Prosecutors will not lay charges against any of the RCMP officers involved in the shooting death of Jared Lowndes in Campbell River nearly three years ago. He died as police attempted to remove him from a vehicle and place him under arrest in the parking lot of a fast food...

The BC Government says social media giants Meta, Snap, TikTok and X have agreed to work collaboratively with the province of the development of Bill 12, its public harms legislation, and will be part of BC's Online Safety Action Table.     The province says it will place Bill 12 on hold...

Several communities on Vancouver Island have been identified as priority communities to be given housing targets for the next five years.   North Cowichan and Nanaimo are among eight communities on the Island identified as high-growth, high-need regions where action is needed to deliver more homes quicker.   Elsewhere, an additional 12 communities...

A lodge on Vancouver Island is a part of this year’s Next Great Save competition. The Next Great Save is a project focused on empowering communities to save heritage places at risk. For this year, St. Andrew’s Lodge is currently one of the finalists. It’s a lodge in Qualicum Beach that...

The Executive Director of Dyslexia Canada, Alicia Smith, is applauding the BC government for introducing a screening program to identify children with learning difficulties in kindergarten to grade 3.  Smith says universal screening is a significant step forward in ensuring every child receives the support they need to thrive.  She says a...

The SCRD says getting a handle on water restrictions now is going to be more critical than previous years and is asking all residents to do their part.  Restrictions are coming in after successive years of extreme drought and the district says conditions last summer and winter have made it...