Owen and his younger brother Ethan are climbing on the jungle gym in a park. But the story they're about to tell could be set during the Jurassic period.

Prince Harry and Meghan are in B.C. this week for the participating nations camp, where Invictus Games athletes and coaches from 19 countries will convene for lessons in sports.

Working at one of Vancouver's most renowned restaurants, staff at Vij's are no strangers to celebrity guests – but the Royals who unexpectedly arrived this week left them starstruck.

A Victoria whale watching group was treated to a rare sight last week.

Mounties on Vancouver Island have cleared a highway blockade that residents had erected in an effort to prevent the novel coronavirus from reaching the island's western communities of Tofino and...

BC Ferries has suspended all food services aboard vessels, except for on some northern routes, effective immediately.

The city is the first in Canada to participate in the United Nations' Trees in Cities Initiative.

Nearly 100 people are volunteering their time to drive hundreds of Island Health employees to hospitals across Vancouver Island.

For the first time in their 38 years of business, Quality Foods grocery stores will be closed on Easter Sunday to give their employees a much-deserved day off.

A Nanoose, B.C. woman who is considering a life of professional photography already has a head start on her plans after photographing a phenomenon rarely caught on camera – or even seen in person.

A dog that was missing in the Vancouver Island bush for more than two weeks is now safely back with his owner.

As grocery store shelves in some B.C. communities are being picked bare, a Vancouver Island-based grocery store chain is launching exclusive hours for seniors.

An out-of-control wildfire on Vancouver Island surged in size Tuesday, covering more than a square kilometre and forcing intermittent closures of the only highway to Port Alberni, Tofino and Ucluelet.

A Victoria artist who builds life-sized sculptures of local wildlife entirely out of driftwood is bringing her works to downtown Victoria to help fundraise for Wild ARC, an animal rehabilitation...

Six Americans have been fined for violating the Quarantine Act in British Columbia, CTV News has learned, as the federal government cracks down on travellers trying to skirt the closure of the border...

B.C.’s provincial health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, will receive an honorary degree from Royal Roads University this fall.

A woman has been found guilty of assault after she intentionally coughed on a grocery store employee in the early days of the pandemic in Campbell River.

Vancouver Island’s chief medical health officer is encouraging the province to impose a 14-day quarantine period for non-essential travellers to the island amid the recent surge in COVID-19 cases.

A young Victoria couple out for a New Year's Day picnic and hike were treated to the surprise of a lifetime yesterday.

Vancouver Island has been named one of the most beautiful places in the world, according to U.S.-based news network CNN.

Premier Horgan says he considers his inclusion on the list of Canadians sanctioned by Russia "a badge of honour, not for myself but for British Columbia."

On his own dime, Joe hopped on a plane to Victoria and spent a week helping a group of strangers with an online broadcast that featured people playing what’s been dubbed "the most boring video game...

A Victoria distillery and a local cosmetics business are partnering to create free hand sanitizer for health-care workers, dentists and nurses.

The B.C. government’s COVID-19 dashboard has been providing detailed information on coronavirus cases across the province for weeks, and shows that the Island Health region has been largely success...

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Minister of Health Adrian Dix will provide live updates on the COVID-19 outbreak in B.C. Monday afternoon.

The Greater Victoria area no longer uses surrounding ocean waters to flush away raw effluent now that a $775 million sewage plant has started treating the equivalent of 43 Olympic-sized pools of...

The City of Victoria is moving ahead with plans to redevelop Government Street into a pedestrian-focused district dotted with patios and bookended by new public plazas.

British Columbia's provincial health officer has become a household name during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A Vancouver Island woman flew to 27 remote lighthouses on B.C.'s coast to collect the lighthouse keepers votes for the 2021 election.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is vacationing with his family on Vancouver Island this week. The prime minister's plane landed at Tofino-Long Beach Airport just before 11:30 a.m. Thursday.

Harbour Air Seaplanes, which announced that it would be converting its entire fleet into electric aircraft earlier this year, says it has reached a milestone in their conversion process.

