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Keep the Hope Alive walk marks 33rd anniversary of Michael Dunahee's disappearance

Keep the Hope Alive walk marks 33rd anniversary of Michael Dunahee's disappearance

Police continue to investigate his disappearance from a playground in Victoria on March 24, 1991.
Charges won't proceed in Victoria teen's death despite mother's attempt to pursue charges privately

Charges won't proceed in Victoria teen's death despite mother's attempt to pursue charges privately

B.C. Prosecution Service said it decided to stay the proceedings because the case did not meet the required standard of a substantial likelihood of conviction
Joni Mitchell's music back on Spotify two years after joining Neil Young in boycott

Joni Mitchell's music back on Spotify two years after joining Neil Young in boycott

Joni Mitchell's music is back on Spotify more than two years after the songwriter pulled it off the platform in protest of other content available on the popular streaming service.
Survivor's story: B.C. man recalls being swept away in Squamish River in 2020

Survivor's story: B.C. man recalls being swept away in Squamish River in 2020

Man's harrowing ordeal underscores the importance of water safety and situational awareness.
'Water is life,' Cowichan Lake weir project seen as saviour for stressed river

'Water is life,' Cowichan Lake weir project seen as saviour for stressed river

The weir will improve the health and ecology of the beleaguered Cowichan River, which has been beset by drought and recent fish die-offs.
Coast Guard, Ahousaht remove dangerous boats

Coast Guard, Ahousaht remove dangerous boats

Officers from the coast guard’s marine environmental hazard response team and Ahousaht Community Harbour’s emergency response staff focused on two vessels moored and leaking fuel in the Ahousaht Harbour.
View Royal to introduce CRD's first bear-proof garbage containers in pilot project

View Royal to introduce CRD's first bear-proof garbage containers in pilot project

A View Royal teen and her mother asked councillors to bring bear-proof garbage cans to their neighbourhood and ramp up bear protection bylaws after a mother black bear was shot by conservation officers last June.
Victoria set for another strong cruise season; Nanaimo welcoming first ships since 2019

Victoria set for another strong cruise season; Nanaimo welcoming first ships since 2019

Season starts April 3 when Norwegian Bliss pulls in to Ogden Point to mark the first of 315 visits from ships mainly plying the popular Alaska route.
B.C. funds nearly 600 new affordable rental homes in the Interior, North

B.C. funds nearly 600 new affordable rental homes in the Interior, North

OKANAGAN FALLS, B.C. — The latest funding to flow through British Columbia's Community Housing Fund will add nearly 600 rental homes to communities in the Interior and northern B.C.
Man, woman arrested after crash in Sooke, B.C., led to 'explosive device,' police say

Man, woman arrested after crash in Sooke, B.C., led to 'explosive device,' police say

SOOKE, B.C. — Police on Vancouver Island say a man and a woman are in custody after a crash that led to the discovery of an "explosive device." RCMP in Sooke, B.C.