4+ hour, 53+ min ago  (244+ words) Published 7: 30 am Sunday, May 24, 2026 At a recent North Saanich council meeting, municipal staff walked out after a resident began addressing the proposed Appointment of Officers Bylaw, referring to it as a "zombie bill" " a common term for legislation that returns…...

6+ hour, 23+ min ago  (604+ words) Published 10: 00 am Sunday, May 24, 2026 From a historic rail landmark in Victoria to a Prospect Lake gas bar and a downtown Victoria nightclub, Greater Victoria became the backdrop for a new music video created almost entirely by local talent. Victoria band…...

6+ hour, 43+ min ago  (720+ words) Published 5: 30 am Sunday, May 24, 2026 Saanich author Stuart Morse released the book, The Science and Spirituality of Addiction: A Healing Guide for a Broken World, a guide to overcoming addiction. It explores how to understand addiction, recovery, and spirituality. (Courtesy of…...

17+ hour, 36+ min ago  (853+ words) Published 6: 20 pm Saturday, May 23, 2026 By Tony Trozzo and Olivier Laurin Former Westshore Rebels receiver Kieran Poissant makes an 18-yard catch in fourth-quarter action for the B. C. Lions at Starlight Stadium. (Tony Trozzo/Goldstream Gazette) B. C. Lions super fan Crazy P keeps the…...

1+ day, 13+ min ago  (624+ words) Published 3: 30 pm Saturday, May 23, 2026 The Fire Task station at the 2026 Provincial Mine Rescue and First Aid Competition in Penticton on May 23, 2026. A total of 16 teams were in attendance, putting their rescue skills to the test. (Logan Lockhart/Western News) Other…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (820+ words) Published 5: 35 am Saturday, May 23, 2026 A B. C. hockey legend and artist will soon open a new gallery in downtown Parksville, appropriately named Gallery 35. Richard Brodeur (No. 35) has been painting professionally for more than 30 years, known in particular for his nostalgic paintings of…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (719+ words) Published 2: 00 pm Friday, May 22, 2026 There has been little time for Pacific FC to process the end of the James Merriman era. Less than 24 hours after parting ways with the club's longtime head coach, Pacific is preparing for one of its…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (460+ words) Published 2: 00 pm Friday, May 22, 2026 Just two weeks into 2026, the Okanagan Humane Society has taken in 42 dogs on top of its steady stream of cats. (Okanagan Humane Society/Contributed) Seven independent nonprofit humane societies, all with the same mission, to prevent…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (367+ words) Published 7: 30 pm Friday, May 22, 2026 Klayton John Kearns. (Central Okanagan Crime Stoppers) A Kelowna man with more than 30 criminal convictions was recently sentenced to more time behind bars stemming from charges related to an incident of intimate partner violence in 2024. Klayton…...

2+ day, 24+ min ago  (379+ words) Published 4: 00 pm Friday, May 22, 2026 One year after opening Vancouver Island's only long-term addiction recovery program for women, Our Place adds the next step'safe family reunification housing. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff) Our Place Society announced the expansion of its Pathway of…...