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'We don't know until we look': Historian calls for artifact search at Victoria construction site

Construction of the 10-storey Telus Ocean building in downtown Victoria is an opportunity to search for treasures linked to the rich but little known history of Kanaka Row, says a VIU professor.

Jul 24, 2022 5:45 AM Read more >

Planning, picking the right species can prevent bamboo spread: expert

Worried your garden bamboo could land you in court should it spread to your neighbour's yard? A gardening expert offers tips on how to take control.

Jul 24, 2022 5:20 AM Read more >

RCMP say B.C. jail escape accomplice photos are not real

Coquitlam RCMP is backtracking on the photographs it released of the alleged accomplices of a man on trial for first degree murder who escaped Thursday from North Fraser Pretrial Centre, after a reporter noticed nearly identical images were published

Jul 23, 2022 6:25 PM Read more >

RCMP says photos released of suspects in inmate escape plot were stock images

The RCMP says images it released of two men who allegedly helped an accused murderer escape custody were actually stock images and not photos of the suspects

Jul 23, 2022 6:23 PM Read more >

Update: Accused killer might be trying to flee B.C. after escaping Port Coquitlam jail

Police say original photos of the alleged suspects were stock images with a "close resemblance" to the ones they provided before breaking out Rabih Alkhalil, who's facing first-degree murder charges.

Jul 23, 2022 5:30 PM Read more >

Vehicle linked to fatal shooting of two B.C. women found, hunt for suspect ongoing

CHILLIWACK, B.C. — Homicide investigators say they've found the vehicle of a man wanted in the fatal shooting of two women this week in Chilliwack, B.C.

Jul 23, 2022 10:42 AM Read more >

B.C. Ferries board ends contract with chief executive Mark Collins

The departure comes as the ferry system posts frequent sailing-cancellation notices due to crew shortages.

Jul 23, 2022 5:05 AM Read more >

Vancouver council passes plan aimed at creating 'equitable, livable, affordable' city

Vancouver city council has approved a land-use strategy aimed at reshaping the city to become more "equitable, livable, affordable and resilient" in years to come

Jul 22, 2022 6:10 PM Read more >

Vancouver murder trial to continue without accused killer now on the lam

The trial of Wolfpack Alliance gangster Rabih (Robby) Alkhalil will go on without him. The 35-year-old escaped July 21 from North Fraser Pretrial Centre in Coquitlam, putting a temporary halt on his first degree murder trial in B.C. Supreme Court.

Jul 22, 2022 1:02 PM Read more >

BC Ferries board fires president and CEO Mark Collins, seeks 'renewal'

VICTORIA — The British Columbia Ferry Services Board says it has ousted its president and CEO, effective immediately amid staffing shortages and ferry cancellations.

Jul 22, 2022 10:48 AM Read more >