Six Monster Trucks are coming back to Saratoga Speedway this long weekend. The Straight Up Racing Monster Trucks are taking part in three shows as part of the Vancouver Island Mack Truck Monster Truck Weekend. Straight Up Racing owner Bill Payne says each year they try to come back and bring...

B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad says China shouldn’t be overlooked as the province works to diversify trade relationships in Asia.

A fire yesterday morning on Tsolum River Rd heavily damaged a building but no one was injured.  Crews from Oyster River, Courtenay, Cumberland, and Comox Fire Departments responded to the scene just after 10:00 a.m. Wednesday.  Oyster River Fire Rescue Chief Bruce Green said the building damaged was a shop that...

Two hundred and seventy-five people died due to toxic drugs in BC in February and March this year. That’s from new data by BC Coroners Service, finding that 132 people lost their lives in February and 143 people lost their lives in March, equaling 4.7 and 4.6 deaths per day...

The Outdoor Recreation Council of BC is inviting British Columbians to celebrate the fifth annual BC Trails Day on Saturday, June 7th. Held every year on the first Saturday in June, the event highlights the importance of the province’s 40,000 kilometres of managed trails — not just for recreation, but...

Courtenay’s mayor says the 6th Street Bridge project will continue despite concerns expressed by MLA Brennan Day. On Thursday, Courtenay-Comox MLA Brennan Day released an open letter expressing concerns over the 6th Street Active Transportation Bridge project, an initiative to give cyclists and pedestrians people-powered transportation connections from the bottom...