BC Ferries has won an injunction against protesters attempting to disrupt service at the Swartz Bay ferry terminal this weekend.

As U.S. health officials announce record-breaking daily COVID-19 infections, Vancouver Island's regional tourism communities are on edge.

John Horgan, the former premier of British Columbia, has been appointed Canada's next ambassador to Germany.

Patrons looking for lunch at the Rumrunner Pub & Restaurant in Sidney, B.C., will still have to show their proof of vaccination.

A group of employees at an A&W restaurant on Vancouver Island gifted their "work mom" their wages so she could spend more time off with her newborn baby.

Vancouver Island is the only Canadian destination to make this year's list of top island vacations in the world, according to travel website Conde Nast Traveler.

The City of Victoria is no longer planning to host a virtual Canada Day celebration on July 1 and will instead create a broadcast focused on broader Canadian history with guidance from local Lekwun...

In a rare and exciting event, three orca pods gathered in the waters off Vancouver Island for the birth of a new calf.

BC Ferries is expanding some of its COVID-19 health policies, as ridership begins to rebound on the ferry service.

There’s been something missing on CTV News Vancouver Island newscasts this week. Or rather someone.

Police say they have located a 13-year-old youth who went missing on Tuesday, June 23.

Vancouver Island’s first BC SPCA-run shelter that can care for neglected and abused farm animals is being built at the Nanaimo SPCA branch.

An escaped emu blocked a busy road and forced police to use a Taser Tuesday morning in Chemainus.

Police say hundreds of pieces of artwork have been returned to their rightful owners after Saanich police seized more than 1,000 works from a gallery in Oak Bay, B.C.

When the Second World War broke out in Europe, Olive Bailey was 19 years old. That's when England called upon her to serve her country.

Vancouver’s sky-high rental prices have forced many residents to find creative ways to be able to afford to live in the city. Turning to creativity is exactly what Tim Chen did to avoid paying rent...

Fort Royal Pharmacy spent the weekend giving out free hand sanitizer to anyone who brought a bottle to fill.

Hundreds of Vancouver Island students have left their schools and taken to the lawns of BC's Legislature Friday morning to participate in a global climate strike.

Well-known Vancouver Island centenarian John Hillman has just celebrated his 104th birthday, and now he plans to hold his annual fundraising walk around his retirement home courtyard for charity.

British Columbia Premier John Horgan is not ruling out a run for a third term in office, saying he will remain in politics as long as his presence there is seen as a positive force by the majority of...

A lost dog that was rescued from a cave on Vancouver Island’s rugged west coast has been returned to its owner after it was missing for more than three months.

A Victoria-area fire chief says he's fed up with the disorderly behaviour at Thetis Lake Regional Park and believes it's time to either close parts of the popular summertime recreation site or start...

All B.C. teachers will soon have access to video conferencing software to teach students remotely while classes are suspended due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

The Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island has now been designated as an official wine-producing area, according to the B.C. government.

A Nanaimo mill has doubled its production of medical-grade pulp to ship to a company in the U.S., just as a dispute over medical equipment flares up between the United States and Canada.

All of British Columbia is now under the same stay-at-home orders that health officials imposed last week on the Lower Mainland.

Crystal Mundy says she is speaking on behalf of 20 doctors and nurses at the Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria who are afraid to come forward.

Canada's transportation ministry has announced new rules for ferries and other commercial passenger ships operating in Canadian waters aimed at limiting the spread of COVID-19.

A new volunteer-run group called Helping Paws is providing veterinary care to Nanaimo pet owners who may not be able to afford it otherwise.

A pulp mill in Nanaimo is doubling down on the production of medical-grade pulp to make medical equipment, such as masks and gowns.

A Victoria woman is now the oldest person to sail solo around the world without the use of an engine.

Breweries and distilleries around British Columbia have been making hand sanitizer for first responders and other essential workers who can't do their jobs from home during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hereditary chiefs of the Wet'suwet'en First Nation and their supporters are planning a rally at the B.C. legislature on Tuesday to "make an important announcement" about their efforts to stop a...