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British Columbia: Where Waiting for Healthcare is the New Provincial Sport

Welcome to British Columbia, the beautiful province where our doctors and nurses are as overworked as our politicians are underworked.

Want To Get Your Art Noticed?

Submissions are open for Sooke Fine Arts Society’s annual art show

A Degree Where The Homework Is Fun

Craft brewing goes mainstream: North Island College leads the way

Oh, No! There’s Smoke In The Air

Come on people! Half of the 60 forest fires currently burning in BC are human-caused.

Canadians: Debt Kings of the G7, Oops

Unfortunately, we're swimming in debt

From City Lights to Country Sights: Foundry Takes On Port Hardy

A big win for NorthIsle's healthcare

Paws-itively Heroic: Blind Olympian and Scent-Savvy Dog Make Dynamic Rescue Duo

When people go missing, Tuomela and Lucy are here to help.

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What We Love

What We Love: Baby Bull Kelp

Look how it's growing toward the sun

The Take

In BC, We Let The Fox Guard the Henhouse

And the penalties for violating regulations should hurt

Tax The Rich – It’s Not Just A Lefty Thing

It's time for a taxation reboot

Big Tobacco, Underage Vaping and Shady Suppliers

Despite regulations, youth are getting their vape products from illegal suppliers

Our Home

Eby vs Elon – What’s the Future of AI?

The end of the world as we know it?

North Island Parents’ Efforts Pay Off: Three New Playgrounds Approved

Heroic Fund-raising Efforts Produce Three New North Island Playgrounds

Lost and Found: Storage Locker Reveals Forgotten Legacy of Native Carver

“We are so blessed”

Local Heroes

From Spandex to Superheroes: Tour de Rock Cyclists Conquer Cancer One Kilometer at a Time

Because walking is overated

The Island’s Got Talent

Raymond Salgado proves that dreams can come true

Shout Out To The FlowerMan

Local highschoolers think the FlowerMan has a whole lotta heart

R 'n R

What We Love: Dolphins Playing

Don't you wish you could rocket out of the water like that?

April Showers Bring Mays Flowers

Here's what you can expect from the once a year experience

See Some Monsters This May Long

Malicious Monster Truck World Tour is coming from the US to “make some noise.”

New Ways

Warehouse of Wonders: Loaves and Fishes Expands to Feed the Whole Island

New funds allow NGO to expand across the Island, and keep hundreds of plates full

Royal Coronation Celebrated On The Island

Dedicated fans go all out for the historic event

Gigantic Underwater Mountain Discovered Off Coast of Vancouver Island

Potential diversity hotspot likely a home for countless native species

COVID

Meet Advisors Tasked with Helping the Premier Solve Our Thorniest Problems: Penny Ballem

The former deputy health minister is known for blunt talk

The Pro-Virus Nurses Sued Us…and LOST!

They underestimated us

The Barkley Sound Bacteria That Cures COVID

Bacteria sourced from Barkley Sound is a top contender for a new COVID cure

Staying Well

Wheels To Heal

Service Now Rolling Between Health-Care sites In Port Hardy, Port McNeill And Port Alice

Meet Terry Lewis, the Man Behind Vancouver Island’s Epic 800 Km Trail

It's been a long and winding road to get the trail built

Boosting Nurse-to-Patient Ratios Is A Top Priority

Critics doubt the mandatory nurse-to-patient ratio mandate will be effective because of the lack of staff right now.

Comox

Get It Fixed At The Cumberland Repair Cafe

Get an expert helping hand repairing your broken items this weekend!

What We Love: Reflections on the Water

A wooden pier looks even more like a time capsule when it's reflected

Rock and Roll Legend, Has Spun His Last Tune

Red lived till 86, but his life was a whirlwind.

Courtenay

Don’t Be Missing on Red Dress Day

We can't change the past, but we can change the present.

Replacing Old Macdonald

Old Macdonald had a farm, but young Macdonald can't afford one

Sign Up for Summer Fun

Youth summer camps will focus on both learning and fun

Cumberland

Spandex, Food, Beer, Music, Film and Gears Collide in Cumberland

Get on your bike and ride

Cumberland’s “Rainbow House” Will Help Get At-Risk Youths Off The Streets

A new approach to stop the cycle that leaves kids back on the streets.

Make Way For The Yuppies

Next to the Waverley Hotel, it's been one of the village's favorite watering holes for decades.

Denman & Hornby

What We Love: Totem Pole about to Take Flight

This captivating photo helps Indigenous artwork come to life.

Photographer Captures Mind-Blowing Herring Spawn, Makes Us Wonder if Our Own Births Were This Spectacular

Kali Wexler's aerial shots of the annual herring spawn off Hornby Island leave us in awe - and a little jealous

Hornby Island is Ready to Ditch BC Ferries

It's more than residents who are tired of long wait times