November 2025

Purr-fectly in charge: Meet the cat who’s become top dog in a B.C. fire hall

Sparky? Fire Cat? Miss Mew? Or simply Cat? Folks in the rural Vancouver Island community of Metchosin can’t seem to agree on a name for the feline that has prowled the municipal grounds for roughly 14 years. But one thing’s certain – whatever his name, and no matter who you ask, he’s a local legend. […]

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82-year-old man wanted on B.C.-wide warrant after child pornography conviction

Victoria police are asking for the public’s help in locating 82-year-old William Tate, who is wanted on a B.C.-wide warrant of “committal for a child pornography conviction.” Tate is described as six feet tall, about 225 pounds, with grey, balding hair and blue eyes. Greater Victoria Crime Stoppers believe he may be fleeing to the

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B.C. fined for death, entrapment in 2023 Donnie Creek and Shuswap wildfires

The B.C. government has been fined for a “lack of planning, training, and communication” behind a 2023 planned ignition that put firefighters’ lives at risk in the North Shuswap. WorkSafeBC fined the province $759,388.84 for two incidents involving BC Wildfire Service. One involved the death of 25-year-old firefighter Zack Muise, who was killed when the

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