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Catch up on Victoria.

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

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.

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November 12, 2023

Victoria during wartime

Westshore football is Canada's runner-up. Input on HandyDart land.

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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.

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November 10, 2023

Island Health hires its way to 2 more operational ORs

Plus, Remembrance Day events, and craft markets opening

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November 9, 2023

Record number of orca sightings in Island waters

Saanich/Victoria amalgamation, sisters win lottery, spike in avian flu

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November 8, 2023

Saanich unleashes its rules for dogs in parks

Plus, Langford's plan for trees, and speeders stopped in Oak Bay

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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

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November 6, 2023

Amalgamation exploration takes another step

UVic wins 5th straight championship. To catch a wolf dog. Beer award winners.

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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.

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November 4, 2023

Centuries of local BBQ tradition

Helijet goes electric. School scare n Oak Bay. Weekend event of all kinds.

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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

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November 2, 2023

Rising Island toxic drug deaths

John Horgan new ambassador, restrictions on dog leashes, fundraiser for socks

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November 1, 2023

What to do with your Halloween pumpkin

Plus, new laws muddy safety concerns for drug users in public

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October 31, 2023

Victoria's most haunted

The meaning behind halloween decorations, new playground opens, boil water advisory in East Sooke

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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.

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October 29, 2023

New cruise-passenger record

Rebels with a cup. Victoria's spookiest, tastiest treats. New playground unveiled. New City website.

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October 28, 2023

Halloween weekend is here

BC Hydro's fall storm predictions and award-winning Island teachers

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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?

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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

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October 25, 2023

Province investing $10M in sexual assault centres

Plus, Helijet chopper zapped, and remembering a shipwreck 105 years later

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October 24, 2023

Island Health launches 24/7 interpreter service

Victoria startup selected for funding, snow warning for the Malahat and north Island

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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.

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October 22, 2023

Swartz Bay upgrades delayed

Ferry terminal changes back in limbo. Meet the trail guardians. Truck hits bowling alley. Soccer season ends.

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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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