4+ hour, 11+ min ago  (437+ words) The Juan de Fuca Marine Trail is expected to reopen this summer, with an opening date to be announced in mid-May, the province says. The Ministry of Environment and Parks said hikers and back-country campers will have access to the…...

2+ hour, 53+ min ago  (109+ words) Times Colonist Man arrested after drugs found at Vancouver Island vacation rental A 31-year-old Burnaby man was arrested after Campbell River RCMP found suspected fentanyl and cocaine while executing a search warrant at a short-term vacation rental. The search in…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (11+ words) B. C. says new regulations will curb extortion-related violence'Times Colonist...

14+ hour, 5+ min ago  (747+ words) A man accused of a fatal stabbing outside a downtown Victoria hostel two years ago took the stand in his own trial Monday to say he stabbed 21-year-old Jayden Gauthier to protect himself. Robert Henry Travers, 66, has pleaded not guilty…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (205+ words) As daylight was fading Friday, an injured crew member requiring urgent care was airlifted from a cargo ship about 300 kilometres west of Vancouver Island. A crew from 442 Transport and Rescue Squadron, based at CFB Comox, carried out the medevac operation....

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (593+ words) Video played at the murder trial of a man accused of fatally stabbing a 21-year-old outside a downtown Victoria hostel shows the two men interacting briefly before a struggle ensues. Robert Henry Travers has pleaded not guilty to the second-degree…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (422+ words) TORONTO " Jesus Sanchez's two-run homer in the sixth inning and three-RBI game lifted the Toronto Blue Jays to a 4-2 win in the rubber match of their three-game series against the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. led off the…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (164+ words) A lithium-ion battery might have caused a fire at Hartland Landfill in Saanich on Saturday night, said the Saanich Fire Department. Smoke from the blaze was visible across the region just after 7 p. m. Assistant Deputy Chief Rob Jones was at the…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (514+ words) I am prepared to move on with the confirmation of Mr. Warsh. I think he's going to be a great Fed chair," Tillis told NBC's Meet the Press," two days after the U. S. attorney for the District of Columbia said her…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (758+ words) Michelle Hlatky and her mother were enjoying a sunny hike on a recreational trail on Vancouver Island when Hlatky heard a thump and felt something graze her arm. She said to her mom, who was behind her, "That was close....