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VIDEO: Pod of orcas caught on drone

VIDEO: Pod of orcas caught on drone

Youtube user films family of orcas swimming near Horseshoe Bay

VIDEO: Pod of orcas caught on drone
Island Farms milk gets new safety seal

Island Farms milk gets new safety seal

A large product recall at the Victoria facility has led to more stringent safety measures.

  • Jul 5, 2017
Island Farms milk gets new safety seal
Arshdeep Purba of Surrey took home the Miss BC crown on Sunday night. (Black Press photo)
Arshdeep Purba of Surrey took home the Miss BC crown on Sunday night. (Black Press photo)
VIDEO: Langley woman finds nest of bunnies in her backyard

VIDEO: Langley woman finds nest of bunnies in her backyard

Rebecca McKenzie is asking people to check their lawns before mowing the grass

VIDEO: Langley woman finds nest of bunnies in her backyard
(JRCC/Twitter)

Lots of medevacs over Canada Day weekend: JRCC

Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Victoria responded to 77 calls over three days

(JRCC/Twitter)
Premier-designate John Horgan and Vancouver councillor Geoff Meggs at swearing-in ceremony for NDP MLAs in May. (Stepan Vdovine/Facebook)

John Horgan names his first senior staff picks

Geoff Meggs quits Vancouver council to be chief of staff

Premier-designate John Horgan and Vancouver councillor Geoff Meggs at swearing-in ceremony for NDP MLAs in May. (Stepan Vdovine/Facebook)
Pitt Meadows Fire and Rescue Service is reconsidering how it responds to burning complaints.
Pitt Meadows Fire and Rescue Service is reconsidering how it responds to burning complaints.
David Giles, former vice-president of the Kelowna Hells Angels chapter, died Saturday at Abbotsford Regional Hospital.

High-ranking Hells Angel dies in Abbotsford hospital

David Giles was vice-president of Kelowna HA chapter

David Giles, former vice-president of the Kelowna Hells Angels chapter, died Saturday at Abbotsford Regional Hospital.
Crews battle an early June wildfire near Tete Jaune Cache in northeastern B.C. (BC Wildfire Service)

Slow start for B.C.’s 2017 wildfire season

2016 saw almost quadruple the fires by the end of June

Crews battle an early June wildfire near Tete Jaune Cache in northeastern B.C. (BC Wildfire Service)
John Horgan is flanked by two prominent MLAs at swearing-in ceremony in May. Selina Robinson (left) is a likely pick for the new minister for mental health and addictions, and former B.C. Teachers’ Federation president Jinny Sims (right) is a contender for education minister. (Tom Fletcher/Black Press)

Heat on John Horgan to deliver on his promises

ANALYSIS: Bridge tolls, ferries among low-hanging fruit

John Horgan is flanked by two prominent MLAs at swearing-in ceremony in May. Selina Robinson (left) is a likely pick for the new minister for mental health and addictions, and former B.C. Teachers’ Federation president Jinny Sims (right) is a contender for education minister. (Tom Fletcher/Black Press)
NDP leader John Horgan emerges from Government House as the sun sets June 29, moments after being named premier designate by Lt. Gov. Judith Guichon. (Tom Fletcher/Black Press)

B.C.’s big money battle isn’t over yet

John Horgan, Christy Clark posture on poltical donations

NDP leader John Horgan emerges from Government House as the sun sets June 29, moments after being named premier designate by Lt. Gov. Judith Guichon. (Tom Fletcher/Black Press)
A Victoria mother says her son suffered serious blistering after applying a Banana Boat sunscreen spray during a class trip to the beach. (Facebook/Patrizia Fitch)

Victoria mother says child was burned by sunscreen

Says her son began to blister after using a spray-on sunscreen made by Banana Boat.

  • Jul 3, 2017
A Victoria mother says her son suffered serious blistering after applying a Banana Boat sunscreen spray during a class trip to the beach. (Facebook/Patrizia Fitch)
PHOTOS: Sunshine and celebrations for Canada Day

PHOTOS: Sunshine and celebrations for Canada Day

A look at how Canadians across B.C. and Alta. celebrated their country

  • Jul 2, 2017
PHOTOS: Sunshine and celebrations for Canada Day
(Flickr: @nicolasnova)

Interac’s e-Transfer service back online

The banking service seems to be fixed after after troubles that began Thursday

(Flickr: @nicolasnova)
Trudeau unveils Canada’s newest astronauts

Trudeau unveils Canada’s newest astronauts

Jen Sidey and Josh Kutryk will officially be welcomed at the Canadian Space Agency headquarters

Trudeau unveils Canada’s newest astronauts
B.C. police officer dragged by car fleeing traffic stop

B.C. police officer dragged by car fleeing traffic stop

The Abbotsford police officer escaped with minor injuries after a scuffle inside the car

B.C. police officer dragged by car fleeing traffic stop
Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, celebrate Canada Day in Ottawa. (Government of Canada)

VIDEO: Royals celebrate Canada 150 with Bono and Trudeau

The Royals are on the final day of their Canada Day visit

Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, celebrate Canada Day in Ottawa. (Government of Canada)
Kootenay child granted first non-gendered B.C. health card

Kootenay child granted first non-gendered B.C. health card

Kory Doty’s lawyer says this may be a world first

  • Jun 30, 2017
Kootenay child granted first non-gendered B.C. health card
Order of Canada marking 50-year anniversary

Order of Canada marking 50-year anniversary

Quintessential Canadian additions to this year’s Order of Canada

Order of Canada marking 50-year anniversary
The alarming rate of drug overdose statistics, plus increasing fentanyl deaths, has prompted a public presentation Monday at Fulton on the topic. (Black Press file photo)

May numbers: Four deaths per day caused by illicit drugs

The BC Coroners Service says 129 people died during the month of May, slightly down from 136 deaths in April.

  • Jun 30, 2017
The alarming rate of drug overdose statistics, plus increasing fentanyl deaths, has prompted a public presentation Monday at Fulton on the topic. (Black Press file photo)