Okanagan Lake Resort insurer disputes liability in wildfire lawsuit
Lake Okanagan Resort burnt down in August 2023
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News
Oceanside Football Club teams impress at Mayor’s Cup in Surrey
Trio of teams turn in stellar showings
Read full story →Granlund nets 2 as Anaheim Ducks pick up 5-3 win over Canucks
California side had lost seven straight games in Vancouver
Read full story →Negotiations over proposed South Okanagan national park trundle along
Following the 2019 Memorandum of Understanding, negotiations have been a work in progress
Read full story →Coroner, WorkSafeBC investigating death at Vancouver Island construction site
The incident occurred March 23 on Ash Road in Gordon Head
Read full story →Calgary author bringing Chinese Exclusion Act book to B.C. railway town
Jacqueline Louie presents at museum April 7 on how racist laws impacted Chinese-Canadians
Read full story →Campbell River RCMP seek witnesses following Monday night stabbing
The incident is believed to be a targeted attack with no risk to the public: RCMP
Read full story →B.C. government won’t reveal DRIPA changes as First Nations consultation begins
Nations getting technical briefing on Wednesday while premier’s office responds to news of leak
Read full story →Negotiations over proposed South Okanagan national park trundle along
Following the 2019 Memorandum of Understanding, negotiations have been a work in progress
Read full story →Coroner, WorkSafeBC investigating death at Vancouver Island construction site
The incident occurred March 23 on Ash Road in Gordon Head
Read full story →Okanagan Lake Resort insurer disputes liability in wildfire lawsuit
Lake Okanagan Resort burnt down in August 2023
Read full story →Granlund nets 2 as Anaheim Ducks pick up 5-3 win over Canucks
California side had lost seven straight games in Vancouver
Read full story →Wind causing outages in Nanaimo and Gabriola Island
Outages reported in area
Read full story →UPDATE – Nanaimo RCMP say missing 53-year-old woman has been found safe and sound
Woman hasn’t been since since March 12
Read full story →Kathleen (Richmond) Russell
In Loving Memory
Read full story →Man with child porn charge sought by police, known to frequent Cariboo region
James Smart is also known to travel outside the Lower Mainland and frequent the B.C. Cariboo region
Read full story →U.K. midwife faces deportation after visa denied over English test
A Victoria midwife from the United Kingdom is facing deportation after her visa was refused because of a problem with her paperwork. The post U.K. midwife faces deportation after visa denied over English test appeared first on CHEK.
Read full story →Hollywood actor takes humorous look at Comox Valley gardening in new Netflix series
Zach Galifianakis of The Hangover fame lives in the Comox Valley and spoke with children and farmers for a new Netflix series premiering next month. The post Hollywood actor takes humorous look at Comox Valley gardening in new Netflix series appeared first on CHEK.
Read full story →Family remembers Victoria man, Chuck Spence, killed in workplace incident
The family of a Victoria man, 50-year-old Chuck Spence, remember the husband and father who was killed in a workplace incident Monday. The post Family remembers Victoria man, Chuck Spence, killed in workplace incident appeared first on CHEK.
Read full story →Vancouver Canucks fans dreaming of drafting Ruck Twins just got some bad news
In a season full of darkness, the possibility of drafting twins may have been a dream scenario for many Vancouver Canucks fans. But that dream might be fading fast. Back in January, the Ruck twins were beginning to climb draft rankings as they led the Medicine Hat Tigers on a 19-game winning...
Read full story →Union president asks Canada Post workers to reject tentative agreement
The head of the union representing 55,000 Canada Post workers is calling for the employees to reject a tentative contract agreement in a vote this spring, even though a majority of the national executive board recommend that the deal be accepted. The post Union president asks Canada Post workers to...
Read full story →Prices are actually going up for some Vancouver Canucks season ticket holders
The Vancouver Canucks sent out season ticket renewals on Monday. After making the playoffs in 2024, the Canucks promptly jacked up prices. Nobody likes paying more money, but fans in Vancouver largely seemed to accept paying more for a winner. But last year when things went sideways, the Canucks...
Read full story →Some Air Canada passengers could get money from class-action settlement
Certain Canadians could be eligible to claim money from a class-action lawsuit against Air Canada. Some Air Canada passengers who were involved in a crash landing incident over 10 years ago could soon claim part of a proposed $18-million settlement. According to the law firm CFM Lawyers, the...
