On The Island from CBC Radio British Columbia

Gina Laing is a survivor of the Alberni Indian Reservation School. One of her paintings will be on display at the Canadian Museum of History. She told Gregor Craigie about the teacher who let her paint what she wanted and the impact it had.

Stand-up comedian Ali Hassan, who hosts CBC's Laugh Out Loud and Canada Reads, brings his Muslim Interrupted show to Victoria. He talks to Gregor Craigie about the show, and going for more than just laughs on stage.

Stand-up comedian Ali Hassan, who hosts CBC's Laugh Out Loud and Canada Reads, brings his Muslim Interrupted show to Victoria. He talks to Gregor Craigie about the show, and going for more than just laughs on stage.

A new program at three Victoria-area high schools is training students to volunteer as sexual health ambassadors for their peers.

A new program at three Victoria-area high schools is training students to volunteer as sexual health ambassadors for their peers.

BC has stopped Cobble Hill Holdings Quarry from accepting contaminated soil, near Shawnigan Lake. Local residents worried it could contaminate their drinking water. Environment minister Mary Polak told Gregor Craigie why the decision was made.

The Victoria Fire Department is pairing with the Canadian Mental Health Association to help prevent post-traumatic stress among first responders facing a 10-fold increase in overdose calls.

The Victoria Fire Department is pairing with the Canadian Mental Health Association to help prevent post-traumatic stress among first responders facing a 10-fold increase in overdose calls.

BC has stopped Cobble Hill Holdings Quarry from accepting contaminated soil, near Shawnigan Lake. Local residents worried it could contaminate their drinking water. Environment minister Mary Polak told Gregor Craigie why the decision was made.

The City of Victoria is launching legal action against illegally moored boats in the Gorge waterway after limited success in persuading occupants to move voluntarily.

The City of Victoria is launching legal action against illegally moored boats in the Gorge waterway after limited success in persuading occupants to move voluntarily.

How are Muslims in Victoria responding to the Quebec City shooting? We asked Imam Ismail Mohamed Nur and Mustafa Abousaleh.

Martyn Brown, Elizabeth Cull, and Norman Spector discuss the BC Job Plan and raw log exports, the Shawnigan Lake contaminated soil court ruling, and BC Hydro's debt.

Colder temperatures and frozen ground are being blamed for an exponential increase in Nanaimo's rat population.

Six months after medically assisted death became legal in Canada it is proving particularly popular on Vancouver Island.