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VIDEO: Vancouver Island freediver recorded swimming under frozen lake

VIDEO: Vancouver Island freediver recorded swimming under frozen lake

Echo Lake west of Campbell River was the site of a freedive tolerance training session
Victoria police bomb dog heads into retirement

Victoria police bomb dog heads into retirement

He’s not your typical police dog. He isn’t trained to track the scent of bad guys on the run or show aggression whenever there’s a threat.
UPDATED: Thieves steal jar of money from youth raising funds for trip

UPDATED: Thieves steal jar of money from youth raising funds for trip

Victoria police officer replaces money girl had stolen
Vic West boy on the road to recovery after leukemia diagnosis

Vic West boy on the road to recovery after leukemia diagnosis

A five-year-old Vic West boy is on the road to recovery after being diagnosed with leukemia earlier this year.
UPDATED: Chalk art and kite festivals cancelled

UPDATED: Chalk art and kite festivals cancelled

Two of Victoria’s most popular community summer festivals have been cancelled.
Former Victoria mayor dies at age 89

Former Victoria mayor dies at age 89

Peter Pollen dies peacefully at his home in Oak Bay
UPDATE: 1,100 teachers to be hired in interim staffing deal

UPDATE: 1,100 teachers to be hired in interim staffing deal

NDP's Rob Fleming says Christy Clark government has a long way to go, thousands of classes don't even meet current class size rules
Power usage reaches all time high with B.C. cold snap

Power usage reaches all time high with B.C. cold snap

BC Hydro expects demand to remain high as long as mercury stays below zero
Former four-term Victoria mayor Peter Pollen dies peacefully at home

Former four-term Victoria mayor Peter Pollen dies peacefully at home

He's survived by his wife, three daughters, a son, 11 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.

Theatre groups feeling the pinch of real estate boom

Soaring prices and a lack of real estate in Victoria isn’t just impacting those searching for a home.