You can help children stay safe from button batteries by helping Island Health with a survey. Island Health and the BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit announced the survey earlier today, which aims to better understand people’s knowledge of button battery safety. The batteries are used for products like toothbrushes, watches,...

RCMP Highway Patrol say several charges were laid during a month-long campaign to educate drivers on what to do when see an emergency vehicle pulled over.  The ‘Slow Down and Move Over’ campaign saw more than 450 tickets issued province-wide last month and Superintendent Mike Coyle says the campaign was...

The province has put forward legislation to respond to further tariff threats and implementations in a timely manner. This comes after Premier David Eby and Attorney General Niki Sharma spoke to media today (Thursday), saying the Economic Stabilization Tariff Response Act would also help defend workers and businesses, and grow...

Continued tariff talks between the United States and Canada are causing concerns for home buyers on Vancouver Island.  The Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) released their February 2025 housing report, and it shows all property type sales were unchanged from one year ago.  VIREB CEO Jason Yochim said despite forecasts...

If the clouds clear Thursday night you will get a chance to see a total eclipse of the moon, hitting its peak around midnight. According to NASA, Vancouver Island and the rest of North America will be able to watch the whole thing from beginning to end. The partial eclipse...

The BC NDP and BC Greens have finalized an agreement to work together in the legislature. The caucus chairs for both parties signed the final terms of the Cooperation and Responsible Government Accord today, which sets out agreements and understandings on different topics between the parties. The accord comes as the...