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Annual herring run underway in Parksville Qualicum Beach area

Fishermen, shutterbugs and hungry predators all out to capture silvery fish

Mar 10, 2019 6:00 PM Read more >

Court approves First Nations Health Authority’s strong medicine

Lawsuit brought by three Vancouver Island chiefs in connection to provider’s ouster rejected in court

Mar 10, 2019 3:00 PM Read more >

Driver in hospital after plummeting from steep embankment in Oyster River

Incident took place around midnight on Thursday night

Mar 8, 2019 12:05 PM Read more >

Whooping cough confirmed at Vancouver Island high school

Pertussis can be nagging and uncomfortable for teens, serious or even fatal for infants

Mar 8, 2019 11:40 AM Read more >

Drought fears high, Cowichan Lake already at August lows

Officials asking for early storage measures with lake just 40 per cent full

Mar 8, 2019 7:00 AM Read more >

Vital Signs: a snapshot of strengths, challenges

Foundation encourages community conversation

Mar 8, 2019 1:30 AM Read more >

Errington farmer receives death threats after two dogs shot, killed on her property

Woman says huskies were shot after entering her yard and attacking a goat

Mar 7, 2019 5:30 PM Read more >

UPDATE: Police treating Salmon Point pub fire as ‘suspicious’

Blaze traced to origin but cause remains unknown, says fire chief

Mar 7, 2019 5:00 PM Read more >

Vancouver Island teen in critical condition after being hit in a crosswalk

RCMP seek witnesses, dash cam footage after Nanaimo incident sends 17-year-old to Victoria hospital

Mar 7, 2019 11:27 AM Read more >

Vancouver Island schools to see more than $15 million in upgrades

Province announces $206 million for B.C. school upgrades

Mar 7, 2019 8:00 AM Read more >