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Man allegedly spits on Victoria police officer during Remembrance Day ceremony disruption
A man in Victoria decided the local Remembrance Day ceremony would be a good time…
Kamloops’s Frenchies Poutinerie closing, moving to Victoria
Kamloops's Frenchies Poutinerie is about to close their doors, and you’ve only got a week…
Victoria’s plastic bag ban quashed by Court of Appeal
Plastic bag bans put into place by local governments attempting to protect the environment won't…
Driver fined after tossing lit cigarette out car window in front of Victoria police chief
SAANICH — A driver on Vancouver Island has received a hefty fine after tossing a…
Added flights from Kelowna will let you go to Victoria and back on the same day
KELOWNA – Business travelers to Vancouver Island will have a few more options this fall.…
International Buskers Festival coming to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Victoria's loss is Kamloops' gain as the tournament capital gets set to host…
Archival video clip shows Kamloops residential school in 1937
CONTENT ADVISORY KAMLOOPS – A piece of Kamloops history is being shared on Youtube. The…
Daily non-stop flights announced between Kelowna and Victoria
KELOWNA – Travelers to Vancouver Island now have a non-stop flight to Victoria out of Kelowna International Airport. Pacific Coastal Airlines announced the seven day a week service Tuesday, Aug. 15, saying it will benefit communities on the island as well as the Okanagan. Effective Oct. 27, the Saab 340 aircraft will depart YLW at...
Coroner identifies three people in traffic accident near Duck Lake
KELOWNA - Three people who died in a Hwy 97 traffic accident near Duck Lake have been identified by the B.C. Coroners Service. They were Harold Reinhardt Miller, 82 and his wife Violet Juline Miller, 79, both from Vernon and their great-grandson, Thomas Rhys Edward Davies, 14, from Victoria. Mr. Miller was driving the car...
Judge rebukes ‘unacceptable conditions’ for teen held in Kamloops cells
KAMLOOPS - A provincial court judge let a 15-year-old Victoria girl out of a potential three-month jail sentence because she was improperly held in Kamloops city cells for five days in “unacceptable conditions,” her lawyer says. The girl was locked up in city cells for five days without seeing a judge, in part because Kamloops...