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Leaving dog in car during Victoria’s record-breaking heat sees owner fined $250

Victoria police say any amount of time too long for dogs to be left in vehicles on hot days

Jun 29, 2021 3:15 PM Read more >

Pacheedaht Nation asks again for protesters to leave Fairy Creek, citing wildfire risk

Pacheedaht First Nation issued a call Monday for protesters to leave the Fairy Creek area, explicitly citing the risk of forest fires as a heatwave baked Vancouver Island.

Jun 29, 2021 2:47 PM Read more >

RCMP arrest knife-wielding man on Galloping Goose Trail in Sooke

Suspect apprehended after short foot chase, no passersby were injured

Jun 29, 2021 2:11 PM Read more >

Central Saanich calls for deferral of old-growth logging

Couns. Carl Jensen, Gordon Newton and Niall Paltiel voted against measure proposed by Coun. Zeb King

Jun 29, 2021 1:30 PM Read more >

Police seize kilo of cocaine bound for Greater Victoria from mainland

Suspected Colwood drug trafficker intercepted leaving Swartz Bay ferry terminal

Jun 29, 2021 11:10 AM Read more >

Vehicle-related thefts keep Oak Bay police busy in past week

Also making the police blotter was an intoxicated man on Oak Bay Avenue

Jun 29, 2021 10:20 AM Read more >

Monday smashes temperature records across Greater Victoria

Port Alberni solidifies its record as the hottest place on the Island

Jun 29, 2021 9:20 AM Read more >

SD62 cancels buses on last day of school due to ongoing heat

Heat warning and lack of air conditioning push decision

Jun 29, 2021 7:30 AM Read more >

Firefighter hospitalized after crews battle Oak Bay house fire in record-breaking heat

All occupants escaped safely before fire crews arrived

Jun 29, 2021 7:15 AM Read more >

Fairy Creek protestors block Mesachie Lake logging equipment yard

Activists block gate to equipment yard used by Teal Jones and others

Jun 29, 2021 5:45 AM Read more >