Catch up on Victoria.
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September 23, 2025
Victoria gets 'B' grade for quality of life
Victoria rugby players head to World Cup final. BC gets 1,400 applicants from US health workers.
Read the edition →September 21, 2025
Soccer squabble in Langford
Weekly roundup, and mayor promises major 'difference' downtown
Read the edition →September 19, 2025
Radio host arrested, off the air
Pacific FC for sale: Langford wants the footy team to stay
Read the edition →September 18, 2025
Forest fires, not Mount St. Helens, the cause of ash in Victoria
New Beecher Bay oil spill response centre opens. PKOLS tower construction kicks off Monday. Some Canada Post offices set to close in Victoria.
Read the edition →September 17, 2025
Rabbits in Saanich's crosshairs
A look at the return of the circus, and Nanaimo’s Ethan Katzberg is still hammer king
Read the edition →September 16, 2025
Old-growth protesters prepare for arrests in Walbran Valley
UVic studies the harms of too much hiking. Another J-Pod orca seen pushing dead calf.
Read the edition →September 14, 2025
UVic, Legal Aid BC deal with controversial comments on Charlie Kirk
Weekly roundup. Victorians have more OCP opinions
Read the edition →September 12, 2025
Charity loses in Ribfest rip-off
Cyclist gets 3 tickets for careless ride
Read the edition →September 11, 2025
Province backs out of mattress recycling plan
UVic granted $5M to enhance reconciliation efforts. Man charged with second-degree murder in Saanich.
Read the edition →September 10, 2025
Sidney turns down shelter idea
Season for cider and an uppercut to the Roundhouse
Read the edition →September 9, 2025
Rooftop drinks at The Empress, anyone?
Council to decide if the hotel can expand capacity. BC steps in to mediate longest-ever Island transit strike. Trees to be removed and replaced in Victoria.
Read the edition →September 7, 2025
Pricey to live in paradise
Drowning at Thetis Lake, and another BC Ferries passenger goes overboard
Read the edition →September 5, 2025
Vic non-profit producing great fruits of labour
Things to do in September, hot cars in Colwood
Read the edition →September 4, 2025
Local food truck hit hard by vandals
Coho salmon returning to Saanich stream. John Horgan post-secondary campus opens in Langford.
Read the edition →September 3, 2025
Civil servants begin strike
Hullo Ferries workers pass strike vote; UVic eyes AI
Read the edition →September 2, 2025
Empress bans sale of fur
More child-care spaces for Victoria; BCGEU workers to begin strike action
Read the edition →August 31, 2025
Remembering the 3K Islanders killed by toxic drugs
Weekly roundup. Woman seeks family heirloom accidentally sold at Value Village.
Read the edition →August 29, 2025
There's a new sheriff in town
Saanich Fair on this weekend, and a car drops onto a parking lot
Read the edition →August 28, 2025
Staffing wins and woes at Vic Gen ER
Work on Galloping Goose bridge begins. Police liaison officers return to schools this term.
Read the edition →August 27, 2025
SpeedWash quick to clean up a noisy situation
Most BC home rents going up with inflation next year, and a tragedy near Shawnigan Lake
Read the edition →August 26, 2025
Community sharing for outdoorsy people
James Bay gas station continues to sit unused. Easier boarding for those with the BC Bus Pass.
Read the edition →August 24, 2025
Emily Carr-related home in need of serious work, says owner
The hot weather keeps coming
Read the edition →August 22, 2025
Craft beer wants equal footing
More great music at Ship Point
Read the edition →August 21, 2025
Tourism suffering while the East Island burns
The fight to bring Zain Haq home continues. Elizabeth May to step down as Green leader before next election.
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