to human health.