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PHOTOS: Visitors flock to Goldstream Provincial Park for 2020 salmon run

‘I wanted to come here before I move back to Australia,’ says visitor

Oct 22, 2020 5:30 AM Read more >

Victoria new mom group navigates challenges of motherhood in a pandemic

Monarch Moms meet once a week for physically-distanced connection

Oct 22, 2020 5:00 AM Read more >

VIDEO: Quintet of bears frolic in Vancouver Island yard

Port Alberni family was treated to a visit from some playful black bears

Oct 21, 2020 3:15 PM Read more >

Coast Guard towed rudderless sailors to Port Hardy hours before a powerful storm

Rudderless for a month, the couple zigzagged most the way home with “a few donuts and lazy-eights”

Oct 21, 2020 12:18 PM Read more >

Historic Langford pub serves up some spirits

Ghostly experiences at Ma Miller’s pub

Oct 20, 2020 5:30 PM Read more >

Poison suspected after well-known owl found dead in Saanich park

Body of Ollie the Great Horned owl discovered in Cuthbert Holmes Park

Oct 20, 2020 4:30 PM Read more >

Victoria city leaf pickup a sure sign of fall

Residential pickup begins Oct. 19, drop-offs can happen anytime at city yard

Oct 19, 2020 10:00 AM Read more >

Saanich’s Halloween fireworks, bonfire permitting process moves online

Firefighter outlines COVID-19-friendly process as spooky celebrations approach

Oct 18, 2020 2:00 PM Read more >

Legion calls for youthful perspective on Remembrance Day

Entries can be dropped off at local Royal Canadian Legion branches by Nov. 15

Oct 17, 2020 2:00 PM Read more >

Smashed pumpkins provide a royal Thanksgiving feast for animals at Island sanctuary

Substantial community donations to purchase pumpkins surpasses the initial goal

Oct 16, 2020 3:30 PM Read more >