The British Columbia government has approved a request from a group of First Nations to defer old-growth logging in their territories on southwestern Vancouver Island for the next two years.
The owner of a Quadra Island vineyard now knows what it’s like to have "15 minutes of fame" after getting international media attention for his recent encounter with a grizzly bear, during which he was wearing next to nothing.
Police say media coverage of the Victoria allegations had women coming forward in Hamilton, Ont., with their own allegations of sexualized violence against the former Victoria bartender.