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A Victoria man is applauding the owners of a yacht who plucked his dog from the ocean after it either fell or jumped off a boat on a trip between Vancouver Island and the San Juan Islands.

A marine-monitoring pilot project started in May and involving 10 B.C. Indigenous groups is being extended by two years, federal Minister of Transport Marc Garneau announced Tuesday in Victoria. The initial funding announced last November was for $2.

A cross-country manhunt is underway for two Vancouver Island teens considered suspects in the murders of two young, international tourists on the Alaska Highway, as well as the death of a man on Highway 37 near Dease Lake last week.

Average compensation dropped eight per cent in 2018 compared with 2017

When Caleb Kennedy jumped in the water at Banfield Park for Gorge Swim Fest on Sunday, it was the 1,121st consecutive day he’d been swimming outside.

Conservationists are concerned about a potential backlash against bats following a rare case in which a 21-year-old Parksville man died from rabies after a bat encounter. Mandy Kellner, co-ordinator of the B.C.

Input from 223,273 people was submitted to an online provincial government survey from June 24 to July 19 about the future of daylight time in B.C.

Family says Port Alberni teenagers left town looking for work in Yukon or Alberta

Unionizing impacts about 71 members in Sea to Sky region

Travellers were faced with a significant delay Monday when a medical emergency involving a B.C. Ferries crew member led to the cancellation of two sailings between Horseshoe Bay and Departure Bay. The 11:05 a.m.