For the second year in a row, a Vancouver Island-based heavy metal band has been nominated for a Grammy. Spiritbox, formed in Victoria in 2017, has been nominated for a Best Metal Performance award for their song Cellar Door. Last year they were nominated in the same category for their...

The 47 members of the NDP Caucus were sworn-in today at the BC Legislature. Premier David Eby says the new caucus is "one of the most diverse and qualified groups" of MLAs. He says it includes "entrepreneurs, nurses, mayors, non-profit leaders, labour leaders and more," with experienced perspectives and fresh ideas. Thirty-one...

Anglers looking for some winter action can cast their lines for Chum salmon in the Nanaimo and Cowichan Rivers, DFO announced today. Fishers on the Cowichan River are allowed to catch and keep up to four Chum salmon per day from 66 Mile Trestle downstream to the white triangle boundary...

Former B.C. Premier John Horgan passed away Tuesday morning at the age of 65 following a third cancer diagnosis.  Horgan became Premier in 2017 leading the province until 2022 before stepping down to focus on his health.  Horgan’s family said in a statement he was surrounded by family, friends, and love...

North Cowichan Mayor Rob Douglas says John Horgan will be remembered as one of BC's finest Premiers. Horgan passed away Tuesday morning at Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria at the age of 65 from cancer. Douglas says one of his strongest memories of Horgan was that he had "kind of a...

The Grey Cup got a ride from the help of Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members on Vancouver Island.  The Grey Cup arrived in Vancouver Sunday afternoon after flying in on a Cormorant from 19 Wing Comox, then travelling across Vancouver Harbour on a boat from the HMCS Discovery.  Colonel Christopher Shapka,...