Tag: Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island MLA Adam Walker booted from NDP caucus after internal probe
A New Democrat member of the British Columbia legislature representing a riding on Vancouver Island has been turfed from the party’s ranks, Premier David Eby…
Military, international resources help fight B.C. wildfires as more evacuation orders, alerts issued
Hundreds of international firefighters and army personnel are helping fight more than close to 500 wildfires across B.C. on Saturday, which resulted in new evacuation…
Military support arriving in B.C. to fight close to 380 wildfires across province
The British Columbia government says military support is arriving for deployment after it asked for Ottawa’s help in fighting close to 380 wildfires burning across…
First Nation on Vancouver Island declares marine protected area
The Tsawout First Nation, located 20 kilometres north of Victoria, B.C., has declared an Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area (IPCA) for 155 kilometres of ocean in…
Humpback whale rescued after being entangled in rope in B.C. waters
Marine researchers are warning the public to keep an eye out for humpback whales entangled in fishing gear, after one humpback was extricated from polysteel…
Death of 15-year-old Indigenous girl on Vancouver Island deemed suspicious but not homicide
RCMP in North Cowichan/Duncan, about 60 kilometres north of Victoria, say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding 15-year-old Carsyn Mackenzie Seaweed’s death as suspicious — but her death…
B.C. man who falsely claimed to own legendary Sooke hotel handed $1.6M penalty
A B.C. Securities Commission (BCSC) panel has imposed a $1.6-million penalty on a B.C. man who defrauded an investor by claiming to own the legendary…
A B.C. group is painstakingly rebuilding a WWII aircraft so it can take to the skies again
A group on Vancouver Island that is rebuilding a rare Second World War-era fighter-bomber recently acquired a key component that they hope will help the aircraft take…
First Nations leaders, federal officials create marine refuge on B.C. Central Coast
Federal officials and First Nations leaders announced they will be closing fisheries and establishing a marine refuge along the Central Coast of B.C. Sunday. The announcement was part…
Facing ‘unbridled violence’ from B.C. bank robbers, police justified in shooting to kill, report says
WARNING: This story contains graphic depictions of violence. A new report clearing police of criminal wrongdoing in the shooting deaths of two bank robbers on…
