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Activists sentenced for blocking roads avoid jail time

Activists sentenced for blocking roads avoid jail time

Howard Breen and Melanie Murray were convicted of multiple mischief charges relating to protests around Nanaimo against old-growth logging
Man charged after sword, knife waved in 'threatening manner' in downtown Victoria

Man charged after sword, knife waved in 'threatening manner' in downtown Victoria

The man faces two counts of assault with a weapon, possession of a weapon, resisting arrest and breach of a release order. 
One dead in house fire in Maple Bay

One dead in house fire in Maple Bay

Crews from North Cowichan, Maple Bay, Crofton and Chemainus responded to the fire in the 1600-block of Maple Bay Road in North Cowichan about 9:30 a.m. Monday
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s Site C dam begins generating power

sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s Site C dam begins generating power

The site is expected to be in full service by fall 2025, adding about eight per cent more supply to the province's electricity grid.
Victoria library staffer told to choose between job and child care will get human rights hearing

Victoria library staffer told to choose between job and child care will get human rights hearing

A Greater Victoria Public Library staffer who was told to choose between her job or picking up her child from after-school care on time will get a hearing with the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Human Rights Tribunal.
Fire in Langford complex leads to evacuation; no evidence of explosion

Fire in Langford complex leads to evacuation; no evidence of explosion

Langford Fire Rescue responded to a fire in a fifth-floor unit at Hockley House on Hockley Avenue on Saturday night
4.1-magnitude earthquake strikes off northern Vancouver Island

4.1-magnitude earthquake strikes off northern Vancouver Island

The quake hit about 234 kilometres from Port Hardy just before 6:25 a.m. Monday.
Monthly food bank use soars to record 2 million, driven by cost of groceries, housing

Monthly food bank use soars to record 2 million, driven by cost of groceries, housing

Food Banks sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s annual survey of food bank use in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ recorded more than two million visits in March 2024 — nearly double the monthly visits in March 2019, and six per cent above last year's record-breaking figure.
'It's a war zone down there': More than half of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s small businesses report surge in crime over last year

'It's a war zone down there': More than half of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s small businesses report surge in crime over last year

Dozens of businesses have joined SOS: Save Our Streets, to send an urgent message to governments to get crime under control.
Large forested area added to Gabriola Island park

Large forested area added to Gabriola Island park

The 31.5-hectare parcel known as Wilkinson Woods was bought by the Regional District of Nanaimo and will be added to 707 Community Park