The fight to protect and bolster B.C.’s endangered southern resident killer whale population has suffered a tragic blow. An ...

Every September, but especially on Sept. 9, people will wear red shoes to start a conversation about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). September is FASD month and is a time for those who work ...

Cowichan breast cancer survivor Dominica Dorazio is no quitter either, and she will be running 45 km on Cowichan's trail ...

Heather Edward spent 5 or 6 years in addiction but found her way to recovery in the very community she used to use in ...

The volunteer fire department is fortunate in that there is some permanent fire suppression equipment available on site, such ...

Canada will hold the Terry Fox Run, an event to raise money for cancer research. The run is an annual event in honour of ...

Traffic on the Trans-Canada Highway near the Nanaimo Airport is flowing again after a crash at a nearby bridge this afternoon ...

Dennis Johnson was named VIU's interim president and vice-chancellor in June, taking over from predecessor Deborah Saucier ...

AFC Toronto defeated Vancouver Rise FC 7-0 on Saturday, Sept. 13, ending the Rise's eight-game undefeated streak. The Rise FC ...

PQB News/Vancouver Island Free Daily editor Philip Wolf welcomes your questions, comments and local story ideas. He can be ...

He trained with the Nanaimo Track and Field Club in his youth and got back into the sport a couple of years ago. There was no ...

Dr. Charmaine Enns, medical health officer for North Island and the Alberni West Coast, says Island Health responded ...