Vancouver Island

• 1st-degree murder charge laid in suspicious Vancouver Island death

  Mounties said Tuesday that Derian Tate had been charged with first-degree murder after police found a man dead in the Ditidaht First Nations on Saturday.

  Crime

  Oct 1
  
• 1 dead, suspicious death investigation underway at B.C. First Nation on Vancouver Island

  Police on Vancouver Island say emergency response officers had to be called in to make an arrest after a man was found dead at a British Columbia First Nations community.

  Crime

  Sep 29
  
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• ‘We call them keystone species’: Vancouver Island grizzly cubs may boost ecosystem

  When wildlife photographer Catherine Babault captured images of a female grizzly bear with two cubs encountering a herd of elk on Vancouver Island last month, she knew she had witnessed something special.

  Environment

  Aug 21
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• B.C. waters new home to Canada’s largest marine protected area

  The area has "extraordinary seafloor features," including more than 47 underwater mountains, known as seamounts, and all of the confirmed hydrothermal vents in Canada.

  Environment

  Jul 14
• B.C. mayor blasts party-goers for brush fire sparked by fireworks: ‘Should be ashamed’

  Nanaimo Mayor Leonard Krog said the thought of people lighting fireworks at the park is “outrageous” and those responsible should be prosecuted.

  Fire

  Jul 13
• World’s largest hockey stick to be broken down, sold as collectibles on Vancouver Island

  Have you ever wanted to own the world's largest hockey stick? Soon you'll be able to get a piece of it in the form of a unique collectible.

  Lifestyle

  Jun 27
• ‘Poop all over the place’: Free-roaming peacocks anger Vancouver Island neighbourhood

  Residents of a North Cowichan neighbourhood say they've had enough of the peacocks that have made a home of their community.

  Canada

  Jun 14
• Photos released in hit-and-run that killed 17-year-old girl on Vancouver Island

  Police on Vancouver Island have released photos of several vehicles believed to be connected to a hit-and-run that killed a 17-year-old girl in April.

  Crime

  Jun 11
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• ‘It’s home’: RV dwellers on Vancouver Island worried about possible bylaw change

  Under the proposed bylaw, the Regional District of Nanaimo would limit stays for recreational vehicles to six months, even in an RV park.

  Politics

  Jun 4
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• 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