Jeff Lawrence

Drowning deaths on Vancouver Island declined in 2025, but the BC Coroners Service is still urging residents to take precautions around lakes, rivers and the ocean as summer recreation season gets underway.

A pair of young merganser ducklings are getting a second chance after a close call with a predator landed them in the care of a Vancouver Island wildlife rehabilitation centre.

A litter of seven stray kittens is safe after a three-day rescue operation in Campbell River that had volunteers working around the clock.

The Marmot Recovery Foundation is again asking for the public's help after another endangered marmot turned up far from home.

Families across Vancouver Island will have a chance to cast a line without a fishing licence over the Father's Day weekend.

People living near CFB Comox and along parts of Vancouver Island's west coast will see increased military aircraft activity this week as Canadian fighter jets conduct training in the region.

Three people were taken to hospital Sunday afternoon following a single-vehicle crash on the Malahat Highway that temporarily shut down traffic.

Environment Canada has issued a coastal flooding statement for southern Vancouver Island, warning of elevated ocean water levels.

Possible plans for the future of Oak Bay Marina were revealed Monday night as council got its first public look at competing proposals.

A Greater Victoria family is making an emotional plea this Father's Day for the return of a small urn containing some of their father's ashes after it disappeared from a local cemetery.