Highlights

Brayden Robbins, an 11-year-old boy with cerebral palsy, died on his second visit in seven days to the ER at Comox Valley Hospital.

Jo Campbell was known for her philanthropy, including raising $10 million with husband Alex to expand the B.C. Cancer Victoria building, and funding a major new health facility at Camosun College.

Nearly a fortnight of concerts draw crowds to Powell River Recreation Complex

No need to wonder where food came from when buying local

Total alcohol sales didn’t change much in the first 17 months after Canada legalized recreational cannabis, but small changes appeared at the local level.

The man "committed hundreds of acts of sexual violence" against a pre-teen girl, the sentencing judge said.

The offences allegedly took place in Powell River last summer.

VANCOUVER — Ryan Ness of the Canadian Climate Institute says he's been following the "terrible tragedy" of deadly flash flooding unfolding in Texas, where more than 100 people have died.

VICTORIA — When Bill Edwards feeds his pet servals Luna and Tumas on his rural Vancouver Island property, he cannot just simply reach for cans of cat food. He instead serves them raw chicken and frozen quail.