Catch up on Victoria.
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May 8, 2024
Pickleball courts close in North Saanich
Plus: First Nations film wins Hot Docs Canuck award
Read the edition →May 7, 2024
Four options for Carnarvon Park refresh
Plus: Victoria exceeds housing target while other municipalities fall short, US fights pollution near Island, London Drugs reopening
Read the edition →May 6, 2024
Locals team up to "recycle" solar energy
Royal visit. Top 10 meals so far this year.
Read the edition →May 5, 2024
Marching for the Missing & Murdered
"The joy of singing": Choral director's final concert. Red Dress rallies & vigil. Lytton, 3 years after fire.
Read the edition →May 4, 2024
Pickleball drama in North Saanich
Where to celebrate Cinco de Mayo in Vic, BC residents want Olympics to return to Vancouver
Read the edition →May 3, 2024
SD61 school liaison officer program still up in the air
Plus, peddling bikes to replace cars and asking for a free bus ride for the kids
Read the edition →May 2, 2024
UVic students' campout for Palestine
TMX pipeline to bring tanker traffic to Island waters, Colin Plant gets NDP nomination for Saanich, Emerson's moult up-close
Read the edition →May 1, 2024
Tense tenants in Esquimalt worry they may be renovicted
Plus: A good deal in Sooke, and decriminalization will continue in BC
Read the edition →April 30, 2024
Bike lane construction begins on Gorge E
Plus: Harbour Air strikes 50-e-engine deal
Read the edition →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
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