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Catch up on Victoria.

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

May 15, 2023

🌅 New details on Island company's Australian plane crash

Plus: 104-year-old completes 104 laps. Juan de Fuca trail completes upgrades. Students win accolades for app.

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May 14, 2023

🌅 The lives of Island mothers & grandmothers

Plus: What do the fish say? Local scientists are eavesdropping underwater.

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May 13, 2023

🌅 Victoria approves 2023 budget

Plus: The best local brunches. Another Duncan-area RCMP shooting. Weekend events.

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May 12, 2023

🌅 Should we prepare for flooding and wildfires?

Plus, Victoria's Jimbo on Drag Race All-Stars, and the Canucks are coming.

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May 11, 2023

🌅 Uber is coming

Plus: Over $1M in scholarships for UVic Indigenous law students

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May 10, 2023

🌅 A new design festival kicks off today

Plus, why an SD61 trustee is on leave

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May 9, 2023

🌅 BC nurses call for systemic changes

Plus: Audit of BC Housing complete

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May 8, 2023

🌅 Paramedic shortages still plague rural Island communities

But remedies may be coming. Plus: Video captures Island avalanche. 11 lawsuits against mortgage company.

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May 7, 2023

🌅 Ancient fossils in a Sooke cliff face

Plus: Locals attend UK coronation. Garden clubs of Victoria. Building declared fire hazard after problems in 75 inspections.

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May 6, 2023

🌅 Shuttered museum will reopen this month

Plus: Westshore football star drafted #1 in CFL. Weekend events. Island Health & LifeLabs criticized..

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May 5, 2023

🌅 Province tackles "sextortion" with Intimate Images Act

Plus, celebrate Cinco de Mayo at these five local spots

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May 4, 2023

🌅 Goodside makes pastries worth lining up for

Plus: UVic leads clean energy transitions

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May 3, 2023

🌅 More Fairy Creek charges withdrawn, but some arrestees want day in court

Plus: The best happy hours in town

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May 2, 2023

🌅 UVic graduate students stage walkout

Plus: More support for RidgeView residents

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May 1, 2023

🌅 Local MP won't seek re-election

Plus: Parking fees rise. New History Mystery. 104th birthday fundraiser.

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April 30, 2023

🌅 Stuck living in a hospital ward—for years

The system struggles to help a young local. Plus: Police-stop shooting. Sunday events. Sauna relocation.

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April 29, 2023

🌅 Coastal species are living on plastic garbage in open ocean, new part-local research finds

Plus: New ride-hailing in Victoria. Mother found after newborn's death. Police close highway.

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April 28, 2023

🌅 The best seafood in Victoria

Plus, the province is providing temporary housing

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April 27, 2023

🌅 UVic cuts staffing in response to budget shortfall

Open letter asks province to intervene. Plus, Victoria's new fire hall opens

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April 26, 2023

🌅 Hidden gems

Plus, a new house for women, Gerry Dee, and more

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April 25, 2023

🌅 Langford highrise being evacuated over structural concerns—again

Former Danbrook One building issues continue after remediation

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April 24, 2023

🌅 Victoria extends protected Fort bike lanes to Oak Bay border

Plus: The best local patios. Heat & sun arriving this week.

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April 23, 2023

🌅 Extreme heat may hit Island again this summer

Plus: Help a reader find where his grandpa's 1962 photo was taken

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April 22, 2023

🌅 Earth Day: Island projects tackling climate change

Plus: Today's events from around Greater Victoria

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