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Updated: RCMP confirm two dead after plane crash in 'remote' Howe Sound location on May 24

Updated: RCMP confirm two dead after plane crash in 'remote' Howe Sound location on May 24

The plane, carrying a pilot and passenger, crashed between Ellesmere Creek & Potlatch Creek across from Furry Creek.
Students build connection to military veterans through music project

Students build connection to military veterans through music project

Eight Greater Victoria piano students have written piano compositions to honour soldiers from the Canadian Scottish Regiment who died during the D-Day landings on June 6, 1944.
Vancouver Island University board cancels its music programs in vote

Vancouver Island University board cancels its music programs in vote

The music department chair says the department has been told it will offer music electives to other students in the university, though no clear plan has been provided.
NACI says mpox and COVID-19 vaccines can be safely given at the same time

NACI says mpox and COVID-19 vaccines can be safely given at the same time

OTTAWA — The National Advisory Committee on Immunization says the mpox vaccine can be given at the same time as an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, reversing its previous recommendation to wait at least four weeks due to safety concerns.
West Van high school trio wins national robotics championship, sets eyes on world stage

West Van high school trio wins national robotics championship, sets eyes on world stage

Alex Jando, Jadyn Mithani and Yara Riahi won the Canadian FIRA autonomous car challenge for high school students and could compete internationally this August.
Former Nanaimo teacher faces charges related to images of child sexual abuse

Former Nanaimo teacher faces charges related to images of child sexual abuse

Darrell Christopher Gilkes was hired as an on-call teacher in November 2022, but the district says it’s had no contact with him since he signed an undertaking not to practise in June 2023
Deaths in correctional facilities trending upward, BC Coroners Service says

Deaths in correctional facilities trending upward, BC Coroners Service says

VICTORIA — The BC Coroners Service says inmate deaths in the province have been trending upward. The agency says the deaths of 188 people in provincial and federal correctional facilities were reported between Jan. 1, 2013, and Dec. 31, 2023.
Police board to invite rights commissioner to hear impact of cancelling school liaison officer program

Police board to invite rights commissioner to hear impact of cancelling school liaison officer program

The board plans to invite commissioner Kasari Govender to an open board meeting to hear a presentation from VicPD and the mobile youth service team
Did the Lower Lynn Improvement Project improve North Van traffic?

Did the Lower Lynn Improvement Project improve North Van traffic?

Study shows mixed results for $200-million North Vancouver highway project
First Nations Health Authority in B.C. investigating cybersecurity incident

First Nations Health Authority in B.C. investigating cybersecurity incident

The First Nations Health Authority in B.C. is investigating after being hit by a cybersecurity attack.