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January 14, 2025

Police presence at Langford council meeting

BC camping reservations open up, Saanich physician assistants a first for BC

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January 13, 2025

Wild cougar visits hot tub

1,000+ rescues. Royals undefeated. Excavator tips. Teachers defend school board.

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January 12, 2025

Taking a cold plunge

Top restaurant openings of past year. 2024 on the 'Shore. Helping LA. Meet the goats. Garden theft.

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January 11, 2025

School board at risk

Book bonanza at GVPL and VicPD overspends on protest coverage

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January 10, 2025

BC firefighters to head to LA 'wasteland'

Crystal Pool poll a month away; BC Conservatives contest election results

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January 9, 2025

Masks are back in BC health-care settings

Major factors affecting Victoria housing, record number of impaired drivers in Saanich last year, unlicenced Island midwife charged with manslaughter.

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January 8, 2025

Sea sponge soaking up climate info

Our second story will make you hungry, Blanshard will make you late

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January 7, 2025

Trudeau's legacy on Island and beyond

Could Bigfoot be living on the Island?

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January 6, 2025

Sea lion out on highway again

Trudeau out? Otter surfer. A plan to attract doctors. Cyclist hit. Islander up for Golden Globe.

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January 5, 2025

A week of fires

Island's first 2025 baby + BC's top baby names. Driver at large after 3-wheel getaway.

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January 4, 2025

South Island's most expensive homes

UVic's new health tool for drinking, toddler waits 14 hours for care, YYJ parking prices double.

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January 3, 2025

Orca mom loses another calf

Plus, our top 5 stories of 2024, a stranded corgi, and the new home-flipping tax

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December 23, 2024

Your holiday wishes answered

The best light-up displays. Events this week. Xmas on a ship. New orca baby.

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December 22, 2024

The best restaurants in Victoria

Grinch stolen. Oak Bay on BC's naughty list. Holiday weather. Celeb dog & Stick of the Year.

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December 21, 2024

BC gets a new LG

BC Ferries rescues another boater. Fake nurse sentenced. Coroner scrutinized over local teen's death

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December 20, 2024

UVic prof honoured with Order of Canada

FortisBC on gas push, VicPD arrest 42 people, recover $10K stolen merchandise, and more

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December 19, 2024

Islanders smoke and drink more than the rest of BC

Yuletide ride is back in Centennial Square, Central Saanich officer dies by suicide after his arrest, more vessels for BC Ferries.

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December 18, 2024

Outreach groups say 13 unhoused people recently died

2 Central Saanich police officers charged with sexual assault

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December 17, 2024

Saying goodbye to 'John from Langford'

Victoria's Chelsea Green: US wrestling champion, and Terry Fox on the $5 bill

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December 16, 2024

Mail resumes tomorrow

Mars bomber abandons final flight (again). Neighbours are slowly stealing cat, Saanich family claims. Xmas tree salesman elected.

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December 15, 2024

Massage worker guilty on 5 counts

Orca in harbour. Wild winds. Raccoon study. Holiday events today.

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December 14, 2024

Heading to the polls about the pool

BC NDP & Greens sign deal. Saanich kid "will be back"...with a Schwarzenegger-style donation.

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December 13, 2024

Victoria company looks to stir up its industry

It's Friday the 13th

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December 12, 2024

Fewer toxic drug deaths, but still far too many

VIU chemists working to make boats less toxic to fish, seniors advocate says BC failing its oldest residents.

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