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PHOTOS: Baby porpoise rescued after Sooke hiker splashes into action

PHOTOS: Baby porpoise rescued after Sooke hiker splashes into action

Locals start rescue before reinforcements arrive by air
No by-election to fill Esquimalt council seat before October’s general vote

No by-election to fill Esquimalt council seat before October’s general vote

Council votes to complete term with six members after councillor’s resignation
Central Saanich Fire warns motorists about carelessly butting out

Central Saanich Fire warns motorists about carelessly butting out

Outdoor fires caused by discarded cigarettes continue to cause economic damage
Unemployment rate in Greater Victoria rises to 4.1 per cent

Unemployment rate in Greater Victoria rises to 4.1 per cent

Unemployment nearly one full per cent below national average of 4.9 per cent, a new historic low
Navy strips Esquimalt-based sailor of leadership role for inappropriate comments

Navy strips Esquimalt-based sailor of leadership role for inappropriate comments

Tim Blonde was serving as Formation Chief Petty Officer of Maritime Forces Pacific
Gorge Road property redevelopment topic of Saanich public hearing Tuesday

Gorge Road property redevelopment topic of Saanich public hearing Tuesday

Townhomes would replace existing 1950s-era 19-unit rental apartment complex
PHOTOS: Indigenous leaders and Canada’s premiers meet in Greater Victoria

PHOTOS: Indigenous leaders and Canada’s premiers meet in Greater Victoria

Enshrining UNDRIP, health-care funding transfers, consultation highlight day 1 talks
Driver doors cyclist in Oak Bay, faces $368 fine, demerit points

Driver doors cyclist in Oak Bay, faces $368 fine, demerit points

Motorcycle impounded for driver doing more than double speed limit
Condition of officers shot in Saanich bank incident continues to improve

Condition of officers shot in Saanich bank incident continues to improve

Saanich PD member now out of ICU, officers affected undergoing reintegration
Minister Cullen’s signboard in northwest B.C. riding defaced with hate graffiti

Minister Cullen’s signboard in northwest B.C. riding defaced with hate graffiti

‘You do not represent northwest’: Minister calls out idiocy of mischief makers in tweet