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Counsellors work for free as Victoria refugee centre struggles to survive

'The people we serve don't have any other place to go,' says executive director of the Vancouver Island Counselling Centre for Immigrants and Refugees

Feb 22, 2025 5:30 AM Read more >

A lost orca finds family in emotional new IMAX film from Peninsula filmmaker

Michael Parfit revises a work he started 20 years ago, to see what we can learn from Luna the Orca while watching on B.C.'s biggest screen

Feb 22, 2025 5:30 AM Read more >

LETTER: Oak Bay following Victoria on path towards a concrete jungle

Send your letters to newsroom@oakbaynews.com

Feb 22, 2025 5:00 AM Read more >

Motorcyclist going 211 km/h in an 80 zone stopped by Saanich police

Rider's bike was impounded after they received a hefty fine

Feb 21, 2025 3:17 PM Read more >

5.1-magnitude earthquake shakes south coast of B.C.

Emergency Info BC says officials monitoring, but no tsunami threat

Feb 21, 2025 1:39 PM Read more >

Victoria mourns Mel Cooper: philanthropist, businessman and husband

Longtime cultivator of community dies at 92

Feb 21, 2025 1:11 PM Read more >

Kelowna, Victoria pharmaceutical organization wins award

Vital Health Pharmacy won the 2024 Pharmacy Practice + Business Interprofessional Initiative Award

Feb 21, 2025 12:30 PM Read more >

Victoria company combats biodiversity loss with deep-sea robot

Ocean Diagnostic's new device can plunge 400 metres below the ocean's surface to collect data from at-risk species

Feb 21, 2025 11:19 AM Read more >

Victoria deconstruction bylaw diverts 200 tonnes from landfill

City finds 'each case is like a snowflake' when it comes to recycling, reusing building materials

Feb 21, 2025 10:20 AM Read more >

Need for speed: Saanich driver gears up for 50th season of auto racing

Bill Okell of Saanich will begin his half-century celebration season on Feb. 22.

Feb 21, 2025 9:00 AM Read more >