Another small earthquake was detected off the West Coast of Vancouver Island early this morning, one week after a similar quake in the same location. Earthquakes Canada says it was measured at 4.2 magnitude at a depth of five kilometres, about 170 kilometres southwest of Port Alice. No damage or tsunami...

A dog has been found deceased east of Cowichan Lake with a gunshot wound to the chest.  According to Find Lost and Escaped Dogs (FLED), the dog was found on Wednesday up on Hill 60 when volunteers received a call from someone in the Shawnigan Lake area.  FLED says the male...

A spectacular Northern Lights show may be visible tonight from Vancouver Island. Several geo-magnetic eruptions from the Sun are scheduled to strike the earth today through Sunday, possibly causing disruption to communications and power grids. It's a G4 event, the second-highest on the scale and according to the National Oceanic and...

After decades in operation there’s still no solid proof BC salmon hatcheries help rebuild wild stocks. That’s from a series of studies done last year by the Pacific Salmon Foundation (PSF). The review of all 15 was published April 30 by the American Fisheries Society, covering decades of data from...

Environment and Climate Change Canada says they’re continuing to predict a wildfire season that could equal or exceed what we saw last year.  Meteorologists continue to predict weather for spring and summer which could lead to further droughts and with conditions brought on by El Nino they add it could...

Two iconic pay phones between Campbell River and Sayward are being removed, but Telus says they will be replaced with something better. With cellular coverage notoriously spotty in the region, the phone booths at Roberts Lake and Sayward Valley Resorts have served drivers in distress for decades. But their time...