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Catch up on Victoria.

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

March 21, 2024

Can BC Ferries achieve their climate goals?

Plus: Lack of accessibility from local governments, Saanich senior spends days in hospital hallway

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March 20, 2024

Burnside too big for its bridges?

Plus, supporters warm CFUV airwaves and poor form on the ice

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March 19, 2024

Spring has sprung

New youth mental health ward, Hermann's building purchased, art gallery closes

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March 18, 2024

New pitch for downtown Y site

Will Victoria bill BC for homelessness spending? Local company gets national breakthrough

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March 17, 2024

Behind the blossoms

Victoria's cherry tree history. Spring weather & winter vegetables. Esquimalt axes new police station

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March 16, 2024

St. Patrick's Day events this weekend

Plus: Vic councillors give themselves raises, Victoria performers "got talent"

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March 15, 2024

CRD approves $777M budget

Plus: short-term rental motion rejected, Canada's hottest winter yet

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March 14, 2024

Victoria robots headed to Texas

Plus: CRD under pressure for waste plan, coral reef thriving off BC coast

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March 13, 2024

The dance is over Upstairs at Hermann's

Plus, mini-series on death of Victoria's Reena Virk

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March 12, 2024

Possible short-term reprieve for short-term rentals

Plus, taxes are going up no matter where you live in the CRD

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March 11, 2024

More signs of summer drought

School bus fees on the way? UVic teams finish top 10 in Canada

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March 10, 2024

Time change still hasn't changed

Unique brunches to try in town. Heartbreak on the hardwood. More wild weather. Sunday events.

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March 9, 2024

CRD's ambitious $2 billion water plan

Saanich looks into 'noise cameras.' Rat bites woman. Big cigarette bust. Royals reach playoffs.

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March 8, 2024

Director calls cut on decision to cancel play

Plus: BC Transit loses two years on 2040 e-bus timetable

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March 7, 2024

Residential school play pulled mid-run in Fernwood

Plus: International Women's Day Events, more ferry sailings, downtown Salvation Army closes

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March 6, 2024

City bike lanes may become a little busier

Plus: Langford councillors concerned about where the money's going to come from

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March 5, 2024

Project climate-proofing Island rivers gets UN nod

Plus: New Island Health cancer treatments, gulls flock to spawning herring

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March 4, 2024

The streetcars of Victoria

Intercity bus returns. New pinball pizzeria. Snowfall on Island. Sooke downtown densifies.

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March 3, 2024

Can you hear the ocean?

Ships, shoes, & spirits. Senior saved from fire. Black history. Awards for local distilleries.

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March 2, 2024

Toxic drug deaths still BC’s leading cause of unnatural death

Victoria honours its best in sports. Severed porpoise tail on Dallas. Another fatal crash.

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March 1, 2024

Questions abound after another child dies in BC foster care

Plus, 2 dead in separate tragedies on area roadways

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February 29, 2024

Protesters shut down Lockheed Martin in Esquimalt

Plus: CRD water plan criticized, orcas hunt for sea lions near Qualicum

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February 28, 2024

For HarbourCats, it's a field of bad dreams

Plus, VicPD chief says gangs are recruiting near schools

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February 27, 2024

Esquimalt considers new policing options

Plus: Wayde Compton on BC and Island Black writers, famous elk dies, Camosun hosts volleyball champs

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