While they are relieved that day parole was denied, the family is struggling with the idea that he has been granted a four-hour escorted visit to Mission Institution in the minimum security section.
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The top stories from around Vancouver Island and beyond. CHEK News is based in Victoria, BC and has bureaus in Nanaimo and the Comox Valley. CHEK News is independent and employee owned. It has been serving the Island since 1956.
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Canada Post down eight million parcels amid strike as talk carry on over weekend
The Crown corporation said Saturday that customers have been forced to turn to competitors for their deliveries amid a work stoppage that began Nov. 15 when more than 55,000 workers across the country walked off the job.
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Victoria Police unbending in near $7 million budget increase ask
Victoria Police Chief says cutting its 2025 budget wish list by $2 million is a “non-starter” that would put public safety in jeopardy.
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Suspect arrested after 7-year-old seriously injured in Saanich hit-and-run
Saanich Police say a woman has been arrested after a seven-year-old child was seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash on Friday afternoon.
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BC Ferries warns of potential sailing cancellations on major routes
People hoping to get on and off the Island should be prepared for potential sailing cancellations with BC Ferries on Friday evening.
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Campbell River high school closed after overnight fire
Carihi Secondary school in Campbell River is closed Friday following a fire at the high school Thursday night.
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Nanaimo mans tells of close call driving on Highway 4 during storm
A 33-year-old Nanaimo man has a harrowing tale of a close call while driving on Highway 4 during Tuesday’s storm.
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Victoria police to reopen case of teen’s fatal overdose after coroners change ruling to a homicide
Investigators with the Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crime Unit will review an investigation into a Victoria teen’s death that was initially ruled accidental after she fatally overdosed on a date-rape drug in 2021.
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Here we go again: Another storm coming for Vancouver Island
While cleanup is still ongoing and thousands remain without power Thursday, Environment Canada is warning Vancouver Island residents of another incoming storm.
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Island road closure and power outages persist days after wind storm
More than 30,000 Vancouver Island residents were still without power on Thursday morning, and one highway remained closed, two days after a bomb cyclone brought heavy winds to B.C.
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Quadra Street to reopen to single lane traffic after structure fire
According to Saanich Fire, everyone was evacuated safely and no one was injured.
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In the dark and cut off: Power outages and road closures across the Island
The effects of the bomb cyclone weather event have resulted in road and school closures as well as ferry cancellations and power outages that will take time to restore.
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Province issues travel advisory as ‘bomb cyclone’ hits Vancouver Island causing widespread power outages
Around 7 p.m., more than 93,000 BC Hydro customers across the Island were without power amid wind warnings posted for the Island starting Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday morning.
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Snow falls on Vancouver Island north of Campbell River ahead of bomb cyclone
Those north of Campbell River woke up to snow making for a messy commute.
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Bomb cyclone to touch down southwest of Vancouver Island
Environment Canada says strong winds are expected to sweep over B.C.’s coast as a “bomb cyclone” arrives several hundred kilometres southwest of Vancouver Island on Tuesday.
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What is a bomb cyclone? Meteorologist explains incoming B.C. storm
The daunting term bomb cyclone may spark fear as unfamiliar terminology. Meteorologist explains what these storms entail.
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BC Ferries, Hydro bracing for ‘bomb cyclone,’ with potential for ‘hurricane force’ winds
People on Vancouver Island and the B.C. coast should brace for very windy conditions Tuesday afternoon to late day Wednesday, according to Environment Canada.
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Vancouver Island doctors set up overdose prevention sites without government blessing
Doctors on Vancouver Island say they’re setting up unsanctioned overdose prevention sites on the grounds of two hospitals this week because the B.C. government hasn’t lived up to its promise to set aside space for the sites.
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Power outages, ferry cancellations ‘guaranteed’ as ‘bomb cyclone’ hits B.C.: meteorologist
People on Vancouver Island should brace for power outages and ferry cancellations as a powerful low-pressure system brings strong winds for extended periods and snow to some regions starting late Tuesday, according to weather experts.
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Eby says new B.C. cabinet built around ‘kitchen table’ issues: affordability, homes
Eby says the B.C. cabinet he introduces Monday will be tasked with focusing on issues voters strongly told the government they are most concerned about.