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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.

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September 21, 2025

Soccer squabble in Langford

Weekly roundup, and mayor promises major 'difference' downtown

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September 19, 2025

Radio host arrested, off the air

Pacific FC for sale: Langford wants the footy team to stay

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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.

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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

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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.

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September 14, 2025

UVic, Legal Aid BC deal with controversial comments on Charlie Kirk

Weekly roundup. Victorians have more OCP opinions

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September 12, 2025

Charity loses in Ribfest rip-off

Cyclist gets 3 tickets for careless ride

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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.

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September 10, 2025

Sidney turns down shelter idea

Season for cider and an uppercut to the Roundhouse

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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.

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September 7, 2025

Pricey to live in paradise

Drowning at Thetis Lake, and another BC Ferries passenger goes overboard

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September 5, 2025

Vic non-profit producing great fruits of labour

Things to do in September, hot cars in Colwood

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September 4, 2025

Local food truck hit hard by vandals

Coho salmon returning to Saanich stream. John Horgan post-secondary campus opens in Langford.

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September 3, 2025

Civil servants begin strike

Hullo Ferries workers pass strike vote; UVic eyes AI

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September 2, 2025

Empress bans sale of fur

More child-care spaces for Victoria; BCGEU workers to begin strike action

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August 31, 2025

Remembering the 3K Islanders killed by toxic drugs

Weekly roundup. Woman seeks family heirloom accidentally sold at Value Village.

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August 29, 2025

There's a new sheriff in town

Saanich Fair on this weekend, and a car drops onto a parking lot

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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.

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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

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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.

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August 24, 2025

Emily Carr-related home in need of serious work, says owner

The hot weather keeps coming

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August 22, 2025

Craft beer wants equal footing

More great music at Ship Point

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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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