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Parking fees return to BC hospitals, health authority sites this March

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After officials scrapped it at the onset of COVID-19, pay to park soon returns to all BC hospitals and health authority sites. The Province of BC announced today that parking...

Long-term care homes in Courtenay, Port Hardy face COVID-19 outbreaks

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Island Health is declaring more COVID-19 outbreaks in long-term care homes across Vancouver Island, including in the Comox Valley and Port Hardy. Three resident cases have been identified at Comox...

Over $5K raised for Kitty Cat Pals through Betty White Challenge

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A love for animals abounds locally and throughout BC, as animal welfare and rescue organizations report an influx of donations thanks to the Betty White Challenge. In Campbell River, the...

Refund milk and plant-based containers at Return-It depots starting Feb. 1

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There’s a ‘cash cow’ sitting in your fridge. Next month, British Columbians can head to their local Return-It collection site to recycle even more material for a 10-cent deposit refund.  Clean...

Island Health adjusting services due to Omicron-related staffing shortages

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Several temporary service adjustments are underway at Vancouver Island hospitals due to Omicron-related COVID-19 staffing shortages and challenges. In a Tuesday announcement, Island Health President and CEO Kathy MacNeil said...

Gyms and fitness centres can reopen this Thursday, Jan. 20

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Gyms across BC can reopen their doors this week with increased safety protocols and capacity limits. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says the health order closing gyms and fitness...

Police crackdown on Hells Angels’ Vancouver Island drug trafficking network

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Police are taking aim at gangs and organized crime around Vancouver Island. A year-long investigation into an alleged drug trafficking network, with ties to the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club, has...

‘Teary-eyed about it’: Fire crews go above and beyond for Island couple

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An Island couple is applauding their local fire department for going above and beyond the call of duty, helping out in times of need and climbing the ladder –...

More than a third of all Canadians reporting burnout: Report

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Today is not your typical Monday – it’s Blue Monday, often referred to as the most depressing day of...

Courtenay sees 127% more overdoses in 2021

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As the numbers continue on an upward trend for inauspicious reasons, a Vancouver Island city is seeing a big...

Friday fire ravages Merville home: ‘There was nothing we could do’

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A Friday morning blaze has left a house on Winn Rd. in Merville completely destroyed, according to Oyster River...

North Island gas station robbed at gunpoint

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A man is in custody after he robbed a North Island gas station at gunpoint. Last Friday, Jan. 7, at...

More than 50,000 new homes were built in B.C. in 2021

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For many homebuyers and renters across B.C., it’s out with the old and in with the new. We’re coming off...

Province invests in drug-poisoning prevention for Island construction workers

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As the ongoing toxic drug crisis continues to take its deadly toll, the provincial government is teaming up with...

Island tow truck driver suffers serious injuries after Hwy 19 hit-and-run

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A hit-and-run has left one Vancouver Island tow truck driver suffering from serious but non-life-threatening injuries, according to BC...

Grieg looks to reduce overfeeding, carbon footprint with new camera systems

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A fish farm operator with facilities around Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast says it's taking steps to lower...
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De Havilland Canada reaches $2.5B financing deal to double waterbomber production

Business
De Havilland Canada has reached an agreement with the federal government and Export Development Canada (EDC) for up to $2.5 billion in financing to double production capacity for its Canadair 515 waterbombers.

Doctors, advocates fear end of safer supply under new B.C. Conservative government

Health
Harm-reduction advocates say they are bracing for a possible increase in overdose deaths and more stress on the health-care system if the incoming B.C. Conservative government follows through on its pledge to end safer supply in the province.

Ottawa designates Roberts Bank Terminal 2 expansion a project of national interest

Economy
The federal government has listed the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 expansion at the Port of Vancouver as a project of national interest.

RCMP offer ‘tricks’ to ‘treat’ yourself to a safe Halloween

RCMP
Police across Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast are reminding people to make safety part of their Halloween plans Saturday.

Cumberland eases water restrictions

Village of Cumberland
Recent rainfall has allowed the Village of Cumberland to ease water restrictions to Stage 1.