Cindy E. Harnett

Sixty-seven per cent of members had rejected a tentative agreement reached in May. The B.C. Nurses' Union issued 72-hour strike notice on Monday following members' rejection of a tentative agreement.

Police say the driver was seen driving erratically before the crash. Saanich police are investigating after a vehicle driver crashed into a power pole on Sunday night.

Adriane Gear told nurses and supporters at Royal Jubilee Hospital Tuesday that while she's hopeful that mediated talks will be successful, she's “cautious,” as the government has yet to move on its position.

The province has turned down a proposal to convert the old Cowichan District Hospital into a psychiatric facility once the new hospital opens.

North Cowichan Mayor Rob Douglas says he's disappointed that the Health Ministry has rejected a proposal to convert the existing Cowichan District Hospital into an addictions and mental-health treatment facility, once the new hospital is open.

The facility was originally supposed to open in November 2024. A six-bed detox facility in Campbell River that's two years behind schedule is expected to open next summer.

Coun. Steve Gray's comments come in the wake of a late-June incident where an inmate was reported missing, and later found dead.

The names of people who registered for an emergency public-notification system were dropped during the transition to Metchosin's new fire chief.

Many Vancouver Islanders woke up to hazy skies Thursday as wildfire smoke drifted over from B.C.'s mainland, but air quality remains good in the region, says air quality meteorologist Nick Davey.

Barry Lycett, 87, will be the oldest participant in Ryder Hesjedal's Tour de Victoria on Saturday. The youngest registrant is two.