Catch up on Victoria.
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April 29, 2024
Should we combine the fire departments?
6 top tasting menus. Seal shuts street. Cyber breach shuts drugstore. Kayaking brothers remembered.
Read the edition →April 28, 2024
Predicting the future with tiny pieces of the past
Local research into plankton fossils. Victoria in illustration. Volunteer gardeners growing community.
Read the edition →April 27, 2024
The little orca that could
Princess Anne visit itinerary released. Parents camp overnight for childcare. TC 10K closures
Read the edition →April 26, 2024
New swimming dock looks Gorge-ous
Plus: Superheroes in hospitals and no answers for Langford highrise residents
Read the edition →April 25, 2024
Green deputy leader sentenced to jail
Vic man arrested 3 times in 3 days, pickle ball centre opening this week, food trucks coming to Saanich Parks
Read the edition →April 24, 2024
CRD ponders biosolid pellet problem
Plus: Students, unions petition province for post-secondary funding
Read the edition →April 23, 2024
Southern resident orcas even more at risk
Princess Anne coming to the Island, BC Ferries resumes in-person meetings, Ice Cube in town
Read the edition →April 22, 2024
The second-tallest tower
Food & drink expo is back. Solar-powered oyster harvest. Vic has the lead in need for weed
Read the edition →April 21, 2024
Senior vs. shipbreaker
Conviction for 2020 murder on secluded road. Our whales star on TV today. PM visit continues.
Read the edition →April 20, 2024
City set to ban camping in two more parks
Plus: Prime minister visits UVic. It's Earth Day weekend. Deportation case update. Another cougar.
Read the edition →April 19, 2024
Concert news for the summer
Plus, $60M of First Nations art stolen, T'Sou-ke snare shellfish by the seashore
Read the edition →April 18, 2024
Spongy moth spraying approved
Plus: Victoria one-bedroom rental increase, VicPD look for missing teen, Saanich property taxes jump 8%
Read the edition →April 17, 2024
Business group holds panel on downtown violence
🌅 Plus, federal budget targets rich and aims for more housing
Read the edition →April 16, 2024
Climate activist faces deportation
Plus: Charming heritage home could be demolished, five Victoria stabbings in one month, public hearing for VicPD officer begins.
Read the edition →April 15, 2024
Lawsuit targets new short-term rental rules
Victoria named in suit. Local soccer kicks off uncertain season. Can video games help a local creek? New bus schedule
Read the edition →April 14, 2024
First Island wildfire of season
Popular club & cafe close. Why don't more locals have solar panels? 3,500km trip to set skateboard record.
Read the edition →April 13, 2024
SD61 faces the music in balancing school district budget
Plus: Island FanCon lands in Langford. Orca update. Weekend events.
Read the edition →April 12, 2024
Man in a bit of a boat pickle in Gonzalez Bay
Plus: New temple to be built in Vic: Latter-day Saints
Read the edition →April 11, 2024
Terry Fox collection housed at Victoria museum
Plus: Citizens call for end of street sweeps, rescue materials arrive to save orphaned orca
Read the edition →April 10, 2024
Bouncy castle stolen in Langford
Plus, region scores $4M for hockey weekend, and new legislation for legal professionals
Read the edition →April 9, 2024
44 Islanders dead from toxic drugs
New Uptown development, Vic High reopens, spring COVID boosters available
Read the edition →April 8, 2024
New art gallery pitched
Eclipse today. Farmers Markets are in season. Bridge closures this week. Capital Iron redevelopment.
Read the edition →April 7, 2024
Explosive shuts park
Saturday scare defused. Scooters now legal on (some) local roads. Best drinks for spring. Seal relocated
Read the edition →April 6, 2024
Three Victoria murders explored on new podcast series
Plus: What to know about the eclipse, YMCA fights road near Camp Thunderbird.
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