Ethan Morneau
Reporter and Digital News Editor at CHEK-TV (Victoria, BC)
Reporter/Editor @CHEK_news [email protected] 👨🏼💻 | He/Him
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1 week ago |
cheknews.ca | Ethan Morneau
Ferry officials say a person put themselves at serious risk when driving their water scooter under the stern of a travelling BC Ferries vessel. A BC Ferries spokesperson says Sunshine Coast RCMP is investigating the incident, which was captured on video and posted to Instagram, where it has been viewed more than 692,000 times. The footage was uploaded by takeme.boating on June 12.
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1 week ago |
cheknews.ca | Ethan Morneau
RCMP are releasing new details after a 46-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed on the Trans-Canada Highway (Hwy. 1) south of Nanaimo this week. Around 10:30 p.m. Monday, June 16, police, fire crews and BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) paramedics responded to the scene after a pedestrian was struck by a passing vehicle on the highway just south of Morden Road.
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cheknews.ca | Ethan Morneau
Nanaimo RCMP is sounding off about false alarm calls, saying officers have attended more than 100 properties with faulty security systems in recent months. “Those alarms are going to cost you,” RCMP said this week. “Since the beginning of April 2025, officers have attended to over 100 false alarms.
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cheknews.ca | Ethan Morneau
The Canadian Forces Snowbirds will be making a pit stop over Victoria this summer, taking to the skies for a non-aerobatic display, the group announced Tuesday. Between scheduled show dates in Vancouver, the Snowbirds will arrive in B.C.’s capital on July 22 – for an additional display that “brings the wow,” the team said. “Heads up, Victoria – we’re heading your way this summer!” reads a Facebook post from the Snowbirds on Tuesday.
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1 week ago |
cheknews.ca | Ethan Morneau
No Frills is continuing its expansion on Vancouver Island, with another new store coming to Campbell River after previous locations in Chemainus and Victoria were announced. Parent company Loblaws is “tracking towards” opening in Chemainus on Aug. 21, followed by Campbell River on Sept. 11 and Victoria on Nov. 13, a spokesperson says. There’s already a franchisee-owned No Frills on Johnston Road in Port Alberni.
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