Catch up on Victoria.
Missed a morning? Find the stories, events, and useful local intel from recent editions, newest first.
June 25, 2024
Will James Bay ever get its gas station?
Feminist wrestling, street named after Vic baseball player, BC files civil claim on forever chemicals.
Read the edition →June 24, 2024
Locals take another run at Olympic gold
Free transit for young & old? Strawberry moon photos. 20,000 tech jobs.
Read the edition →June 23, 2024
Verdict in Yates Street murder trial
40 years of jazz. 6 local patios make list of Canada's best views. Rescued whale returns. Weekend events.
Read the edition →June 22, 2024
Bus fares going up, same with tanker traffic
for first time in 14 years. Plus: Orcas vs. tanker traffic. Life Labs testing centre vacating Victoria
Read the edition →June 21, 2024
Province signs a Sound agreement on old-growth
Plus: Teen taken from water in Langford dies in hospital
Read the edition →June 20, 2024
Indigenous Peoples Day events
New housing for those leaving correctional institutes, orcas in Haro Strait, and more
Read the edition →June 19, 2024
When a contract may no longer be a contract
Plus: It's way down the road, but look for a TCH foot & bike overpass at Tillicum
Read the edition →June 18, 2024
Saving kelp forests
Universal Basic Income on the table for Victoria, shooting in Esquimalt, Cascadia Liquor strike ends
Read the edition →June 17, 2024
A trip to the ocean floor
Locals investigate undersea earthquakes. Cougar bites rugby captain. New street services hub.
Read the edition →June 16, 2024
Stories of Island fathers
Your guide to local food trucks. Faster mental health services. BC may fight feds on equalization payments.
Read the edition →June 15, 2024
Victoria in "danger zone" for mega earthquake
Father's Day in Victoria, ice baths stolen, 21 fun weekend events, drug poisoning alert
Read the edition →June 14, 2024
Council pushing referendum on new Crystal Pool
Plus, it's another (rainy) weekend with more festies
Read the edition →June 13, 2024
Safer trails for the CRD
The magic of mud, Lansdowne student assaulted, 39 years of Beacon Hill Children's Farm
Read the edition →June 12, 2024
Downtown business owners not happy
Plus Vic gets on a list with NYC, Seattle and Toronto
Read the edition →June 11, 2024
Victoria swimmers take on cold waters near North Pender
Rutledge Park ready for summer, Victoria's Jeopardy! spotlight, UVic developing vaccine for ancient virus.
Read the edition →June 10, 2024
First commercial electric flight in Canada
Victoria company under investigation. How do you regulate a shipbreaker?
Read the edition →June 9, 2024
How to help out local bats
7 summer menus to try. Strange sights of empty Victoria. Lots of weekend events. Seaplane hits boat.
Read the edition →June 8, 2024
Apollo 8 astronaut killed in San Juan Islands plane crash
Plus: Rifflandia news & HarbourCats home debut. Lost & found wedding ring. Weekend events.
Read the edition →June 7, 2024
Inside the CRD's bumpy biosolids plan
Plus: Critics rip province's old-growth report
Read the edition →June 6, 2024
Seniors struggle to afford rent in BC
The connection between wildfires and trauma, a peacock walks into a bar (patio), interests rates go down
Read the edition →June 5, 2024
Federal-ordered orca protections put in place
Plus: Woman accused of using a machete to steal a taxi
Read the edition →June 4, 2024
Murray Rankin won't seek re-election
BC Trial Lawyers challenge new Act, new passing distance in effect, bus route cancellations
Read the edition →June 3, 2024
Local buses recalled over gas-leak
Bike week begins. New Chinatown pop-up. 5-month road closure. Salmon forecast. Sooke traffic troubles.
Read the edition →June 2, 2024
BC's summer weather forecast
Strawberry festival. Locals lead electric boat project. Big teacup sunk in harbour? Weekend events.
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