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Victoria targets landlord putting low-income tenants at fire risk

Victoria targets landlord putting low-income tenants at fire risk

Fire alarms not working while second-floor fire escape removed without replacement
‘This is a devastating nightmare’: Niece searches Vancouver Island for missing Saanich man

‘This is a devastating nightmare’: Niece searches Vancouver Island for missing Saanich man

Ben Fournier, 62, was last seen on surveillance footage April 16 in Mill Bay
Saanich Peninsula farmers pin their hopes on a bountiful year

Saanich Peninsula farmers pin their hopes on a bountiful year

Farmers optimistic we won’t see a repeat of last year’s cold, wet weather
West Shore RCMP aims to start mental health team to tackle rise in violent crime, shoplifting

West Shore RCMP aims to start mental health team to tackle rise in violent crime, shoplifting

Langford sees crimes against people jump to 673 in 2022, up from 580
A 70-km stretch of Highway 14 on Vancouver Island finally gets wireless coverage

A 70-km stretch of Highway 14 on Vancouver Island finally gets wireless coverage

The project received $5 million in funding from province and $695,000 from Rogers Communications
Indigenous runners commemorating Port Alberni Residential School victims

Indigenous runners commemorating Port Alberni Residential School victims

11-kilometre Esquimalt loop being run six times plus one final kilometre to commemorate 67 missing children
UPDATE: Sooke Road reopens after downed lines cleared

UPDATE: Sooke Road reopens after downed lines cleared

A single-vehicle crashed into a hydro pole around noon on Thursday
UPDATE: Rugby Canada cuts ties with player after video released of violent Colwood carjacking

UPDATE: Rugby Canada cuts ties with player after video released of violent Colwood carjacking

West Shore RCMP releases video in hopes of finding witnesses
Esquimalt grapples with $62.2M safety building budget

Esquimalt grapples with $62.2M safety building budget

Latest figures $20M more than February 2021 estimate
Research finds some Pacific salmon migration out of sync with food supply

Research finds some Pacific salmon migration out of sync with food supply

SFU research finds changing climate is causing some salmon to migrate out of step with plankton