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VIU professor researching how microbes can protect amphibians and oysters from disease

VIU professor researching how microbes can protect amphibians and oysters from disease

Biologist exploring the affect of small organisms on an animal’s ability to handle environmental challenges brought on by climate change
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Conservation group buys land on Galiano Island

Conservation group buys land on Galiano Island

Conservation groups have acquired about 50 hectares of land on Galiano for preservation.
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Environment Canada warns B.C. drivers of snowfall in West Kootenay, North Thompson

Environment Canada warns B.C. drivers of snowfall in West Kootenay, North Thompson

VICTORIA — Environment Canada says heavy snowfall is expected in areas of British Columbia as a strong Pacific low pressure system moves across the province.
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Victoria Chinatown's oldest business is for sale

Victoria Chinatown's oldest business is for sale

Loy Sing, which opened in 1889, is North America’s oldest continously operated Chinese business
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Once captured for shows in the 1970s, orca matriarch may have died

Once captured for shows in the 1970s, orca matriarch may have died

T046, also known as Wake, was one of the “Budd Inlet Six” rounded up in 1976 using boats, planes and explosives, then released after a public outcry
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Prince George homeless encampment shooting leaves man with serious injuries

Prince George homeless encampment shooting leaves man with serious injuries

Police officers are looking to speak with anyone who was in the area between 8 and 8:30 a.m. who may have seen anything suspicious.
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Okanagan Indigenous community angry after murderer granted parole

Okanagan Indigenous community angry after murderer granted parole

Roxanne Louie, an Osoyoos Indian Band member, was just 26 when she was killed. Her body was discovered in January 2015 in a remote area near Naramata.
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Southern interior company strikes deal on Dragons' Den

Southern interior company strikes deal on Dragons' Den

MULTY, which has its head office in Armstrong and manufacturing plant in Kamloops, makes a variety of racks for trucks including sled decks, UTV racks, bike racks, headache racks, side rails, kayak racks and ladder racks.
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Lonsdale Quay pride flag vandal pleads guilty in North Vancouver

Lonsdale Quay pride flag vandal pleads guilty in North Vancouver

His actions were hateful and should carry a criminal record, Crown says
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B.C. resident agrees to $667K penalty in U.S. stock fraud case

B.C. resident agrees to $667K penalty in U.S. stock fraud case

B.C. resident Vincenzo Carnovale neither admits nor denies the allegations he took part in stock fraud against U.S. investors.
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