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Keep cool: Greater Victoria, Gulf Islands join provincial extreme heat wave

Keep cool: Greater Victoria, Gulf Islands join provincial extreme heat wave

Warm weather prompts safety reminder of heat illness
Popular Victoria arcade credits crews with rescuing games from fire

Popular Victoria arcade credits crews with rescuing games from fire

Quazar's Arcade closes to clean up after Saturday blaze
PHOTOS: Langford council attends its first Victoria Pride Parade

PHOTOS: Langford council attends its first Victoria Pride Parade

More than 70,000 gather for the 2024 Victoria Pride Parade
UVic professor wins Kyoto Prize for developing frozen earth theory

UVic professor wins Kyoto Prize for developing frozen earth theory

Geology professor Paul Hoffman has won a prize that is considered to be the Japanese equivalent of the Nobel Prize
International high school science conference comes to Oak Bay High School

International high school science conference comes to Oak Bay High School

The Water is Life conference was held from June 29 to July 6
Mill Bay death a homicide, RCMP mental health liaison expansion called for

Mill Bay death a homicide, RCMP mental health liaison expansion called for

Christopher Bloomfield was shot and killed by two RCMP officers while under the influence of a long list of hallucinogenic drugs
Saanich police warn of fraud after 'suspicious circumstance'

Saanich police warn of fraud after 'suspicious circumstance'

Saanich police urge people who think they are a victim of fraud to call their local police department
'A concern for us': Petition calls for no housing in Oak Bay parks

'A concern for us': Petition calls for no housing in Oak Bay parks

Carnarvon design option doesn't represent a shift in policy, says mayor
Update: West Shore RCMP looking for rush hour hit and run suspect

Update: West Shore RCMP looking for rush hour hit and run suspect

The incident took place on the Trans-Canada Highway in View Royal around 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 4
B.C. pumps $3B into electricity system upgrades across Vancouver Island

B.C. pumps $3B into electricity system upgrades across Vancouver Island

New substations, underground cables and other upgrades a response to increased clean energy demands