News Items tag as: Vancouver Island

BC woman won $18 million lottery prize
March 12, 2024 - 12:07 PM

A Vancouver Island Resident just won $18 million from the Lotto Max Jackpot.
Vancouver Island native performing on Jimmy Fallon
June 26, 2022 - 12:29 PM

A Nanaimo native who rocked to stardom during American Idol is performing on Jimmy Fallon this week.
B.C.’s Coast could see winds exceeding 100 km/hr today
October 24, 2021 - 9:29 AM

A wind warning is in effect for Metro Vancouver, Vancouver Island and the Southern Gulf Islands today.
B.C. man urges people to get vaccinated after sister dies from COVID-19
September 11, 2021 - 9:29 AM

A Vancouver Island man is urging others to get their COVID-19 vaccinations after his sister died from the disease.
UBC professor found dead on Salt Spring Island
May 15, 2021 - 3:24 PM

The body of a missing UBC sociology professor has been found on Salt Spring Island.
iN VIDEO: Special feeding tubes help B.C.'s endangered marmots recover
June 20, 2020 - 7:47 AM

This time of year is especially difficult for B.C.'s endangered marmot.
Small earthquake reported near Vancouver Island
May 10, 2020 - 8:23 AM

A small earthquake was reported this weekend in the Pacific Ocean near Vancouver Island.
iN VIDEO: B.C. teen impresses American Idol judges
March 02, 2020 - 10:19 AM

Nanaimo teen Lauren Spencer-Smith has longed to compete on a televised singing competition.
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'Passion for peppers:' Business is hot for South Okanagan couple
Anyone who frequents farmers markets in the BC Interior may have spotted Stu Smith and Sarah Harper offering tastings of their hot sauces. Smith wears a bottle of hot sauce in a holster on his hip and there's a sign at the booth with ar

Smells of weed. Roars of airplanes. Loud crowds. It's all part of the US Open's chaos
NEW YORK (AP) — There are some tennis players, such as Frances Tiafoe or Madison Keys or Ben Shelton, who can't wait for the U.S. Open to come around each year, with its boisterous crowds, its bold-faced names in the stands, its music a

Penticton property owners facing $33M bill for new water system fight back
The spokesperson for the Sage Mesa Water Users Group didn't pull any verbal punches when discussing the fear, anxiety and anger that has spread amongst 240 property owners facing massive water bills for decades as a potential $33-million debt

BC woman won $18 million lottery prize