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Victoria delays vote on expanding B.C.’s public drug use bans

Councillor pushing more restrictive policies than what province announced

Oct 12, 2023 4:30 PM Read more >

‘Like coming to grandma’s’: Beloved Saanich deli re-opens to spread love

Jewish deli closed in June this year to help find Rose Carr’s replacement

Oct 12, 2023 3:50 PM Read more >

New study challenges assumptions that Airbnb greatly impacts Canadian rents

A Conference Board of Canada study says that Airbnb activity has little impact on rent prices

Oct 12, 2023 2:10 PM Read more >

‘How is this legal?’: Saanich renter had no kitchen in illegal coach house

Tenant says cities need to do more to combat illegal housing

Oct 12, 2023 12:30 PM Read more >

U.S. Coast Guard rescues 2 B.C. men from open ocean off Vancouver Island

Men were on an adrift sailboat with a broken propeller, ripped sails

Oct 12, 2023 11:40 AM Read more >

Victoria eyes voting at Conference Centre to reduce lineup waits

Turnout dropped in 2022 municipal election as some polls had hour waits

Oct 11, 2023 4:15 PM Read more >

Pedestrian injured by hit-and-run driver in marked Victoria crosswalk

Police are looking for witnesses

Oct 11, 2023 4:00 PM Read more >

Oak Bay resident scammed for $150K through online romance, say police

Facebook interaction dates back to December 2022

Oct 11, 2023 3:50 PM Read more >

Victoria Irish bar set for big crowd to watch Rugby World Cup

Ireland has beaten New Zealand three out of the last four times

Oct 11, 2023 3:30 PM Read more >

Cost of Sidney public washroom balloons to $810K – double original budget

Council approved new budget without any objections

Oct 11, 2023 12:50 PM Read more >