Ethan Morneau

Canada, Victoria

Reporter and Digital News Editor at CHEK-TV (Victoria, BC)

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Articles

'Replayed it a hundred times'

4 days ago | cheknews.ca | Ethan Morneau

A South Island woman says she can’t stop rewatching her trail cam video, which shows a cougar chasing after a black bear on her rural property. “My mouth just dropped and I was speechless, and really excited. I must have replayed it a hundred times,” Karen Engbrecht tells CHEK News.
Floyd's Diner checking into James Bay's Royal Scot Hotel

4 days ago | cheknews.ca | Ethan Morneau

Victoria-based restaurateur Petr Prusa is cooking up change in James Bay, moving his staple Floyd’s Diner on Menzies Street to the nearby Royal Scot Hotel. The current Floyd’s – one of five throughout the Capital Region – sticks out thanks to its signature pink exterior, where people often line up to get a table inside. It formerly housed the James Bay Tea Room and Restaurant.
Removing Chinese tariffs on Canadian agriculture products a priority, says Carney

4 days ago | cheknews.ca | Kyle Duggan |Jeremy Simes |Ethan Morneau

Prime Minister Mark Carney says he plans to work urgently to remove Chinese tariffs on Canadian agriculture and seafood products. Carney says Ottawa is speaking with Chinese officials at the ministerial level and that the issue is a top priority for the federal government. The commitment comes after a meeting the prime minister had with the country’s premiers in Saskatoon. A statement released after the meeting says premiers want Canada’s trading relationship with China to improve.
B.C. provides peek into $2.95B SkyTrain tunnel, set to open in 2027

5 days ago | cheknews.ca | Chuck Chiang |Ethan Morneau

The British Columbia government has provided a glimpse of progress on the Broadway subway tunnel, which is set to expand Metro Vancouver’s SkyTrain capacity significantly in 2027. Transportation Minister Mike Farnworth led a media tour of the construction of the tunnel, part of a 5.7-kilometre extension of the SkyTrain Millennium Line from VCC-Clark Station to Arbutus Street on Vancouver’s West Side.
Saanich Police seeking vehicle involved in weekend hit-and-run

5 days ago | cheknews.ca | Ethan Morneau

Saanich police are seeking the public’s help in locating a vehicle involved in a collision on the Trans-Canada Highway/McKenzie interchange over the weekend. The crash, which involved a black Mazda 3 and a grey SUV, happened around 1:15 p.m. Sunday, June 1, according to police. Officers say the driver of the Mazda was travelling westbound on McKenzie, while the SUV driver was going east and turned left onto the Trans-Canada Highway (Hwy. 1) northbound when the collision happened.
Pride 2025: Celebrations happening across Vancouver Island

5 days ago | cheknews.ca | Ethan Morneau

Pride Month is officially underway and organizations across Vancouver Island are celebrating by hosting events open to the public. Ladysmith kicked things off on Sunday, with organizers hosting the town’s second Pride Celebration, featuring food, music, local crafts and more. More events are on tap from Greater Victoria to the North Island and in municipalities in between, including Duncan, Nanaimo, Tofino, Courtenay and Campbell River.
First Nations infrastructure critical but not nation-building: minister

5 days ago | cheknews.ca | Alessia Passafiume |Ethan Morneau

The new federal Crown-Indigenous relations minister says there’s a “critical” need to build up First Nations infrastructure — but that work won’t qualify for the federal government’s push to fast-track what it calls “nation-building” projects. The federal government is developing legislation to speed up work on certain projects with a streamlined regulatory approval process as a substitute for reviews under the Impact Assessment Act.
Victoria councillors roll out motion to prioritize downtown movie theatres

5 days ago | cheknews.ca | Ethan Morneau

A trio of Victoria city councillors is hoping to reel in support from council as downtown movie theatres face the risk of fading to black for good. Couns. Matt Dell, Dave Thompson and Krista Loughton will present a motion at the upcoming Thursday, June 5, Committee of the Whole (COTW) meeting, in a push to direct city staff to report on additional options to support cinema in Victoria.
Clipper, Greenline testing 'flying' ferry in B.C. waters

5 days ago | cheknews.ca | Ethan Morneau

Ferry operators that sail to and from Vancouver Island say they’re ready to soar this month as they test a new high-speed, zero-emission electric passenger vessel that actually glides above the water.
Missed nature's light show? Aurora borealis could be back Sunday night, experts say

6 days ago | cheknews.ca | Ethan Morneau

Vancouver Islanders may be in for another light show like no other, thanks to a severe geomagnetic storm that’s painting . Nanaimo’s Julie Boyer captured photos and video of the aurora borealis, or northern lights, dancing late Saturday, May 31 – and experts say the green and purple spectacle is forecast to return again before the weekend is over. “Early CME (Coronal Mass Ejection) meant we got an amazing aurora event overnight, starting at around midnight.