Albertans are to vote on 10 questions. Nine focus on immigration and constitutional issues. The last is on separation.

The office overseeing elections in British Columbia says the provincial NDP under Leader David Eby is not running candidates in all 93 ridings.

Victoria has been ranked the world’s top small-city tourism destination for sustainability, earning the No. 1 spot in an international index for destinations with populations under 200,000.

Tracy Menzies had been at war with slugs in her backyard garden as they've always managed to beat her to the harvest, but not this year.

The U.S. Coast Guard
says the search is ongoing for four Canadians and two Bermuda nationals who were on board an Ontario air ambulance that went missing on Saturday.

October is when we normally shift into storm season on the B.C. South Coast so for today's weather school question, we're talking about a weather system that can bring us lots of rain. But what exactly is an Atmospheric River and how common are they in BC? What exactly is an Atmospheric River and how common are they in BC? An Atmospheric River is a narrow corridor of water vapour high in the atmosphere. These 'rivers in the sky' carry moisture from warm oceans to land. Watch the story below:

For Mayor Joan Atkinson, the local hyperscale artificial intelligence data centre is a welcome addition to the District of Mackenzie. But there's a problem, the facility pays property taxes at the same rate a local coffee shop would.

People in the Comox Valley may glimpse increased military activity this week as personnel from 19 Wing Comox conduct two training exercises.

British Columbia NDP Leader David Eby says his election promise to cap unfair increases on grocery staples is aimed at multiple major grocers in the province and was not deliberately targeting one company.

The mother and aunt of one of the Tumbler Ridge, B.C. shooting victims has launched an arts foundation in her name, aimed at providing grants to art students.

A Duncan family is feeling unnerved after a terrifying home invasion in which an intruder broke into their home with a mother and two children inside.

Nearly four in 10 small business owners in British Columbia say their business is performing worse than a year ago as tariffs and inflation put pressure on them, according to a new survey.

New firearms legislation is now in effect across British Columbia, bringing new restrictions around where firearms can be possessed and how some guns and imitation firearms are transported.

Nominations are now closed for the 2026 B.C. election, and CHEK News has compiled a list of all candidates running on Vancouver Island.

One of several accusers of former University of British Columbia professor Steven Galloway says she now understands her conduct toward him was "serious and harmful" as she apologized just days before a defamation trial in the case is expected to begin.

A Gabriola Island family is navigating an uncertain future after two stem cell transplants failed to cure their five-year-old son's rare blood disease.

An Ontario air ambulance carrying six people, four of them Canadians,
has gone missing off the coast of the United States.

The University of Victoria has slipped one spot in a new ranking of Canada's universities, though it improved its position in the accompanying worldwide rankings.

A new report tracks how AI technologies are being harnessed in the online discourse ahead of the Oct. 19 referendum.

British Columbia has seen a spike in potential human rabies exposures in 2026, with 1,598 potential exposures compared with 931 potential exposures in 2025, according to the BC Centre for Disease Control, or BCCDC.

Tsu-tsii-in(Alton Watts), tyee ha'wilth (hereditary chief) of Hupačasath First Nation in the Alberni Valley, publicly demanded on Sept. 23 that Atlantic salmon farming company Cermaq close their Boot Lagoon hatchery operation near Port Alberni by the end of the year. 

Enforcement by BC Highway Patrol and Fisheries and Oceans Canada officers resulted in over 100 warnings and 18 tickets issued to drivers near a Northern B.C. town.

A young deer is back in the wild after a nearly two-month effort by a Vancouver Island wildlife rescue to free its leg from a car mirror.

The Soroptimist International Victoria Westshore Society is a tireless group of volunteers, committed to improving the lives of women. The help they gave one women empowered her to become a nurse, and now she's a Soroptimist too.

A neighbour and author on water safety is calling for a stop on a watermain replacement project in Qualicum Beach due to asbestos concerns.

Funding for a South Island program that helps kids facing gang recruitment and sexual exploitation is once again at risk of falling through the cracks.

Mosaic Forest Management is opening three of its gates in the Sooke area for community recreational access as part of a pilot.

BC Transit in Victoria will once again have overtime bans implemented starting on Oct. 5, after the company and union ended their mediation without an agreement.

Police in Kelowna, B.C., are investigating after the victim of an alleged kidnapping escaped and asked for help.

Vancouver police say a driver has been arrested after his pickup truck crashed into a nursing home, split in half and then burst into flames.

Another blue-green algae advisory has been issued at Elk Lake, adding to existing warnings at three other popular swimming areas in Greater Victoria.

The City of Campbell River says no injuries have been reported after firefighters were called to a landslide near a condo building Friday morning.

British Columbia's Conservatives are promising to spend half a billion dollars on a fleet of Crown-owned water bombers and cutting-edge technology, including artificial intelligence, to fight the growing threat of wildfires, if the party is elected on Oct. 24.

A British Columbia man who defaced a historic synagogue in Victoria with "unquestionably hateful" statements has been sentenced to eight months in jail.

This year's Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock ride is coming to a close on Friday, with riders ending their Vancouver Island-spanning journey in Victoria.

Watering restrictions in some areas of the Regional District of Nanaimo have been downgraded, while some others remain at Stage 4.

Another bear has been spotted in Saanich just days after police warned residents about a black bear seen in another part of the district.

Five foreign nationals are in police custody and face a string of charges arising out of an RCMP investigation into extortion of members of British Columbia's South Asian community.

Liberal MP Salma Zahid says she's concerned about escalating violent rhetoric directed at MPs — including the leader of another party.

Police in British Columbia say four people are dead after two separate crashes on provincial highways on Thursday.

After a summer closure that saw major upgrades completed at the Nanaimo Aquatic Centre, the facility will reopen its doors starting next week.

Canada and its fellow industrialized countries in the G7 agreed Friday to release 100 million barrels of oil and fuel products in the coming weeks.

Botswana's government authorized the killing of 23 elephants for its independence day celebrations this week, drawing criticism from conservationists and one of its former presidents.

Mounties in southeastern British Columbia say a volunteer search recovery team has found a sunken vehicle with human remains inside believed to be linked to a man who went missing in 2004.

The woman who accused members of a Cornell University fraternity of gang rape was “failed” by people obligated to protect her, including campus police and the county prosecutor, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday.

The West Shore RCMP is warning residents of a new scam circulating in the community that involves people being offered “free” cellphones, weeks after similar scams popped up in other Vancouver Island communities.

The City of Campbell River says no injuries have been reported after firefighters were called to a landslide near a condo building Friday morning.

A section of trail in East Sooke Regional Park has been closed due to cougar activity, according to the Capital Regional District.

The Luxton Fall Fair is returning to Langford for its 116th year this weekend, from Oct. 2 to Oct. 4.

The actor and Parkinson’s disease advocate Michael J. Fox is set to be honoured at Rideau Hall this morning.