Labour Day, on Sept. 1, is a statutory holiday to recognize the contributions made by workers. The day has been observed since 1894, and for many, the weekend of Labour Day is also the last long ...

The Saanich pair has been doing volunteer pet therapy work since 2023, starting with student visits at the University of Victoria. A nurse by trade, Foucher isn't in palliative care, but understands ...

Officer 'may have committed driving offences' in November 2024 stolen pickup incident, Independent Investigations Office of BC rules ...

PQB News/Vancouver Island Free Daily editor Philip Wolf welcomes your questions, comments and local story ideas. He can be reached via email at philip.wolf@blackpress.ca; by phone at 250-905-0029 or ...

“HMCS Victoria is currently undergoing planned modernization and repairs at Seaspan’s Victoria Shipyards. Seaspan will continue to maintain and service the Royal Canadian Navy’s current fleet of ...

The 3-0 victory Thursday night over Colombia secured Canada a spot in Saturday's semifinals, and much of the credit for that success is owed to Langley player Jonas Van Huizen. The men's Canadian team ...

Online gambling by 12-to-18-year-olds on the rise in B.C., with in-app purchases leading the way: McCreary Centre Society ...

The B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) will issue a 72-hour strike notice effective 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2 ...

Kelowna-Mission MLA Gavin Dew says small businesses across B.C. are being abandoned by the NDP government in the face of rising vandalism, violence, and street disorder. In a media release, Dew quotes ...

Wild Wise Society says attempts to educate people who were taking photos too close to seals were met with 'hostility' ...

Isabelle Desrosiers, a Vancouver Island University psychology major graduate, conducted research into the "often-overlooked eating disorder known as orthorexia nervosa, where a person will obsess over ...

There’s still no end in sight for the transit strike in the Cowichan Valley. Both sides are saying nothing notable has happened that would lead anytime soon to the end of the labour dispute, the ...