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Victoria Francophone Society receiving $1M in federal funding to buy property for first time

The non-profit plans to make the space a cultural Francophone hub

Mar 16, 2023 3:11 PM Read more >

Former Campbell River Devils Army president convicted of 2016 first-degree murder

Guilty verdict delivered in the 2016 death of John Dillon Brown whose body was found near Sayward

Mar 16, 2023 1:30 PM Read more >

IIO clears Saanich police after man with Asperger’s injured, but called actions ‘close to the line’

Man shot twice with non-lethal ARWEN rounds, bitten by police dog

Mar 16, 2023 1:30 PM Read more >

VIDEO: New integrated health-care centre coming to Sooke

New facility will consolidate current health services under one roof while looking to expand

Mar 16, 2023 10:35 AM Read more >

BC Transit, province, feds spending $20M for new Colwood bus fleet maintenance site

Centre planned for 3 warehouse spaces at Wildcat Industrial to be built at 650 Allandale Rd.

Mar 16, 2023 9:30 AM Read more >

‘It sucks’: Langford bike shop grappling with mounting cost of break-ins

Westshore Town Centre has seen a number of mainly youth-related incidents in recent weeks

Mar 16, 2023 5:00 AM Read more >

Victoria man charged in cold case murder after senior killed, $30K in savings spent

Senior’s body was found on the Malahat in 2017

Mar 15, 2023 7:50 PM Read more >

Legally blind Langford man creates app to listen to online news stories hands-free

Greater Victoria Black Press news stories can now be listened to on Alexa smart speakers

Mar 15, 2023 7:30 PM Read more >

‘This marriage is not working’: Esquimalt wants to cut number of Victoria police in township

Council voted to reduce janitorial and building funds, defer body cam pilot and axe new positions

Mar 15, 2023 4:30 PM Read more >

Victoria and Esquimalt in favour of reducing proposed $6M police budget hike

Councils say new positions should wait a year as taxpayers face inflation pressures

Mar 15, 2023 4:20 PM Read more >