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Snuneymuxw First Nation urges driver in fatal hit-and-run to come forward

Snuneymuxw First Nation urges driver in fatal hit-and-run to come forward

Charles Tommy, 21, was walking home from fishing in the early evening of Oct. 24 when he was hit by a vehicle that sped from the scene
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Monthlong festival in qathet explores love, loss and grief

Monthlong festival in qathet explores love, loss and grief

Interactive dance workshops, memory walk and advance care planning some of the offerings hosted by art centre
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Christine Boyle announces resignation from Vancouver city council

Christine Boyle announces resignation from Vancouver city council

Boyle was elected Oct. 19 as the NDP MLA for Vancouver-Little Mountain
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'Gut wrenching': Sea lion with mouth sealed by netting rescued at Race Rocks

'Gut wrenching': Sea lion with mouth sealed by netting rescued at Race Rocks

The Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Society, which sent rescuers to the ecological preserve off Metchosin on Oct. 22, described the situation as “gut wrenching.”
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Haida Gwaii buoy collects data for marine renewable energy research

Haida Gwaii buoy collects data for marine renewable energy research

A Floating Light Detection and Ranging (FLiDAR) Wind Sentinel buoy is anchored off a Haida Gwaii to collect data on wind, waves, and currents until September 2025.
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Deer snagged in netting for cull rescued by Sidney Islanders

Deer snagged in netting for cull rescued by Sidney Islanders

In both cases, the animals were exhausted from thrashing around to get out of the netting and could have died a slow, painful death, said Wendy Ord
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Activists sentenced for blocking roads avoid jail time

Activists sentenced for blocking roads avoid jail time

Howard Breen and Melanie Murray were convicted of multiple mischief charges relating to protests around Nanaimo against old-growth logging
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Savary Island community survey open until October 31

Savary Island community survey open until October 31

Updated plan needed due to provincial changes and long-term goals of the island community
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Coast guard's North Pacific patrol uncovers shark finning, dark vessels

Coast guard's North Pacific patrol uncovers shark finning, dark vessels

VICTORIA — The Canadian Coast Guard ship Sir Wilfrid Laurier is back in its home port in Victoria after its crew swept the North Pacific for unreported and unregulated fishing.
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RCMP seize 73 kilograms of cocaine during traffic stop east of Sicamous, B.C.

RCMP seize 73 kilograms of cocaine during traffic stop east of Sicamous, B.C.

SICAMOUS, B.C. — RCMP say a traffic stop in British Columbia's southern Interior led to the discovery of about 73 kilograms of cocaine in a vehicle. Insp. Lori Orstad with B.C.
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