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Drug paraphernalia found at Nanaimo school grounds where fentanyl had turned up

Drug paraphernalia found at Nanaimo school grounds where fentanyl had turned up

Days after a pouch containing the powerful opioid fentanyl was found on the grounds of a Nanaimo elementary school, parent volunteers doing a safety check located other concerning items, including a needle and traces of more drugs.
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SFU, UVic team receives $1 million for climate solutions in remote B.C. communities

SFU, UVic team receives $1 million for climate solutions in remote B.C. communities

Interdisciplinary team from B.C. universities gets funding to research climate solutions in remote, rural and Indigenous communities.
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Capital region federal strikers feel disconnected from Ottawa talks

Capital region federal strikers feel disconnected from Ottawa talks

Strikers hope the impasse will be resolved over the weekend
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Fluke accident on family vacation leaves father with spinal injuries

Fluke accident on family vacation leaves father with spinal injuries

Bryan Anderson was swimming in the Corn Islands off Nicaragua when he was tossed by strong waves and hit his head on the ocean bottom
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Hells Angels seek appeal with Supreme Court of Canada over seizure of clubhouses

Hells Angels seek appeal with Supreme Court of Canada over seizure of clubhouses

The properties have continued to be used by the Hells Angels since a 2012 raid in Kelowna, although the assets have been frozen since 2016.
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Pandemic portraits: Images captured in first year of COVID-19 compiled in new book

Pandemic portraits: Images captured in first year of COVID-19 compiled in new book

The Royal B.C. Museum turned artist Adad Hannah’s static video portraits of people in his Burnaby neighbourhood over the first year of the pandemic into an exhibit, and now a book
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Prince George woman trafficked as a teen suing B.C. gov't

Prince George woman trafficked as a teen suing B.C. gov't

Ministry of Children and Family Development failed to remove her from Spruce Street home despite her pleas, according to notice of claim
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Salt Spring land sold to nature conservancy had been prime candidate for development

Salt Spring land sold to nature conservancy had been prime candidate for development

Purchased for $9 million, the property on Reginald Hill at the south end of Salt Spring Island features a maturing coastal Douglas-fir forest, Garry oaks, rocky bluffs and multiple wetlands.
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New West trans woman's killing remembered in true crime podcast

New West trans woman's killing remembered in true crime podcast

Canadian True Crime delves into the life and death of January Marie Lapuz.
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Bond rips government for refusal to debate defibrillator bill

Bond rips government for refusal to debate defibrillator bill

Prince George-Valemount MLA's proposed legislation would require AED's in all B.C. public buildings
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