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Esquimalt requests public feedback as it plans for plastic bag ban

An online survey aims to gather information before the ban comes into effect in January 2020

Apr 23, 2019 5:30 AM Read more >

Two-sailing waits continue Victoria to Tsawwassen

Backlog continues despite extra sailings over Easter

Apr 22, 2019 4:50 PM Read more >

Group aims to raise $250k ahead of Sarah Beckett Playground’s August opening

Not yet halfway to goal for equipment costs, but plans for upcoming fundraisers are underway

Apr 22, 2019 4:30 PM Read more >

Second earthquake in less than two hours strikes off Vancouver Island

The first earthquake happened at 1:27 p.m., the second at 2:44 p.m.

Apr 22, 2019 4:00 PM Read more >

Saanich soccer player survives bout with flesh eating disease

Harinder Sandhu picked up the disease after soccer game

Apr 22, 2019 4:00 PM Read more >

PHOTOS: Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says ‘I do’ on Earth Day

May and John Kidder got married Monday morning in Victoria

Apr 22, 2019 2:55 PM Read more >

Award-winning Victoria author recalls her former life as a sex trade worker in new memoir

Yasuko Thanh’s new book ‘Mistakes to Run With’ is her first non-fiction publication

Apr 22, 2019 1:45 PM Read more >

Human Rights museum to restore Coast Salish artist’s Witness Blanket

Artwork heads to Winnipeg after five years on the road

Apr 22, 2019 1:15 PM Read more >

UPDATED: Eco warriors shut down Douglas Street at Fort Street in protest

Environmentalists to call on banks to divert investments into green infrastructure

Apr 22, 2019 12:00 PM Read more >

BC Ferries sees one-sailing wait at Swartz Bay terminal

The noon ferry is sold-out, while afternoon sailings are over 70 per cent full

Apr 22, 2019 11:45 AM Read more >