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BCREA shows a strong and steady start for Victoria's housing market

BCREA shows a strong and steady start for Victoria's housing market

BCREA marks strong changes in the MLS composite price index, and a healthy housing inventory for the positive start to 2025
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Youth worker guilty of sexually assaulting West Shore teen to be sentenced

Youth worker guilty of sexually assaulting West Shore teen to be sentenced

Matthew Porcher will be sentenced for a charge of touching for a sexual purpose of a person under 16
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Victoria Historical Society explores life of Canada’s first Asian Canadian MD

Victoria Historical Society explores life of Canada’s first Asian Canadian MD

Historian delves into why Victoria Chung moved to China in 1929 and never returned to Canada
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Victoria artists invited to Open a Door to a brighter future

Victoria artists invited to Open a Door to a brighter future

The Open a Door program invites local artists to repurpose goods in the Habitat for Humanity inventory to be sold at auction
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UVic student looks to connect visually impaired students with science

UVic student looks to connect visually impaired students with science

Opening up world of marine science to visually impaired students
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Health officials remind B.C. residents to check immunization records

Health officials remind B.C. residents to check immunization records

Measles has increased in Canada in recent years, with 44 cases so far in 2025 and 146 cases in 2024
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View Royal unanimously adopts Canada-first purchasing policy

View Royal unanimously adopts Canada-first purchasing policy

Though some councillors expressed concerns over costs, all were in support of taking a stand
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Counsellors work for free as Victoria refugee centre struggles to survive

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

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

Rider's bike was impounded after they received a hefty fine
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Kelowna, Victoria pharmaceutical organization wins award

Kelowna, Victoria pharmaceutical organization wins award

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