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Sooke forced to act on housing law despite pushback from council

Mayor calls provincial directive a "jagged pill to swallow" as infrastructure concerns mount

Feb 20, 2025 1:30 PM Read more >

Oak Bay looks at shift in purchasing policy in response to U.S. tariffs

A notice of motion submitted on Feb. 10 may result in changes to Oak Bay's purchasing policy

Feb 20, 2025 1:15 PM Read more >

CRD amps up pursuit of curbside 'flexible plastics' recycling

Recycle BC pilot project that includes Victoria set to end this spring

Feb 20, 2025 10:15 AM Read more >

Nominations open for Esquimalt council byelection

The byelection is scheduled for Saturday, April 5

Feb 20, 2025 8:15 AM Read more >

Salish Sea’s newest orca is female and doing well: researchers

New calf is the latest addition to southwestern B.C.’s endangered J-pod

Feb 20, 2025 7:00 AM Read more >

Frontline workers will share insights on toxic drug crisis at Victoria forum

The event will discuss existing services aimed at reducing the harm caused by B.C.’s toxic drug supply

Feb 20, 2025 5:45 AM Read more >

Community shocked by reports of fatal dog attack at Saanichton park

A dog was fatally mauled at Centennial Park over the long weekend

Feb 19, 2025 5:00 PM Read more >

‘They've abandoned Africa’: Victoria charity horrified by Trump’s USAID cuts

The freeze has prevented the distribution of life-saving antiretroviral medication for HIV and AIDS

Feb 19, 2025 4:00 PM Read more >

Crown rejects psychosis defence of Langford man who killed mother

Raymonde Elder was killed in her Langford home sometime around Christmas 2021

Feb 19, 2025 2:55 PM Read more >

Philanthropist puts up $1M to bring innovation to Victoria hospitals

Craig Mearns will match up to $1 million in donations to Victoria Hospital Foundations It’s Time for Surgical Innovation campaign

Feb 19, 2025 1:30 PM Read more >