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The water supply in the Comox Valley will be threatened if the proposed Raven Coal Mine goes ahead, says the University of Victoria’s Environmental Law Clinic, which wants the Vancouver Island Health Authority to step in and halt the project until vi

Light from a hundred candles filled Market Square, casting a glow on the sombre faces of those who gathered to remember three young people who died early Saturday morning in a house fire on Johnson Street.

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Soil from Craigflower Elementary School’s playing field is being painstakingly sifted by archeologists and First Nations representatives after two sets of human remains were found by B.C. Hydro crews digging holes for power poles. The B.C.

In its bid to balance the budget, the province has announced a series of targeted tax measures worth $1.2 billion over three years that would take a bite out of the business community's bottom line.

This story will be updated after Len Barrie's appearance in court today.

For those on a budget who like to eat well, one of the most delicious times of the year has arrived in the Comox Valley, and will soon arrive in Greater Victoria.

The B.C. government stiff-armed all levels of education Tuesday with a provincial budget that froze block funding to public schools and pushed ahead with cuts to colleges and universities.

The growth of health-care spending will slow as the B.C. Liberal government struggles to harness costs. The Health Ministry's base budget is projected to increase by $2.

The budget won’t be debated or voted on before the May 14 election. What happens to it will depend on the outcome of that election — whether the B.C. Liberals are re-elected or if the NDP takes over.