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Catch up on Victoria.

Missed a morning? Find the stories, events, and useful local intel from recent editions, newest first.

June 1, 2024

Victoria Fire Dept. goes electric

Accessibility Week in Victoria wraps. Pickton dead. Sailor sentenced. Min. wage rises.

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May 31, 2024

Cell tower won't be parked at PKOLS

Plus, dive right into our listings of all things Ocean Week

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May 30, 2024

35 Island teens died of toxic drugs in 5 years

Victoria's public works 'trading cards', tourism could be affected by border workers, fawns snuggle in the grass

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May 29, 2024

HarbourCats get bad playoff news before season starts

Plus: Senior says her home on Blenkinsop was broken into 6 times

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May 28, 2024

Parking fines going up downtown

BC Ferries told to repair relationships with communities, auditing firm says Greg Martel did run Ponzi scheme

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May 27, 2024

Local creating heat-up life jacket

Local drinks awarded among world's best. Island snowpack is even worse than in last report.

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May 26, 2024

Swarm of bees on downtown streetcorner

Car goes over Clover Point ledge. Spot prawn season begins! Local student is off to Indigenous fashion fest.

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May 25, 2024

VicPD release pepper spray video

Plus: And they're off: Swiftsure #79 on the water today. Senior hit by car. Marathon "bandits"

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May 24, 2024

Council wants more parking near downtown

Plus It's like Christmas Day for Christmas Hill

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May 23, 2024

UVic student's death to be investigated

Victoria doing the bulk of work supporting CRD homeless population, fire destroys Esquimalt bakery

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May 22, 2024

Langford is getting a new high school

Plus: Indigenous healing coming to UVic's curriculum

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May 21, 2024

Island swimmer sets world record

Racing to tally island species. Teen's family still seeking answers. Latest housing news.

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May 20, 2024

Holiday Monday's big event(s)

Victoria Day in Victoria. Best specialty ice cream in town. City seeks homelessness help from other councils.

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May 19, 2024

Rents up from last year

Grey whale migration. New local campsites. B&B... or AirBnB? Friday fire. Weekend events.

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May 18, 2024

Highland Games back for 161st year

Beloved Victoria artist remembered, beer at the Leg, Canucks viewing at Save-on-Foods Centre

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May 17, 2024

Bylaw officers come down on Pandora campers

Plus: Vic resto gets high praise and Victoria ponders more bus lanes

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May 16, 2024

BC Ferries expects busiest summer yet

Pickleballers test out soundproofing, Saanich looks to avoid secondary suites in rural areas, Beach Dr. speeders caught

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May 15, 2024

Canadian writer with Vic ties Alice Munro, dies

Plus, unhoused want to keep their belongings

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May 14, 2024

New festivals for Greater Vic

Saanich adopts new OCP, Buccaneer Days attacks, The Last of Us lands in Nanaimo

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May 13, 2024

A 4-hour trail rescue

Mainland fire grows, & so do Islanders' summer concerns. 3D-printed guns seized. More Aurora photos.

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May 12, 2024

Victoria Borealis: Locals see rare night lights

The stories of Island mothers. Changes for Saanich Fair. More bylaws on bears & garbage?

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May 11, 2024

Mother's Day planning and Emerson ejection

Seal sent away again. Creating castle cabinets. Weekend events. Suspected voyeur.

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May 10, 2024

'Benzos' making it tougher for first-responders

Plus: Gardeners hit the soil this weekend and disturbance at UVic encampment

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May 9, 2024

The history of Buccaneer Days

New medical clinic for Indigenous people opens in Vic, spitting cyclist turns himself in, language lessons from Cowichan

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