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01/15/2025

A structure erected inside the fence line for the access hub coming to Victoria's North Park neighbourhood is a violation of zoning bylaws, according to the city.

A structure erected inside the fence line for the access hub coming to Victoria's North Park neighbourhood is a violation of zoning bylaws, according to the city.

01/15/2025

council voted unanimously to ban one person from attending in-person council meetings for the next three months, effective immediately.

The City of Langford says it requested that two RCMP officers monitor its council meeting on Monday following an “increase in inappropriate behaviour and conduct over the past year at council meetings.”

01/15/2025

Jaime Battiste says that if he can't be the most powerful and wealthy candidate in the race for the Liberal party leadership, he hopes to be the most interesting.

Jaime Battiste says that if he can't be the most powerful and wealthy candidate in the race for the Liberal party leadership, he hopes to be the most interesting.

01/15/2025

Home insurance rates to spike in 2025 driven by climate disasters resulting in more than $8 billion in claims in 2024 in Canada.

Home insurance rates to spike in 2025 driven by climate disasters resulting in more than $8 billion in claims in 2024 in Canada.

01/15/2025

Canadian UFC star Georges St-Pierre is coming to Langford this March as a guest at the pop culture convention Island FanCon.

Canadian UFC star Georges St-Pierre is coming to Langford this March as a guest at the pop culture convention Island FanCon.

01/15/2025

Developers in Mill Bay say new family doctors, retail, restaurants and more are eyed for a long-planned commercial centre at the site that housed Pioneer Square mall.

Developers in Mill Bay say new family doctors, retail, restaurants and more are eyed for a long-planned commercial centre at the site that housed Pioneer Square mall.

01/14/2025

A proposed class-action lawsuit launched in British Columbia alleges Loblaws, Walmart Canada and Sobeys "misrepresented" the weight of meat products by including the weight of packaging in calculating prices.

A proposed class-action lawsuit launched in British Columbia alleges Loblaws, Walmart Canada and Sobeys "misrepresented" the weight of meat products by including the weight of packaging in calculating prices.

01/14/2025

Coulson Aviation crews remain in Los Angeles, helping battle the devastating Palisades fire, and a new video offers a unique look behind the scenes of their firefighting operations.

Coulson Aviation has released a video with a unique look behind the scenes of their firefighting operations for the Palisades fire.

01/14/2025

Coulson Aviation crews remain in Los Angeles, helping battle the devastating Palisades fire, and a new video offers a unique look behind the scenes of their firefighting operations.

Coulson Aviation has released a video with a unique look behind the scenes of their firefighting operations for the Palisades fire.

01/14/2025

The Butchart Gardens in Brentwood Bay will be fully closed to the public for two weeks to allow staff to "rest and renew," according to a notice.

From Jan. 20 to Feb. 2, the popular, roughly 55-acre gardens north of Victoria will be shuttered amid the annual winter closure.

01/14/2025

Elon Musk’s "meddling" in politics and recent changes at Meta to eliminate fact-checking make Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s promise to defund the CBC even more consequential, said Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge.

Elon Musk’s "meddling" in politics and recent changes at Meta to eliminate fact-checking make Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s promise to defund the CBC even more consequential, said Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge.

01/14/2025

The office of the B.C. ombudsperson says it is investigating complaints that some public schools are excluding students who are disruptive or who have disabilities.

The office of the B.C. ombudsperson says it is investigating complaints that some public schools are excluding students with disabilities.

01/14/2025

The office of the B.C. ombudsperson says it is investigating complaints that some public schools are excluding students who are disruptive or who have disabilities.

The office of the B.C. ombudsperson says it is investigating complaints that some public schools are excluding students with disabilities.

01/14/2025

It's a big week for Franklin the marginated tortoise who is being brought out of his slumber after chilling out in a refrigerator for three and a half months in B.C.

It's a big week for Franklin the marginated tortoise who is being brought out of his slumber after chilling out in a refrigerator for three and a half months in B.C.

01/14/2025

The operators behind a floating sauna in Victoria’s Inner Harbour are hoping to make waves again by opening another location in Vancouver.

01/14/2025

The operators behind a floating sauna in Victoria’s Inner Harbour are hoping to make waves again by opening another location in Vancouver.

The operators behind a floating sauna in Victoria’s Inner Harbour are hoping to make waves again by opening another location in Vancouver.

01/14/2025

Trudeau and the federal cabinet are set to gather near the nation's capital next week as Trump celebrates inauguration day in Washington.

Trudeau and the federal cabinet are set to gather near the nation's capital next week as Trump celebrates inauguration day in Washington.

01/14/2025

The CRD says it’s seeking regulatory permission to bypass some of its sewage treatment process during maintenance at the McLoughlin Point Wastewater Treatment Plant in Esquimalt.

The CRD says it’s seeking regulatory permission to bypass some of its sewage treatment process during maintenance at the McLoughlin Point Wastewater Treatment Plant in Esquimalt.