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In an act of reconciliation, Victoria's Trutch Street gets a new name

In an act of reconciliation, Victoria's Trutch Street gets a new name

Victoria’s Trutch Street was renamed Su’it Street for the Lekwungen word for “truth” in a ceremony with the Esquimalt and Songhees First Nations and community members on Sunday.
No wrongdoing on Mountie who tried to pull over speeding motorcycle before fatal crash, says IIO

No wrongdoing on Mountie who tried to pull over speeding motorcycle before fatal crash, says IIO

Witnesses said Akerley ran a red light and hit the truck.
Who pays? Helicopter company pauses doctor trips over $75,000 bill

Who pays? Helicopter company pauses doctor trips over $75,000 bill

A helicopter company that transports a Port McNeill doctor into a remote First Nations community stopped service this month due to an unpaid $75,000 bill.
BC Conservation Service intercepted a barge from Ontario that was covered in zebra mussels

BC Conservation Service intercepted a barge from Ontario that was covered in zebra mussels

Officials were worried the invasive mussel could establish itself and overtake native species if the barge was allowed in B.C. waters.
Man pleads guilty in fatal shooting of Langford mother

Man pleads guilty in fatal shooting of Langford mother

Anthony Dheensaw has pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder of Angela Dalman and to the attempted murder of Derrick Oke on March 6, 2020.
Burnaby man charged after drone flies drugs into Manitoba prison

Burnaby man charged after drone flies drugs into Manitoba prison

Burnaby’s Jalen Falk, 22, and Vancouver’s Shahram Tohky, 20, face drug trafficking charges in connection with a drone police say dropped methamphetamine and suspected fentanyl into Manitoba’s Stony Mountain Institution.
Province makes sudden, immediate overhaul of BC Housing's board

Province makes sudden, immediate overhaul of BC Housing's board

The province announced major changes to BC Housing late Friday in a move that immediately shook up the composition of its board of commissioners after an external review was concluded last month. In a statement issued at 6:35 p.m.
First case of monkeypox confirmed on Vancouver Island

First case of monkeypox confirmed on Vancouver Island

Risk to public is “very low,” Island Health said
Vancouver mayor violated code of conduct with misleading Olympic Tweets: integrity commissioner

Vancouver mayor violated code of conduct with misleading Olympic Tweets: integrity commissioner

Vancouver city hall’s integrity commissioner has found Mayor Kennedy Stewart broke the code of conduct when he published a series of misleading Tweets in March against a proposed plebiscite on the Vancouver 2030 Winter Olympics bid.
Vancouver Olympics in 2030 would cost taxpayers at least $1B

Vancouver Olympics in 2030 would cost taxpayers at least $1B

The Canadian Olympic Committee and leaders of the Four Host First Nations said Friday that they need at least $1 billion from taxpayers to stage another Winter Olympics in B.C. in 2030.