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QUIZ: A time for summer’s heat
23+ hour, 1+ min ago (94+ words) How much do you know about experiencing heat and cold? Published 4:20 am Sunday, July 26, 2026 During the hot days of summer, some Canadians are at the beach, basking in the warmth, while others are looking for cool spaces or seeking out…...
Fire complex near Boston Bar grows to combined 35,197 hectares
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (709+ words) Published 3:13 pm Saturday, July 25, 2026 As the three wildfires making up the Brunswick Creek complex near Boston Bar remain out of control, the growth of one of them — the Ainslie Creek wildfire — has prompted the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) to put…...
Toad migration well underway in rural Cowichan
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (287+ words) Published 1:00 pm Friday, July 24, 2026 Back for another year, the Western Toad community is on the move in rural Cowichan. The Great Western Toads are actively migrating from the wetlands to their terrestrial habitats. Sahtlam, Glenora, and Cowichan Station are hotspots…...
VIDEO: Happy hump day: Vancouver Island angler reels in whale of a surprise
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (504+ words) Published 10:43 am Friday, July 24, 2026 When Vic West resident David Jenvey cast a line from the end of the Breakwater, he was hoping to reel in a fish or two. Instead, he caught something far more memorable – a front-row seat to…...
2 Southern Vancouver Island wildfires listed as being held
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (180+ words) Published 7:52 am Friday, July 24, 2026 A small wildfire in Goldstream Provincial Park is being held. The fire was discovered Thursday (July 23) evening and is reported to be 0.009 hectares in size. Its location is near the Skirt Mountain Trail within the park,…...
Upper ridge leads to record-breaking high temperature in Nanaimo
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (445+ words) Published 2:34 pm Thursday, July 23, 2026 It felt hot enough in Nanaimo to fry an egg on a sidewalk yesterday as the thermometer mercury rose to a record high. In a Thursday, July 23 communiqué, Environment Canada said Nanaimo broke a 32-year-old daily…...
Brunswick Complex wildfires grow to over 27,000 hectares combined
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (470+ words) Published 6:30 am Thursday, July 23, 2026 A dozen evacuation orders and four evacuation alerts are in place as the Brunswick Complex fires continue to burn in the Fraser Canyon. The three wildfires have grown to over 27,000 hectares combined – the Anderson Creek blaze…...
City targets invasive plant species again
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (655+ words) Published 4:30 am Thursday, July 23, 2026 Nanaimo is taking its next steps in efforts to deal with the proliferation of invasive species in the municipality. Council passed a motion at its meeting on July 20, directing staff to bring to council proposed bylaw…...
Washington wildfire crosses border into B.C.
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (260+ words) Published 3:26 pm Wednesday, July 22, 2026 A wildfire in Washington State has crossed the border into B.C., the North Cascades National Park Service Complex says. Border 2 Fire, 2.4 kilometres east of Hozomeen just south of the Canada-U.S. border, crossed into B.C. and into the Okanogan-Wenatchee…...
Stranded orca swims free after Salish Sea beaching southeast of B.C capital
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (507+ words) Published 10:56 am Wednesday, July 22, 2026 A young Bigg’s killer whale found itself high and dry after becoming stranded on a Salish Sea beach, roughly 70 kilometres southeast of Greater Victoria. Members of the Pacific Whale Watch Association spotted the whale, identified as…...