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Runner tackling 35-hour challenge at Saanich’s Mt. Work for Help Fill a Dream

Jerry Hughes at the finish line of one of his previous running fundraisers for children in need. (Photo courtesy of Help Fill a Dream)

Jerry Hughes hopes to raise $35,000 for organization, celebrating its 35th year

by Megan Atkins-Baker
27 mins ago

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A seal gave birth to a pup on a dock at the Comox Marina Aug. 1. Screenshot

VIDEO: Seal gives birth on dock at Comox Marina
- updated 14h ago
Feds offer $11 million in added support for housing in Greater Victoria
- 42 mins ago
Aviation museum in North Saanich unveils monument to B.C. pilot killed in Second World War
- 13h ago
Crafty summer sewing camp on offer in Langford for kids
- 13h ago
Victoria leads Canadian cities in restaurants, pubs, bars per capita
- 14h ago

The White Rock Lake wildfire pictured on Aug. 4. (BC Wildfire Service photo)

Entire community of Falkland ordered evacuated due to White Rock Lake wildfire

by Caitlin Clow
and Michael Rodriguez

updated 6h ago

Chad, son Daxton, daughter Trinity and wife Shanel pose for a photo at DeMille’s Farm Market where Trinity was born in the early morning hours of on Aug. 3, 2021. (Lachlan Labere-Salmon Arm Observer)

VIDEO: Shuswap couple pull off Highway 1 in Salmon Arm to give birth to child

by Lachlan Labere

updated 12h ago
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OPINION: The Olympics shouldn’t test for cannabis — much less ban athletes who test positive

Cannabis 19+

WATCH: Discover the beauty of Kitimat through the eyes of a local

West Coast Traveller

A helicopter flies past the Tremont Creek wildfire burning on the mountains above Ashcroft, B.C., Friday, July 16, 2021. Wildfire starts across British Columbia are ramping up again as heat and dry conditions replace last week’s slightly damper weather, boosting the wildfire danger to high or extreme in all but small pockets of the province. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Damage estimate for fire-razed Lytton, B.C., reaches $78 million

by The Canadian Press

14h ago

In this photo provided by the Bootleg Fire Incident Command, columns of smoke rise from the Bootleg Fire in southern Oregon on Sunday, July 18, 2021. The federal government says neither Canada nor the United States can spare each other any extra personnel as they deal with one of the most severe wildfire seasons in recent memory. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Bootleg Fire Incident Command via AP

Canada, U.S. seek new approach as blistering 2021 wildfire season drains resources

by The Canadian Press

14h ago

A health care worker leaves after finishing her shift for the day at the Eatonville Care Centre in Toronto on Friday, April 24, 2020. A report published this morning by parliamentary budget officer Yves Giroux estimates ending wait lists, increasing staff pay and benefits, providing more hours of care each day and expanding home care could cost around $13.7 billion. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Fixing long-term care in Canada could cost $13.7B, budget watchdog estimates

by The Canadian Press

14h ago

Hand watering is one way to reduce water use, which ensures there's enough water available year-round for drinking, fire prevention and fish and ecosystem support.

5 ways to do more with less water in your garden this summer!

B.C. Christmas tree growers say intense heat singes prized trees, kills seedlings

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau listens as Chief Public Health Officer of Canada Dr. Theresa Tam is seen via videoconference during a news conference on the COVID-19 pandemic in Ottawa on Friday, June 4, 2021. Federal officials are warning that Canada could be on the brink of a fourth wave of COVID-19 driven by the highly contagious Delta variant if the country opens too fast before enough people have been vaccinated. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Federal modelling warns of 4th COVID wave driven by Delta if reopening is too fast

Visitors to the Calgary Stampede line up for tickets in Calgary on Sunday, July 18, 2021. Alberta Health says 71 people likely acquired COVID-19 while attending the Stampede. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Alberta to end isolation rules for COVID-19 cases, close contacts as cases rise

The North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre’s senior bear Knut and caretaker Robin Campbell had a special relationship. (NIWRA photo)

Beloved black bear ‘Knut’ dies at North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre at age 25

Alberta’s top doctor apologizes for causing ‘confusion, fear or anger’ on COVID-19

Hinshaw: isolation measures disruptive and no longer necessary with vaccine protection

by The Canadian Press

14h ago

The BC Air Ambulance Services was called to Parksville to transport an elderly woman to hospital on Aug. 3, 2021. (PQB News file photo)

Ontario senior pulled from the water near Parksville Community Park

Woman observed to be alert as air ambulance transported her to hospital

by PQB News Staff

16h ago

1 taken into custody as standoff with RCMP north of Duncan concludes
- updated 8h ago
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Crew battling small wildfire in Chemainus River Provincial Park
- 15h ago
B.C. reports 342 new COVID cases as infections reach a two-month high
- updated 15h ago
Amid suspicions over animal welfare, BC SPCA points to gaps in accountability
- updated 15h ago
Couple dies after single-vehicle crash in Central Saanich on Tuesday
- updated 15h ago

PHOTOS: The view from Kohweechela – Oak Bay’s island park

Officially known as Mary Tod Island, it’s frequently referred to as Jimmy Chicken Island

by Christine van Reeuwyk

If you are a senior and obese, a little bit of belt-tightening and exercise can make for a massive improvement in your health. (Pixabay.com)

FITNESS: Exercise essential for healthy aging

You do not have to starve yourself to make improvements and get good results

17h ago

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