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Jack Knox: When you can’t board the ferry despite being fourth in line

Jack Knox: When you can’t board the ferry despite being fourth in line

When Leeanne Mueller pulled up to the Pender Island ferry terminal Wednesday, she knew she wasn’t a priority passenger. She didn’t get sent to the lane reserved for residents with medical appointments in Victoria.
House fire in Valleycliffe Friday night

House fire in Valleycliffe Friday night

Residents out of the home, fire chief says
Humpback whale spotted in Vancouver waters

Humpback whale spotted in Vancouver waters

Port of Vancouver Harbour Crew spotted a humpback whale in Vancouver's harbour early Friday morning. On Friday, May 22, Port of Vancouver tweeted an image of the whale's tail sticking out of Vancouver waters.
North Van kids dismayed by destruction of guerrilla bike track

North Van kids dismayed by destruction of guerrilla bike track

A group of North Van kids who spent their COVID-19 quarantine building a bike track in a city park ended up getting a crash course in civics.
Ford donates 300 face shields to North Vancouver RCMP

Ford donates 300 face shields to North Vancouver RCMP

Personal protective equipment made in repurposed auto plant in Windsor, Ont.
Assistance dog trainers host drive-thru puppy pick up in Burnaby

Assistance dog trainers host drive-thru puppy pick up in Burnaby

A half-dozen would-be assistance dogs were distributed at a drive-thru puppy pick up in Burnaby Friday.
Lions Gate Hospital COVID-19 outbreak declared over

Lions Gate Hospital COVID-19 outbreak declared over

Nine of 16 patients who contracted virus in hospital died
Eek! Man spots massive ball python in Metro Vancouver park

Eek! Man spots massive ball python in Metro Vancouver park

A Langley man encountered a rather unusual animal in a Metro Vancouver park on Tuesday. Paul Peterson says he was walking on a trail in Surrey's Tynehead Regional Park when he spotted the reptile, which he thinks was roughly four-feet-long.
VIDEO: Victoria police investigating 'suspicious' boat fire in Gorge

VIDEO: Victoria police investigating 'suspicious' boat fire in Gorge

A suspicious fire destroyed a boat in the Gorge Waterway Friday morning. Multiple 911 calls came in around 1:10 a.m.
Update: Man suspected in 15 deliberate fires in Richmond: RCMP

Update: Man suspected in 15 deliberate fires in Richmond: RCMP

Richmond RCMP is asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect in a series of arsons that took place between July 2019 and March of this year.