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Pat Bay Highway to close overnight for Keating overpass project

Pat Bay Highway to close overnight for Keating overpass project

The highway will be closed in both directions between Tanner Road and Island View Road, but a detour will be in effect
Parksville man reported missing has been found: RCMP

Parksville man reported missing has been found: RCMP

The 68-year-old was last seen leaving his downtown home on foot about 11:30 p.m. Aug. 1. On Aug. 7, police said he had been located.
Fire rips through six-storey development under construction in Vancouver, causing crane collapse

Fire rips through six-storey development under construction in Vancouver, causing crane collapse

Blaze leads to gas explosion, downed power and transit lines, and spreads to eight nearby homes.
Mother and two children recovering after head-on Malahat crash

Mother and two children recovering after head-on Malahat crash

One child remains in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Children’s Hospital with serious head injuries, according to a family friend who started an online fundraiser.
Extra foot patrols targeting criminal element on Pandora, Ellice: VicPD chief

Extra foot patrols targeting criminal element on Pandora, Ellice: VicPD chief

Additional officers on overtime pay will continue the patrols for another five weeks, says Chief Del Manak
Fired health-care workers can reapply for their jobs, but some don't want to

Fired health-care workers can reapply for their jobs, but some don't want to

A former Island Health laundry worker who declined to be vaccinated for COVID-19 says he’s making more money in construction.
Truck flips, ends up in courtyard of Saanich seniors residence

Truck flips, ends up in courtyard of Saanich seniors residence

A witness said the driver appeared to have hit a utility pole before crashing into the courtyard, where luckily no one was sitting
Mountain biker, 70, airlifted after fall on busy weekend for Island rescue crews

Mountain biker, 70, airlifted after fall on busy weekend for Island rescue crews

The biker fell off a steep embankment on a challenging mountain-biking trail in Englishman River Falls Park near Parksville
Disaster threat from sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ landslide's river waters decreases, says emergency minister

Disaster threat from sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ landslide's river waters decreases, says emergency minister

VANCOUVER — A "grateful" emergency management minister says the threat of a flood disaster along British Columbia's Chilcotin and Fraser rivers appears to have been averted when a massive lake drained overtop of a landslide.
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ to see a return to seasonable temperatures, but wildfire risk remains

sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ to see a return to seasonable temperatures, but wildfire risk remains

There are about 340 wildfires burning in the province, including eight wildfires of note.