Catch up on Victoria.
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June 1, 2024
Victoria Fire Dept. goes electric
Accessibility Week in Victoria wraps. Pickton dead. Sailor sentenced. Min. wage rises.
Read the edition →May 31, 2024
Cell tower won't be parked at PKOLS
Plus, dive right into our listings of all things Ocean Week
Read the edition →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
Read the edition →May 29, 2024
HarbourCats get bad playoff news before season starts
Plus: Senior says her home on Blenkinsop was broken into 6 times
Read the edition →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
Read the edition →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.
Read the edition →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.
Read the edition →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"
Read the edition →May 24, 2024
Council wants more parking near downtown
Plus It's like Christmas Day for Christmas Hill
Read the edition →May 23, 2024
UVic student's death to be investigated
Victoria doing the bulk of work supporting CRD homeless population, fire destroys Esquimalt bakery
Read the edition →May 22, 2024
Langford is getting a new high school
Plus: Indigenous healing coming to UVic's curriculum
Read the edition →May 21, 2024
Island swimmer sets world record
Racing to tally island species. Teen's family still seeking answers. Latest housing news.
Read the edition →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.
Read the edition →May 19, 2024
Rents up from last year
Grey whale migration. New local campsites. B&B... or AirBnB? Friday fire. Weekend events.
Read the edition →May 18, 2024
Highland Games back for 161st year
Beloved Victoria artist remembered, beer at the Leg, Canucks viewing at Save-on-Foods Centre
Read the edition →May 17, 2024
Bylaw officers come down on Pandora campers
Plus: Vic resto gets high praise and Victoria ponders more bus lanes
Read the edition →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
Read the edition →May 15, 2024
Canadian writer with Vic ties Alice Munro, dies
Plus, unhoused want to keep their belongings
Read the edition →May 14, 2024
New festivals for Greater Vic
Saanich adopts new OCP, Buccaneer Days attacks, The Last of Us lands in Nanaimo
Read the edition →May 13, 2024
A 4-hour trail rescue
Mainland fire grows, & so do Islanders' summer concerns. 3D-printed guns seized. More Aurora photos.
Read the edition →May 12, 2024
Victoria Borealis: Locals see rare night lights
The stories of Island mothers. Changes for Saanich Fair. More bylaws on bears & garbage?
Read the edition →May 11, 2024
Mother's Day planning and Emerson ejection
Seal sent away again. Creating castle cabinets. Weekend events. Suspected voyeur.
Read the edition →May 10, 2024
'Benzos' making it tougher for first-responders
Plus: Gardeners hit the soil this weekend and disturbance at UVic encampment
Read the edition →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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