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Fire quickly extinguished by staff and customers at historic Sooke pub

Flames contained on patio, minimal damage reported

Mar 6, 2024 9:20 AM Read more >

21 tickets in 5 days: Saanich, Oak Bay cops start distracted driving blitz

Officers issued 6 in 60 minutes at one Oak Bay intersection

Mar 6, 2024 8:30 AM Read more >

‘It is just a little poke’: Saanich resident celebrates 50 blood donations

McGorman said there was no inconvenience with donating blood

Mar 6, 2024 5:30 AM Read more >

Victoria’s 40-year-old Salvation Army closes due to high operational costs

The downtown location will close its doors to shoppers on March 23

Mar 5, 2024 5:00 PM Read more >

Central Saanich to stop using X, staff say its just not effective anymore

Social media site formerly known as Twitter being axed in favour of Instagram, Facebook

Mar 5, 2024 3:30 PM Read more >

Sidney Council approves measure to allow backyard hens

Final vote on Feb. 26 saw bylaw change pass by a slim margin

Mar 5, 2024 2:00 PM Read more >

Victoria Hospitals Foundation receives over $300K from Save-On-Foods

The grocery store chain took a pledge in 2020 to raise money for the foundation

Mar 5, 2024 1:30 PM Read more >

Tiny Town reopening aims to help Victoria’s homeless move forward in life

30-unit seacan community being revived after B.C. and city reach funding deal

Mar 5, 2024 12:00 PM Read more >

New liver cancer treatment now available on Vancouver Island

Transarterial radioembolization uses radioactive beads that curb tumour growth

Mar 5, 2024 11:00 AM Read more >

Firefighters find, douse Victoria car fire after faulty location info

‘While this incident worked out OK … inaccurate information could lead to serious consequences’

Mar 5, 2024 7:30 AM Read more >