Read full story →Canada's federal minimum wage is about to increase
Many Canadians are about to get a pay bump as the federal minimum wage increase for 2026 is set to kick in. On Tuesday, the Government of Canada announced that it will raise the federal minimum wage to $18.15 per hour starting on April 1, 2026. That’s a 40-cent bump from the current wage of...
Read full story →Call of the Wilde: Montréal Canadiens roar back to upset Carolina Hurricanes 5-2
Exciting times in Montreal — it's been a long wait. Now the wait is over, and it's going to be a long time before fans have to wait again. Brian Wilde has more.
Read full story →3 people killed in B.C. avalanche were Swiss nationals, reports say
The company, White Wilderness Heliskiing, issued a statement on Tuesday saying the avalanche happened near Mt Knauss on the ski run Iridium Shoulder.
Read full story →Winnipeg Jets keep faint playoff hopes alive with 4-1 win over Golden Knights
Mark Scheifele earned a Gordie Howe hat trick, Kyle Connor, Alex Iafallo and Cole Perfetti also scored and Connor Hellebuyck made 26 saves for the win.
Read full story →Salvation Army’s emergency response trucks at Kelowna location vandalized
Three of the organization's service vehicles were badly damaged in a vandalism incident that happened sometime between midnight Friday and Saturday morning.
Read full story →B.C. government denies Scottish midwife’s work permit over missing English test
Heather Gilchrist moved to Canada from the U.K., looking for a fresh start after her husband passed away. But now her life is in limbo.
Read full story →Potable water being restored on 2 BC Ferries after coliform, E. coli found
The organization did not post any public notifications about the issue; however, Global News got a tip and asked BC Ferries what was happening.
Read full story →WATCH: Global National – March 24
Watch the full broadcast of Global National with Dawna Friesen
Read full story →‘Defeated, devastated’: B.C. boy denied funding to receive medical care in Germany
Doctors from BC Children's Hospital and Sick Kids Hospital in Toronto also wrote letters of support for Nathan to travel to Germany to get the treatment.
Read full story →'Major player' in alleged mistaken identity kidnap of Sydney grandfather charged
The 23-year-old is the third man to be charged in connection with the death of Chris Baghsarian.
Read full story →Oil at $150 would trigger global recession, says boss of financial giant BlackRock
Larry Fink says if oil prices stay high for a sustained period it will have "profound implications" for the world economy.
Read full story →OpenAI ends Disney partnership as it closes Sora video-making app
The move comes less two years after the launch of the AI video app sent shockwaves through the media industry.
Read full story →Democrats flip Florida seat that includes Trump's Mar-a-Lago home
Emily Gregory’s projected victory comes in a legislative district which a Republican candidate won by 19 percentage points in 2024.
Read full story →BTS comeback concert on Netflix draws 18.4m global viewers
The livestreamed show saw the band perform together for the first time since October 2022.
Read full story →'He liked the fear in our eyes', Epstein survivors tell BBC
In an interview with BBC Newsnight, five survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's abuses spoke about how pervasive the disgraced financier's wrongdoing was and what justice could look like.
Read full story →Tough negotiations loom as Denmark's Social Democrats fail to secure a majority
The party, which has governed since 2019, gained the most votes but saw its weakest results in over a century.
Read full story →Pentagon Orders 2,000 Airborne Troops to Middle East
The deployment could give President Trump more military options after a 15-point proposal, delivered via Pakistan, was sent to the Iranians, according to two officials briefed on the diplomacy.
Read full story →What’s Happening in PQB
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2026-04-04
Parksville Community Farmers Market
Parksville Community Park, 193 Beachside Dr
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2026-04-11
Rathtrevor Beach Spring Cleanup
Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park
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2026-04-18
Live Music — West Coast Roots at The Shady Rest
The Shady Rest Waterfront Pub, 3109 Island Hwy W, Qualicum Beach
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2026-04-22
Author Talk: Island Stories with Caroline Fehr
Parksville Branch Library, 100 Jensen Ave E
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2026-05-02
Spring Social Dance at the Civic Centre
Qualicum Beach Civic Centre, 747 Jones StLife in PQB
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