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Capital region, Qualicum Beach judged to have best-tasting tap water in B.C.

Capital region, Qualicum Beach judged to have best-tasting tap water in B.C.

Judges were asked to rate the samples on appearance, aroma, taste, mouth feel, after taste and overall impression.
Doors turned into works of art now open for bids to support Habitat for Humanity

Doors turned into works of art now open for bids to support Habitat for Humanity

The event brings together artists to repurpose a door or a small piece of ­furniture from the agency’s Victoria or Westshore ReStore locations into one-of-a-kind works of art.
Update: 'Bright, brave'—22-year-old woman who died highlining remembered

Update: 'Bright, brave'—22-year-old woman who died highlining remembered

The athlete, a recent UBC grad, 'forgot to re-tie her leash,' leading to her fatal fall, according to the International Slackline Association.
B.C. man gets five years for firearms theft, attempted rifle sale

B.C. man gets five years for firearms theft, attempted rifle sale

Li Fu Alex Ni was found guilty of breaking and entering into a Richmond residence and attempting to sell a stolen rifle to an undercover cop.
Richmond councillor wants gift card audit to go back a decade

Richmond councillor wants gift card audit to go back a decade

A motion was brought forward at the city's general purposes committee meeting on Tuesday.
Body of 23-year-old missing more than a year found during police search

Body of 23-year-old missing more than a year found during police search

Kielan Hall, 23, had last been seen leaving a residence near Cooper and Admirals roads in March 2024.
B.C. Mounties find body of missing man while executing search warrant

B.C. Mounties find body of missing man while executing search warrant

VICTORIA — Mounties on Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Island say officers found the body of a missing person while they were executing a search warrant at a mobile home park on Songhees Reserve lands.
City cut polling places and staff for Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­vote defined by long waits: report

City cut polling places and staff for Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­vote defined by long waits: report

VANCOUVER — When the City of Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­halved polling places and slashed election-day staffing levels by almost two-thirds in last month's council byelection, it was done with historically low turnouts and the rise of alternative voting methods in mi
Metro Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­area councillors urge more B.C. oversight of municipal spending

Metro Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­area councillors urge more B.C. oversight of municipal spending

VICTORIA — Four Metro Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­area councillors have launched a petition asking the British Columbia government for closer oversight of municipal spending in the province, amid a police investigation into alleged misuse of a city hall gift card prog
Float plane crash near Powell River, B.C., injures three

Float plane crash near Powell River, B.C., injures three

POWELL RIVER — Three people have been injured in a float plane crash along the British Columbia coastline. Powell River RCMP say the crash happened Monday at around 7 p.m. near Refuge Cove, about 200 kilometres northwest of Vancouver.
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