PQB News/Vancouver Island Free Daily editor Philip Wolf welcomes your questions, comments and local story ideas. He can be ...

The Drought Hill wildfire in Peachland continues to burn between Highway 97 and Highway 97C. BC Wildfire Service estimates ...

Players from all over B.C. are heading to Halifax, N.S. Aug. 11-15 for box lacrosse nationals, including a U13 girls squad ...

In 2025 so far, there have been 915 toxic drug deaths reported in the province. Deaths among those aged 30 to 59 accounted ...

A Parksville dance studio sent a record 18 dancers to the Provincial BC Performing Arts Festival, with two bringing home ...

A large recently fallen tree is fully blocking the Cowichan River about 200 metres upstream of the Holt Creek staircase.

Kevin Hall will step down as president and vice-chancellor of the University of Victoria on Aug. 1, 2025, after accepting a ...

The City of Surrey has hired the former top cop for Surrey RCMP to manage the new public safety department. According to an ...

Nevertheless, B.C. Premier David Eby acknowledged the industry is facing a slowdown, and said that while he supports building ...

A man accused of manslaughter after a fatal stabbing near Ditidaht in 2022 has been found not guilty by a jury at the Duncan ...

A Smithers man who says he punched a cougar in the face is telling his story to warn others that the big cats are in the ...

Last but not least is another contender for Greater Victoria’s most popular chippies, Barb’s Fish & Chips, located in the ...