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Leaving dog in hot car can result in $75,000 fine, prohibition from owning animals, prison

Leaving dog in hot car can result in $75,000 fine, prohibition from owning animals, prison

B.C. SPCA received 800 calls last year about dogs left in hot cars
Bed Races on Beacon champs ready to defend their title

Bed Races on Beacon champs ready to defend their title

Race takes place July 7 on Beacon Avenue, raising funds for Shoreline Medical’s Youth Health Clinic
Langford firefighters help rescue tranquillized bear from a tree near city hall

Langford firefighters help rescue tranquillized bear from a tree near city hall

Residents have been reporting on social media that a bear was recently seen in the area
Belgian man searches for family of fallen First World War soldier from Victoria

Belgian man searches for family of fallen First World War soldier from Victoria

Mark Edward Berton attended Victoria High School and has his grave in Flanders Field
Federal government actions hurt Sooke hatchery fundraising efforts

Federal government actions hurt Sooke hatchery fundraising efforts

Funding denial comes on the heels of fishing closures
SD62 student places third in province-wide French competition

SD62 student places third in province-wide French competition

12-year-old Sasha Zandieh won third with a speech on poet Pablo Neruda
Heavy rain causes wastewater overflow at some Greater Victoria beaches

Heavy rain causes wastewater overflow at some Greater Victoria beaches

CRD advises public to aovoid entering affected waters
PHOTOS: Slow start to 76th annual Swiftsure Race Saturday morning

PHOTOS: Slow start to 76th annual Swiftsure Race Saturday morning

Light winds kept boats from picking up speed
Island athlete goes from hoop dreams to icy track

Island athlete goes from hoop dreams to icy track

Cyrus Gray hopes to punch his ticket to Olympics in bobsleigh
Jesse Roper learns to create fire in the wild, in Sacred Knowledge web series

Jesse Roper learns to create fire in the wild, in Sacred Knowledge web series

Ragnarock Studios production shares primitive skills with Islanders