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August 20, 2025
Fringe Fest is back in town
Air Canada flights back on schedule as deal reached. Six new Vancouver Island Marmot litters at Alberta conservation centre.
Read the edition →August 19, 2025
A common invasive plant could be fuelling Island wildfires
Four beaches added to Island Health's no swim list. Mount Underwood Fire less intense, but still out of control after rain.
Read the edition →August 17, 2025
12 kayakers rescued by Canada and US crews
This week's top stories. Man pleads guilty in 2017 Oak Bay machete attack. One dead after Malahat crash.
Read the edition →August 15, 2025
How long does it take a glacier to carve a valley?
Local author starts cancer fundraiser amid her own battle with the disease. Elk Lake safe for swimming.
Read the edition →August 14, 2025
Rapid Hep C testing for those who need it most
Mount Underwood Fire continues to grow rapidly. Massive development breaks ground in downtown Victoria. Saanich to hold next QMP town hall in council chambers.
Read the edition →August 13, 2025
Port Alberni fire spreading rapidly
Scientists solved the mystery of sea star wasting disease in the Pacific. Two men rescued from near drowning in Durrance Lake.
Read the edition →August 12, 2025
Wesley Ridge Fire being held
Intrepid Theatre to leave its home at Metro Studio next year. Two beaches added to no-swim list.
Read the edition →August 10, 2025
Forgotten items become treasures
Vancouver Island marmot population gets boost with 17 new pups born. Another Floyd's bites the dust.
Read the edition →August 8, 2025
Saanich says goodbye to Canadian Little League playdowns
Some more sobering illicit drug stats, and an ex-cop follows his instincts
Read the edition →August 7, 2025
Dragon Boat Fest returns this weekend
Mayor and VicPD speak out after synagogue vandalism. Semi-truck crashes into Galey Farms. AI-generated images of wildfires leading to confusion.
Read the edition →August 6, 2025
SD61 may zone out
HarbourCats prep for playoffs, and strange bottle toss downtown
Read the edition →August 3, 2025
Paramedics make plea for help
Police use less-lethal bullet to subdue suspected gunman near City Hall
Read the edition →August 1, 2025
Banfield bummer: advisory at swimming dock
Our August events listings are out
Read the edition →July 31, 2025
Of topical and tropical water
Saanich saves a tree, and the Pat Bay drive improves
Read the edition →July 30, 2025
VicPD's '3D' downtown takedown
Happy hour offerings and Island Health is making cuts
Read the edition →July 29, 2025
Transportation is evolving in the Westshore
Camping with care beats being fined
Read the edition →July 27, 2025
More beaches close due to E. Coli
Pat Bay’s Keating Cross Road flyover opens at midnight
Read the edition →July 25, 2025
Back to The Blob
A lot of not waiting around at the ER
Read the edition →July 24, 2025
$500K for Victoria mental health community
Esquimalt seeks input on its OCP. Saanich back to the drawing board for $170M operations centre.
Read the edition →July 23, 2025
Oak Bay told to build more
That's one way to burn garbage, and civil servants to take a strike vote
Read the edition →July 22, 2025
Hot bus in the city
Faster AI-assisted MRIs arrive at 2 Victoria hospitals. Court-ordered sale of Bear Mountain begins.
Read the edition →July 20, 2025
Drowning Prevention Week begins
Top stories of the week. Amalgamation vote inches closer to reality. Hotel prices soar in Tofino this summer.
Read the edition →July 18, 2025
Premier shuffles the deck
Royal Jubilee offers rare treatment for a common and deadly disease
Read the edition →July 17, 2025
Private plane hijacked at YYJ
CRD looks into $1M funding for three GV theatres. Campfire ban starts today.
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