The Times Colonist

Pounding rain and overtaxed culverts led to flooding of Bowker Creek in Victoria overnight Tuesday, while Saanich saw several flood-related road closures.

The Times Colonist

Bowker Creek overflows as heavy rain floods roads, basements ↗

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Thousands of people on Vancouver Island and B.C.’s Lower Mainland are without power on Wednesday morning as the latest windstorm battered the coast.

The Times Colonist

Wind knocks out power for tens of thousands in B.C. ↗

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The furry, green creature Grinch, a.k.a. Curtis Becker, will be making his Gorge paddleboard trip for the fifth time to mark the holiday season.

The Times Colonist

The Grinch prepares to make his annual trip along the Gorge ↗

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Wind and rain warnings were issued for several Vancouver Island areas on Tuesday, with wind in Greater Victoria forecast to reach 100 kilometres an hour.

The Times Colonist

Vancouver Island's balmy December set for a cooldown ↗

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Victoria Rabbi Meir Kaplan says while he was shocked, it didn’t cross his mind to cancel the menorah lighting event on the steps of the legislature.

The Times Colonist

'Whole community was in shock': Victoria menorah lighting goes ahead despite attack ↗

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When Marilyn Conner shattered her left hand, she developed intense chronic pain. Nothing helped until she tried spinal cord stimulation therapy. > See Cindy E. Harnett’s story in ISLANDER, D1

The Times Colonist

Pain relief: Gabriola woman suffering from chronic pain turns to rarely available therapy ↗

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A contraceptive vaccine given to deer in Esquimalt reduced births by 28 per cent for the next three years, a study found.

The Times Colonist

Esquimalt looks at whether to continue deer birth control, which cut births by 28% ↗

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Paul Nursey, chief executive of Destination Greater Victoria, says Vancouver’s role as a World Cup host city is unlikely to yield Island benefits.

The Times Colonist

Greater Victoria marketing group says it won't be chasing FIFA overflow dollars ↗

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