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Alert Bay librarian turns 100, entering a new chapter with no plans to quit

Alert Bay librarian turns 100, entering a new chapter with no plans to quit

Thirty-five years after her official retirement, centenarian Joyce Wilby remains chief librarian in Alert Bay, but no longer collects a paycheque.
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B.C. launches ad campaign in western U.S. to attract health-care workers

B.C. launches ad campaign in western U.S. to attract health-care workers

The province’s six-week ad campaign, which targets Washington, Oregon and California, includes video, audio, digital, social media, print and ads in public places, such as digital billboards
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‘Close call': Pharmacy hands Comox mom opioid instead of ADHD drugs for child, 9

‘Close call': Pharmacy hands Comox mom opioid instead of ADHD drugs for child, 9

Sarah Paquin, mother of three young children, said the medication mixup could have been catastrophic for her son
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B.C.'s gender pay gap drops slightly but still too high: finance minister

B.C.'s gender pay gap drops slightly but still too high: finance minister

Women earned on average 85 cents for every dollar men earned in 2024, a recently released report says — the fourth-highest gender pay gap in Canada
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Lake Cowichan still has no replacements for town's only two GPs

Lake Cowichan still has no replacements for town's only two GPs

One doctor has already retired, while another is set to leave at the end of June
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B.C. ombudsperson set to retire early next year after decade in the job

B.C. ombudsperson set to retire early next year after decade in the job

Jay Chalke, a lawyer who was appointed to the position in April 2015, says he believes leadership transitions bring new energy and ideas.
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Portrayal of Pandora prompts response from politicians

Portrayal of Pandora prompts response from politicians

The Globe and Mail feature painted the 900-block of Pandora as lined with semi-unconscious people and shuttered businesses, and so marked by chaos that condo owners can’t sell their way out.
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Symbolism of King opening Parliament 'really important,' says Victoria monarchist

Symbolism of King opening Parliament 'really important,' says Victoria monarchist

King Charles III is set to read the speech from the throne on Tuesday, only the third time a Canadian and British monarch has read the throne speech
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'Not the outcome anyone hoped for': First Nation calls for justice after missing man's remains found on reserve

'Not the outcome anyone hoped for': First Nation calls for justice after missing man's remains found on reserve

The Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crime Unit is investigating after the remains were located in a leased home on Middle Road in a mobile home park on Songhees Reserve lands
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Drug-death decline 'an encouraging trend'; drop mirrors trend across North America

Drug-death decline 'an encouraging trend'; drop mirrors trend across North America

The province has seen a 25 per cent decrease in the rate of drug-poisoning deaths in 2025 compared with the prior year, and a 36 per cent decrease from the peak in October 2023
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