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Image of woman taking girl's homemade bracelets from front porch caught on video

Image of woman taking girl's homemade bracelets from front porch caught on video

A woman can be seen on the video approaching the display of bracelets and stuffing most of them in her bag before walking away.
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Advocate warns of impending 'crisis' in B.C. child welfare staffing

Advocate warns of impending 'crisis' in B.C. child welfare staffing

British Columbia's child welfare system is either in a state of crisis or close to it with understaffing and unmanageable workloads, the province's representative for children said.
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Swimmers warned away after bacteria found at Glen Lake, North Saanich beach

Swimmers warned away after bacteria found at Glen Lake, North Saanich beach

Testing found high levels of bacteria were found at Glen View Park in Langford and Patricia Bay Beach North in North Saanich
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Design team chosen for new Richmond-Delta tunnel crossing

Design team chosen for new Richmond-Delta tunnel crossing

Cross Fraser Partnership is designing the new tube that will replace the George Massey Tunnel.
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Two sent to hospital after Hillside-area house fire

Two sent to hospital after Hillside-area house fire

The fire started in the basement and spread up into the walls
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B.C., Ottawa ink $426M deals to support care assistants, drugs for rare diseases

B.C., Ottawa ink $426M deals to support care assistants, drugs for rare diseases

VANCOUVER — Ottawa is providing $426 million to support heath care in British Columbia.
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Man arrested in suspected Duncan arson fire that spread to garage

Man arrested in suspected Duncan arson fire that spread to garage

A fire in a vacant lot in the 300-block of Brae Road quickly spread and engulfed a nearby detached garage, police said
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Wildfire in Sooke Potholes Park grows to 50 hectares

Wildfire in Sooke Potholes Park grows to 50 hectares

Sustained winds overnight saw the fire, still deemed out of control, grow from three hectares on Monday
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Island municipalities look to go electric with their fleets — even garbage and dump trucks

Island municipalities look to go electric with their fleets — even garbage and dump trucks

More than half the vehicles in Esquimalt’s public works and parks departments could be replaced with EVs by 2038
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Pro-Palestinian protesters vacate encampment at UVic

Pro-Palestinian protesters vacate encampment at UVic

The protesters had been told by UVic they had until 8 a.m. Monday to leave university grounds
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