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Cop out: former VicPD chief Del Manak not running for mayor
Manak is one of several potential candidates for local office who are now making the call on whether to run.
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Szpak, who served as a councillor for 24 years, was 73.
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Manak is one of several potential candidates for local office who are now making the call on whether to run.
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Regular gas was priced at around $2.06 per litre at most Victoria stations yesterday, and a penny or two cheaper elsewhere in the area
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"They never had a deal because there’s been no decision,” Saanich Coun. Karen Harper tells Capital Daily.
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Songhees and Esquimalt Nation will lead the initiative, exploring the feasibility of a rail system between Victoria and the Westshore.
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"We can’t get to a better future unless we know where we’ve come from." — Spencer Chandra Herbert, Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
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Honour Survivors, their families, and those who didn't make it home from residential schools. Check out our roundup of ceremonies, powwows, and performances happening in town.
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Saanich residents have had strong feelings, both for and against the QMP, since the process began in 2023.
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Roughly 100K artifacts stolen from BC First Nations are in institutions around the world—including 2,500 human remains.
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Enjoy Canadian fun in Victoria, Langford, Sooke, Sidney, and Saanich.
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The group of Saanich residents says it delivered 8,276 hard-copy electoral response forms (ERFs) to Saanich Municipal Hall on Wednesday, the final day to vote to reject Saanich’s ask to borrow $150M for the project.
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The draft plan, which includes 95 recommendations, will be reviewed by city council on Thursday
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The province had the fourth-highest gender pay gap in Canada
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US President Donald Trump has imposed himself squarely in the centre of Canadian politics, leading leaders of all stripes to try to tell you they and only they can best defend Canada in trade talks with him.
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From Sooke to Sidney, there are plenty of egg hunts and family events to take part in this long weekend.
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8 candidates are vying for the riding long held by now-retired Randall Garrison
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This decade-old riding mixes fast-growing Langford with the large Cowichan Valley
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Elizabeth May is looking to secure her seat again, with three others vying for the spot.
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Incumbent Laurel Collins is looking for a third successive term
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Eight candidates are vying for the seat, exceeding the number of hopefuls in the 2022 election.
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Marmot bones and charcoal found in remote alpine caves have distinct human markings dating back 2,400 years.
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Esquimalt points to VicPD Community Safety Report Card that tells the story of diverging policing realities.
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Premier David Eby says the silver lining of the tariffs is "a sense of solidarity among Canadians."
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The federal and provincial governments say they will rely on UNDRIP to guide a new perspective on the treaties.