Vancouver Island

• Vancouver Island community unable to save stranded orca

  A stranded orca has died in the small Vancouver Island community of Zeballos, despite rescue efforts by local residents. Concerns remain for the fate of a calf swimming nearby.

  Environment

  Mar 24
  
• ‘Explosive device’ found after Vancouver Island assault, crash: RCMP

  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.'

  Mar 22
  
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• Vancouver Island shipbreaking company hit with pollution abatement order

  Deepwater Recovery's four-year-old operation in Baynes Sound near Courtenay has rankled neighbours and the regional district

  Environment

  Mar 22
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• Thieves may be picking break-in victims by tracking their vehicles with GPS: B.C. RCMP

  There have been at least two break-ins in Campbell River and similar incidents in the Comox Valley that appear to be targeting the homes of entrepreneurs of Asian descent.

  Crime

  Mar 13
• ‘You don’t want to die alone’: B.C. hit-and-run victim’s mom thanks man who found him

  Rod Kelly, 54, was struck and killed on Feb. 8 as he rode his bicycle on Comox Valley Parkway near Courtenay. A Vancouver Island man has since been charged with murder.

  Crime

  Mar 4
• Snowfall warning in effect for east Vancouver Island 

  Environment Canada meteorologists say eastern Vancouver Island, from Parksville to Campbell River, is expected to receive at least 5 cm of snow Saturday.

  Weather

  Mar 2
• Residents upset over Vancouver Island shipbreaking operation

  While the company says it is doing nothing wrong, many locals say they're worried about the operation's effects on their coastal environment.

  Environment

  Mar 1
• Family still struggling with murder charge in B.C. man’s hit-and-run death

  Rod Kelly, 54, was struck and killed on Feb. 8 as he rode his bicycle on the Comox Valley Parkway just outside of Courtenay.

  Crime

  Feb 29
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• Search intensifies for Vancouver Island woman missing more than 1 week

  Sara Sherry, 45, of Errington was last seen on Feb. 15 driving a 2017 Nissan Frontier pickup truck near Highway 19 and the Northwest Bay Logging Road.

  Crime

  Feb 24
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• B.C. company using electric plane to lay groundwork for sustainable aviation

  Sealand Flight Ltd.’s all-electric Velis Electro aircraft has arrived in Campbell River, which aims to “lay the groundwork” for sustainable aviation in Canada.

  Canada

  Feb 22