PET CHEK: Six-month-old Dee Dee, whose nickname is Ruby Roo, is a former stray with a lovely temperament.

A commercial land use application for an outdoor survival school has received sharp criticism, with concerns that it'll negatively impact trail and park access if approved.

Rural residents are outraged about proposed changes to zoning in the Cowichan Valley Regional District that would restrict property use.

The City of Courtenay is moving forward with plans to explore universal water metering, as officials look to curb rising demand and improve fairness in how residents pay for water.

A Vancouver Island diver has captured rare footage of ancient cloud sponges deep beneath the water of the Saanich Inlet.

Hardy Buoys Smoked Fish Inc., a well-known coastal seafood processor and retailer, has officially transitioned to Indigenous ownership, marking a milestone for B.C.’s seafood industry.

Alberta's premier says she welcomes diverse opinions in her caucus after a legislature member of her United Conservative Party opined a referendum on separation is good for the province.

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake has struck off the northern coast of Vancouver Island, B.C.

Spring has arrived in Campbell River, and the cherry trees at city hall are beginning to burst into bloom.

Two maple cuttings have been planted in the Japanese Garden at Esquimalt Gorge Park, restoring a living connection to the site’s early history and the family who once helped shape it.

A French-Palestinian member of the European Parliament says she was denied entry into Canada only days before she was scheduled to participate in conferences in Montreal.

The City of Campbell River has bought a key piece of land along one of its busiest corridors, positioning itself for future development aimed at addressing housing needs.

A popular recreational hub in Greater Victoria is set to close its doors this spring, marking the end of a short but impactful chapter for the local pickleball community.

In the age of U.S. President Donald Trump, the Alberta-Montana Border Road is set to be closed to Canadian traffic starting this summer.

Islands Trust is exploring options to work with the University of British Columbia (UBC) Conservation Decisions Lab headed by Salt Spring Islands resident Tara Martin. 

Filmmaker Avi Lewis has been elected as the NDP's new leader defeating his four rivals on the first ballot with nearly 40,000 votes. 

Though agreements have been in place for a long time for mutual aid assistance across fire departments in the Capital Regional District, each department had its own mayday procedure, causing confusion in critical moments.

A Victoria-based seismologist with Earthquakes Canada says this week's anniversary of the 1964 Alaska earthquake and tsunami that damaged Vancouver Island communities is an important reminder though rare, subduction earthquakes are the largest kind, and certain to happen again.

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At Victoria's Inner Harbour, a solid back-and-forth battle on the water played out between the University of British Columbia and the University of Victoria but in the end, the annual Brown Cup went to the out-of-towners on Saturday.

The family of missing Cowichan woman, Rosemarie Harry, hiked out of Duncan Saturday, combing river banks and trails for any clues to her disappearance.

The Michael Dunahee Keep Hope Alive five-kilometre run and walk takes place in Esquimalt on Sunday, marking 35 years since Dunahee disappeared from a playground in Victoria. 

Large crowds protested Saturday against the war in Iran and President Donald Trump's actions in “No Kings” rallies across the U.S. and in Europe. Minnesota took center stage, with thousands of people standing shoulder-to-shoulder to celebrate resistance to Trump's aggressive immigration enforcement.

A referee patiently pauses the action so little fingers can tie up little laces and there is a supernatural feeling in the gym that the Ancestors are watching with happy eyes.

After years of deliberations around the fate of the Mack Laing Shakeside home, the Town of Comox says construction is set to start on a new viewing platform that aims to honour the former author's love of nature.

Swiss food giant Nestlé says about 12 tons, or 413,793 candy bars, of its KitKat chocolate brand were stolen after leaving its production site in Italy earlier this week for Poland.

It was supposed to be a joyful family reunion, but instead a British Columbia grandmother is stranded in China in a coma, her family unable to pay the hundreds of thousands of dollars to bring her home via air ambulance.

Saanich Police are searching for two female suspects in connection to a liquor store theft of under $5,000.

A missile attack on Israel by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen on Saturday raises concern that Tehran's proxies may again try to block Red Sea shipping routes, as Iran's chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz keeps another key global trade passage virtually closed.

Gender-equality activists say a Toronto woman who was killed this month after decades pushing for women's rights in her native Iraq would not want Canadians to give up the fight for equality.

The annual Brown Cup rowing race is returning to the waters of Victoria’s Inner Harbour this weekend, pitting the University of Victoria against the University of British Columbia, and CHEK will broadcast and livestream the event.

A new coffee shop is quickly becoming the heart of its neighbourhood — and you can feel it the moment you walk through the door.

There's huge frustration in the Cowichan Valley, where transit users have learned there is no bus service planned for the new Quw'utsun/Cowichan Valley hospital, slated to open next year.

Campus life can start to feel a little repetitive. The same buildings, the same familiar loop around Ring Road, and then home again. But for one Kevin Nunn that routine is the perfect training ground for something much bigger.

New ICBC data shows that from 2024 to 2025, more cars than people were added to the Capital Regional District (CRD).

Former Victoria MP Laurel Collins reflects on the news of a Scottish midwife having her visa denied, and how the immigration system creates hardship through errors.

Victoria Police is investigating after a "suspicious" man approached a girl on Wednesday afternoon.

The director of B.C.'s Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) says she has no other option but to cut six positions in order to stay within its annual budget provided by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food this year.

The Independent Investigations Office of BC is hoping to speak with witnesses after a woman may have been injured while in a Nanaimo RCMP vehicle.

The province is notifying drivers to be prepared for single lane alternating traffic along a stretch of Fulford-Ganges Road as work begins on a new bridge.

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Police in Williams Lake, B.C., say a man is dead after stopping to help a truck driver who had become trapped following a crash on Highway 20 on Wednesday evening. 

Tiger Woods was involved in a rollover car crash on Friday, the Martin County Sheriff's Office told media outlets.

After claiming the 2025 American League Championship title and narrowly missing the World Series title, the Toronto Blue Jays will hit the field Friday evening to host the season opener, and a former Victoria HarbourCats player will have his mitt ready.

A political analyst says calls for the resignation of Independent MLA Hon Chan hold water.

Abbotsford Police are notifying the public that a Port Alberni man who was convicted of violent sexual assaults that occurred on Vancouver Island will be living in the community.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is supporting a ruling this week by the International Olympic Committee that bans transgender women from women's sports at the Games.

A man in Vernon, B.C., has been charged with bestiality after he was allegedly captured on security cameras trespassing on a rural property occupied by a horse jumping and training business in January. 

Heavy duty equipment began tearing down the Wain Park pickleball courts in North Saanich on Friday, after the municipality closed the courts due to noise complaints back in May 2024.

A parking lot beside the warming centre in Courtenay was behind police tape on Friday morning as RCMP responded to an incident.