Local News

Sooke sets new record for drug overdose calls

Every health region in B.C. saw an increase in overdose calls during 2021

Jan 14, 2022 12:15 PM Read more >

Trial date set for escaped inmates accused of murdering Metchosin man

Trial for pair moved to Vancouver Law Courts, set to begin Nov. 14

Jan 14, 2022 12:15 PM Read more >

Residents from across Canada are making the move to Greater Victoria

Internal migration to Capital Region staying constant: Statistics Canada data

Jan 14, 2022 9:45 AM Read more >

Greater Victoria Public Library announces most-borrowed books of 2021

More than 1.8 million library items accessed in 2021

Jan 14, 2022 9:15 AM Read more >

Staffing issue cancels morning ferries between Victoria, southern Gulf Islands

Sailings between Swartz Bay and Galiano Island, Mayne Island and Pender Island affected

Jan 14, 2022 7:45 AM Read more >

Arts community mourns sudden death of Oak Bay gallery owner

Heather Wheeler died of a brain aneurysm Jan. 10

Jan 14, 2022 6:52 AM Read more >

Search continues more than a year after Saanich man Sean Hart went missing

Mother asks mountain bikers, hikers, those often in woods to keep an eye out for traces

Jan 14, 2022 5:30 AM Read more >

Langford looking to update decades-old construction noise bylaw

Coun. Matt Sahlstrom said he feels residents’ pain, living in construction-heavy Walfred Road area

Jan 14, 2022 5:15 AM Read more >

Decision delayed on phase 2 of Marigold project in Central Saanich

Council to resume discussion Feb. 14; concerns heard on height, density of 6-storey buildings

Jan 14, 2022 5:00 AM Read more >

COVID-19 outbreaks declared at long-term care homes in Victoria, Nanaimo

A separate care facility outbreak in Victoria was declared over Thursday

Jan 13, 2022 5:00 PM Read more >