Catch up on Victoria.
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November 13, 2023
Victorians in space: Asteroids named after 2 locals
Locals play "world's most boring video game" for charity. Alpaca on the lam. Cat court case.
Read the edition →November 12, 2023
Victoria during wartime
Westshore football is Canada's runner-up. Input on HandyDart land.
Read the edition →November 11, 2023
A living wage in Victoria is now $25/hour
Islanders' stories of world wars. Death at hotel. Tuberculosis on campus. Weekend events.
Read the edition →November 10, 2023
Island Health hires its way to 2 more operational ORs
Plus, Remembrance Day events, and craft markets opening
Read the edition →November 9, 2023
Record number of orca sightings in Island waters
Saanich/Victoria amalgamation, sisters win lottery, spike in avian flu
Read the edition →November 8, 2023
Saanich unleashes its rules for dogs in parks
Plus, Langford's plan for trees, and speeders stopped in Oak Bay
Read the edition →November 7, 2023
Higher wages won't solve Victoria's child-care crisis
Royals fire coach, Island View Beach closures, Oak Bay High fundraises for Ukraine schools
Read the edition →November 6, 2023
Amalgamation exploration takes another step
UVic wins 5th straight championship. To catch a wolf dog. Beer award winners.
Read the edition →November 5, 2023
BC is still changing clocks, 4 years after deciding not to
Plus: Local natural disaster plans. A delivery driver's eerie view of Victoria. New Hawaiian restaurant.
Read the edition →November 4, 2023
Centuries of local BBQ tradition
Helijet goes electric. School scare n Oak Bay. Weekend event of all kinds.
Read the edition →November 3, 2023
Fore! The CRD buys a golf course
Plus, local resto top 3 in Canada, and murder mystery has Victoria written all over it
Read the edition →November 2, 2023
Rising Island toxic drug deaths
John Horgan new ambassador, restrictions on dog leashes, fundraiser for socks
Read the edition →November 1, 2023
What to do with your Halloween pumpkin
Plus, new laws muddy safety concerns for drug users in public
Read the edition →October 31, 2023
Victoria's most haunted
The meaning behind halloween decorations, new playground opens, boil water advisory in East Sooke
Read the edition →October 30, 2023
Victoria's reworked Missing Middle finally drawing applications
Hot-button Victoria density policy has been changed. Locals want to make solar power better.
Read the edition →October 29, 2023
New cruise-passenger record
Rebels with a cup. Victoria's spookiest, tastiest treats. New playground unveiled. New City website.
Read the edition →October 28, 2023
Halloween weekend is here
BC Hydro's fall storm predictions and award-winning Island teachers
Read the edition →October 27, 2023
Beacon Wharf staying as-is, it would a pier, Vic shoplifters get lifted
New safe homes for Victoria, and an outdoor W/C for Pandora?
Read the edition →October 26, 2023
Adopt an Island bat for Halloween
New spaces for children dealing with abuse, children's clothes recalled, more cars in the road
Read the edition →October 25, 2023
Province investing $10M in sexual assault centres
Plus, Helijet chopper zapped, and remembering a shipwreck 105 years later
Read the edition →October 24, 2023
Island Health launches 24/7 interpreter service
Victoria startup selected for funding, snow warning for the Malahat and north Island
Read the edition →October 23, 2023
BC election only a year away
New polling looks at voting landscape. Supporting Cowichan sweater makers. UVic wins west again. Island dad wins LEGO honour.
Read the edition →October 22, 2023
Swartz Bay upgrades delayed
Ferry terminal changes back in limbo. Meet the trail guardians. Truck hits bowling alley. Soccer season ends.
Read the edition →October 21, 2023
Cold week coming -- Will Victoria's shelters be ready?
Will Victoria's shelters be ready? Plus: The best local soups & places to watch the leaves change
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