Catch up on Victoria.
Missed a morning? Find the stories, events, and useful local intel from recent editions, newest first.
July 16, 2023
Victoria Ranked Canada's 3rd-Most-Expensive City
Couple remarries 55 years later. 8 spots to find cool drinks. Farming for climate. Bomb scare at Uptown.
Read the edition →July 15, 2023
The future of local pickleball
Helping seniors keep their dogs. 12 things to do today. Landfill avoids fire after laptop lights up
Read the edition →July 14, 2023
New cruise ship rules sink environmental hopes
Are new cruise ship pollution rules enough? Island hits highest drought level. Hot drinks may cool you down. Another city fire. Local summer playlist.
Read the edition →July 13, 2023
More support for young migrants
Kele Fleming on her new music. Marmots in love. Highway 4 full re-opening delayed.
Read the edition →July 12, 2023
City expanding north as major redevelopment approved
Plus, a pig gets attention, Our Place suffers a setback, and a new Blue Jay in Victoria
Read the edition →July 11, 2023
A childcare crisis in the Westshore
Search for Melissa called off again, marmots released into wild
Read the edition →July 10, 2023
4 years since Metchosin escape & murder
Dallas Road fire. Pride parade. Nurse suspended.
Read the edition →July 9, 2023
Byelection concludes controversial council chapter
UVic gets Canada-first research device. Former councillor dies. Pride parade today. Pacific's unbeaten streak ends.
Read the edition →July 8, 2023
Hospital ER closed overnight all summer
Family sues RCMP for fatal shooting. Cold War plane arriving. Lochside pig at risk. 7 new favourites to eat. More urban fires. Weekend fests.
Read the edition →July 7, 2023
Victoria's gaming industry booms
Plus: Man dead after yacht accident, a booming gaming industry, and Friday night events
Read the edition →July 6, 2023
Victoria Pride events to take part in this weekend
Pride week wraps up, boater bothers orca, third suspicious fire
Read the edition →July 5, 2023
How Victoria is trying to feed the needy
Plus, tackling food insecurity, Greater Victoria heroes, overpass construction on the Pat Bay, and more
Read the edition →July 4, 2023
New clues about woman's disappearance
Haze, new fires, & drought. Property tax day. Ferry delays. New bus schedule. Art galleries.
Read the edition →July 3, 2023
No environmental assessment for quarry
No enviro assessment for contentious quarry. Best patios. Boaters rescued (video). Local catches 44-pound fish.
Read the edition →July 2, 2023
New $304M ferry terminal
Paid parking controversy. Cheap food in Victoria. Ferry delays. Today's events
Read the edition →July 1, 2023
All the events happening today
Catch music, food, magic, lion dances, dragon boats, pancakes, & Victoria's iconic Drag Baseball. Retiree wins lottery. Buses un-ban alcohol cans.
Read the edition →June 30, 2023
Long Canadian Weekend Ahead
Plus, Lisa Marie Young is still missing, and a local kid makes it to the NHL
Read the edition →June 29, 2023
Where did all the BC wine go?
Plus: Highway 4 costs, Shelbourne shooting anniversary, herons return to Beacon Hill
Read the edition →June 28, 2023
Pride Week is Coming
Plus, calls for minister to resign, off-leash debate update, Death Caps in Oak Bay, and jazz fest events
Read the edition →June 27, 2023
Local news is vanishing
Starting with Facebook, and it could get worse.
Read the edition →June 27, 2023
Summer droughts hit BC
Plus: Baby orca seen in Tofino, Point Ellice House reopens, Vic Pride kicks off
Read the edition →June 26, 2023
Expect ferry cancellations all summer
Octopus fights 5 crabs. Award noms for local air, cancer, & emissions tech. Fish poaching. JazzFest events.
Read the edition →June 25, 2023
Your new local MLA
Gorge gets new dock. Where to get Italian food in town. Free harbour concert today. Hwy 4 re-reopens.
Read the edition →June 24, 2023
Dumping our sewage on Nanaimo
Baby whales. New restaurant from Canucks owner. Islander guilty of killing bears. Election day. Hwy 4 re-opens, then re-closes. Ricky's fire was arson, police say
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