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William Nelson has thrown his hat into the political ring

UPDATE: Vancouver Island Party names candidate for Langford-Juan de Fuca riding

UVic student, a seasoned international traveller, joins race

William Nelson has thrown his hat into the political ring
Longtime BC Transit driver Keith Yeo

Show appreciation for your West Shore transit driver March 18

BC Transit celebrates international Transit Driver Appreciation Day

Longtime BC Transit driver Keith Yeo

Man injured in morning truck crash on Sooke Road

Pickup goes off road, flips into ditch in Metchosin

Quality Foods

Quality Foods earns Business of the Year award

Grocery chain has made inroads into West Shore retail market

Quality Foods
INTERACTIVE MAP: Top 100 highest assessed homes on Vancouver Island

INTERACTIVE MAP: Top 100 highest assessed homes on Vancouver Island

Exclusive islands, Saanich acreages and Oak Bay waterfront mansions are among the highest valued Island residences

INTERACTIVE MAP: Top 100 highest assessed homes on Vancouver Island
QUIZ: 12 questions to test your knowledge of B.C. news in 2016

QUIZ: 12 questions to test your knowledge of B.C. news in 2016

How well do you know your provincial news? Take our #BCNewsQuiz and see how you score

QUIZ: 12 questions to test your knowledge of B.C. news in 2016
Emergency dispatchers received some unusual phone calls in 2016.

Stuck gym lockers, job queries top 2016 list of reasons to not call 911

Non-emergency calls can delay the response to a legitimate emergency

Emergency dispatchers received some unusual phone calls in 2016.

Pacific Links Bear Mountain Championship confirmed for 2017

PGA Tour Champions event slotted into September schedule for second straight year

Court date for accused in West Shore RCMP member’s crash death delayed again

Kenneth Jacob Fenton now scheduled for arraignment on Jan. 5

Enter the Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce contest and win an all inclusive trip to China to see the Great Wall

Dreaming of visiting China? Win a trip of a lifetime!

You could win an all-inclusive tour through Beijing, Xi’an, Shanghai and Suzhou next spring valued at $2500!

Enter the Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce contest and win an all inclusive trip to China to see the Great Wall

CFB Esquimalt member injured in industrial accident at helicopter squadron

Individual suffered serious injuries, was rushed to hospital Monday morning

VIDEO: Watch IHIT press conference

VIDEO: Watch IHIT press conference

Watch a streaming feed of a press conference held by the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team.

VIDEO: Watch IHIT press conference
Heavy rains and strong winds are expected to blast southwestern B.C. starting Wednesday night.

Series of storms set to batter B.C.’s south coast

Heavy rains, strong winds set to lash southwestern B.C.

Heavy rains and strong winds are expected to blast southwestern B.C. starting Wednesday night.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge

What interests you about the Royal Family

We asked and Capital Region residents responded by the hundreds

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge

Sooke residents will get their say in OCP review

The District of Sooke in undergoing an update to the Official Community Plan and wants to hear what the community has to say.

Conservation officer are urging people to leave two young grizzlies spotted on an island near Telegraph Cove alone.

A grizzly scene on northern Vancouver Island?

Conservation officers urging public to stay away as they cross their fingers young grizzly bears don't complete Island-hop

Conservation officer are urging people to leave two young grizzlies spotted on an island near Telegraph Cove alone.
Coast Salish artist John Marston and his mother

Vancouver Island Salish artist’s work to adorn BC ferry

Stz'uminus artist John Marston unveils design to adorn the new ship Salish Eagle on the Tsawwassen-Southern Gulf Islands

Coast Salish artist John Marston and his mother
Permits are needed for cutting firewood on Crown land

Free permit required to collect firewood on Crown lands

Province asks residents to do their part to protect our forests

Permits are needed for cutting firewood on Crown land
Michelle Stilwell

Stilwell takes 400m gold with record performance at Rio Paralympics

RIO DE JANEIRO – Michelle Stilwell, Paralympian and Parksville-Qualicum MLA sets Paralympic record in women's 400-metre T52.

Michelle Stilwell

Black Press staff nominated for Webster journalism award

Sewage in the CRD series gains provincial recognition