Local News

One man has been arrested after a drug bust at the Kamloops bus depot. Acting on a tip, Kamloops RCMP located a man who was boarding a bus heading to Vancouver on Aug. 24. According to RCMP Southeast district media offier Cpl.

Saanich police are charging the driver of a car with failing to stop for a red light, causing a crash that shut down McKenzie Avenue at Cedar Hill Road for five hours on Thursday. Police said the crash happened about 7 a.m.

Asher Loenen, a 15 year-old Saanich resident who was missing since Wednesday morning, has been found safe and sound in the Fraser Valley region outside of Vancouver.

An 81-year-old Victoria man died on Tuesday, a day after he was discovered on the floor of his apartment, where he had been lying for at least a week after falling.

A burglar has been prowling Saanich homes in the wee hours, stealing wallets, iPods, laptops and jewelry while residents are sleeping. Saanich police say they’ve had eight reports since Aug.

Facing a backlash from disability advocates, Sidney Mayor Larry Cross moved Tuesday to clarify his town’s proposal to regulate the use of mobility scooters.

A Central Saanich composting facility is going to court to fight a suspension of its licence by the Capital Regional District. Foundation Organics Ltd. filed notice in B.C.

A Duncan teenager killed after being struck by two cars on the Trans-Canada Highway early Monday was always smiling and always supportive of family and her many friends, her great-aunt Bernadette Peter-Sam said Wednesday.

Fraud-related offences are gaining ground on armed robbery and other crimes here and across the country.

When Katelynn McHaffie woke up Monday, she felt slightly uncomfortable but didn’t imagine she’d soon be giving birth in a van travelling along a highway ramp with her 2-1/2-year-old son cheering her on.