North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP are asking for the public’s help to identify two suspects after a break in at a beauty salon in Duncan in the early hours of the morning on Saturday, July 25. At 5:27 a.m.

The Comox Valley RCMP are seeking public assistance in identifying the riders of a dirt bike and e-bike after the duo was observed driving dangerously on Cliffe Avenue. The two riders were driving on ...

I Absolutely loved the interesting and informative article by Lisa Hamilton, On typos, Titivillus and marginalia. What fun. More articles and letters of that quality please. My favourite sentence? “I ...

While Spain may have lifted the FIFA World Cup trophy as champions, some might argue the tournament’s biggest winners can be found in the West Shore. Across the six-week sporting extravaganza, ...

U.S. President Donald Trump is again threatening tariffs against Canada. Trump signed three proclamations, according to the White House on Monday (July 20), that would impose additional 50-per-cent ...

The 2026 BC Summer Games have begun. Over 3,000 athletes, coaches and officials are in town as the Summer Games had its first day of competitions in Kelowna. The games take place from July 22 to 26, ...

Across British Columbia, more animals than ever are being abandoned or surrendered as families struggle with rising living costs. Veterinary care, food, housing, and other expenses have become ...

Cheers, car horns and cowbells filled the air outside Kelowna General Hospital the afternoon of July 20. Nurses and supporters rallied at 2 p.m. at the corner of Pandosy Street and Rose Avenue holding ...

For almost 20 years, the Denman Island Readers and Writers Festival has gathered Canadian authors and bibliophiles, and this year they invited Vancouver Island’s Zoe Dickinson to share her poetry that ...

Canada’s crime rate was down again in 2025, a trend nationally across almost all provinces and territories. Statistics Canada released the 2025 police-reported crime statistics Wednesday (July 22), ...

When Vic West resident David Jenvey cast a line from the end of the Breakwater, he was hoping to reel in a fish or two. Instead, he caught something far more memorable – a front-row seat to the sight ...