NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. — A man has been seriously injured in an avalanche on Vancouver Island and required the rescue helicopter to fly him directly to hospital for treatment. Metro Vancouver-based ...

A man caught in an avalanche in the backcountry on Vancouver Island is lucky to be alive after he was spotted ... said North Shore Rescue search manager Dave Barnett. “While we can fly at night very ...

A range of search and rescue organizations are being credited with saving a man who was caught and injured in an avalanche on ...

The Philippine Mars water bomber — a decades-long fixture on Sproat Lake — has left Vancouver Island and landed in American ...

UVic researchers are using satellites in a novel way to help track the spectacular herring spawning that occurs each spring off Vancouver Island, bringing turquoise waves to Island shores.

The best way to get around Victoria & Vancouver Island is by bike or car. Central Victoria – especially the Inner Harbour – can easily be explored on foot, while bike paths will lead you to ...