Local News

Loose drill bit blocks Malahat traffic

10,000-pound, 18-foot drill bit broke loose from truck, blocking Thursday traffic

Mar 3, 2023 1:00 PM Read more >

Bike valet returning to downtown Victoria with expanded hours

City offered coat check-style service as a pilot project in 2022

Mar 3, 2023 10:20 AM Read more >

Transport Canada rejects ban on freighter anchorages off of Vancouver Island

Alistair MacGregor, MP for Cowichan—Malahat—Langford had pushed a bill calling for a ban

Mar 3, 2023 5:10 AM Read more >

Vote on future of Island rail corridor prompts First Nation board members to resign

Members sought non-rail uses after provincial report flags First Nations concerns

Mar 2, 2023 4:30 PM Read more >

Police pepper spray Victoria man armed with shard of broken glass

Timothy Jones had been wanted on a Canadawide warrant after not returning to halfway house

Mar 2, 2023 3:55 PM Read more >

Volunteer rescuers who lost their lives honoured at Victoria event

“Not all search and rescue missions are successful,” says minister

Mar 2, 2023 3:50 PM Read more >

‘Hotel-inspired’ Saanich estate on sale for $7.9M even as Victoria real estate sinks 36%

Some big price tags bucking the housing trend

Mar 2, 2023 3:40 PM Read more >

Only one vessel equipped for Sidney-Anacortes route – but it’s needed elsewhere

Sidney to ‘consider all options’ for idle ferry terminal

Mar 2, 2023 10:00 AM Read more >

Council backs application to finally add all-weather field at Esquimalt school

The Esquimalt council agreed to be a partner to the collaboration seeking grant funds for the build

Mar 2, 2023 5:15 AM Read more >

Saanich council passes controversial Swan Lake townhouses in narrow vote

Abstract Developments’ 25-unit residential project at 3977 Rainbow Street gets green light

Mar 1, 2023 4:50 PM Read more >