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'Powerful experience': Victoria Hand Project returns from Ukraine trip

'Powerful experience': Victoria Hand Project returns from Ukraine trip

Team members fit eight people with prosthetic arms during the trip
Extensive search for missing hiker in Sooke suspended

Extensive search for missing hiker in Sooke suspended

New leads spark renewed search for Melissa McDevitt
‘Couch potatoes’: Vancouver Island group rescues Spanish greyhounds

‘Couch potatoes’: Vancouver Island group rescues Spanish greyhounds

Lynn Osborn is part of a Vancouver Island group that’s homed 26 galgos in B.C. and Alta.
Weekend brush fire, bonfire prompt stern reminder from Victoria firefighters

Weekend brush fire, bonfire prompt stern reminder from Victoria firefighters

Tinder dry conditions leads to rapid spread of Dallas Road beach blaze
Saanich researcher spends council leave fighting maritime crime

Saanich researcher spends council leave fighting maritime crime

Unusual partnerships on the high seas off Africa appear to be curbing illegal fisheries
VIDEO: Thousands celebrate Pride in Victoria at annual parade

VIDEO: Thousands celebrate Pride in Victoria at annual parade

The parade featured around 140 entries
UPDATE: Saanich police report missing 29-year-old man located, safe

UPDATE: Saanich police report missing 29-year-old man located, safe

Police say Tory Miller has been missing since July 4
Victoria Fire Department extinguishes Rock Bay recycling facility blaze

Victoria Fire Department extinguishes Rock Bay recycling facility blaze

The fire saw 30-foot-high flames and was reported around 6:20 p.m. Friday
B.C. boat owner fined $15K for grounded vessel in Cadboro Bay

B.C. boat owner fined $15K for grounded vessel in Cadboro Bay

The Canadian Coast Guard issued the fine with help from Oak Bay police
UVic students explore ancient life on barely documented Indigenous land

UVic students explore ancient life on barely documented Indigenous land

‘Only two radio carbon dates have been documented in the whole Cordova Bay area’