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Eby says new ѻý cabinet built around 'kitchen table' issues: affordability, homes

Eby says new ѻý cabinet built around 'kitchen table' issues: affordability, homes

"Our focus in government will be very consistent with the message British Columbians sent us back to the legislature with," says Premier David Eby. "They want us to be focused on the basics."
Elevated ocean levels, flood warnings for Vancouver Island during stormy weekend

Elevated ocean levels, flood warnings for Vancouver Island during stormy weekend

Environment ѻý is expecting “significant wind and waves” along South Island shorelines on Sunday.
Victoria-born Faye Leung, the 'hat lady,' helped bring down a premier

Victoria-born Faye Leung, the 'hat lady,' helped bring down a premier

Faye Leung brokered the 1990 deal for premier Bill Vander Zalm to sell the Richmond Fantasy Garden World castle he lived in to Tan Yu, a Taiwanese billionaire, for $16 million. 
ѻý nursing student attacked with knife during first clinical placement: union

ѻý nursing student attacked with knife during first clinical placement: union

Adriane Gear, president of the ѻý Nurses' Union, says the incident "serves as a huge wake-up call" not only for Vancouver Coastal Health but for any health authority.
Protests march to Lockheed Martin offices in Esquimalt over Canadian arms exports to Israel

Protests march to Lockheed Martin offices in Esquimalt over Canadian arms exports to Israel

Weekly protests calling for ѻý to end its arms sales to Israel have occurred in downtown Victoria and at the ѻý legislature for the past year.
Victoria extends chance to weigh in on budget to Dec. 20

Victoria extends chance to weigh in on budget to Dec. 20

The 12.17 per cent tax increase estimated in the first draft of the budget would be the largest in Victoria in more than 10 years.
Nigel House raising money for fittings such as overhead lifts for residents

Nigel House raising money for fittings such as overhead lifts for residents

The building, now under construction next to the existing facility near Saanich Municipal Hall, is expected to be finished next summer.
Victoria music venue shut down for bylaw violations vows to reopen

Victoria music venue shut down for bylaw violations vows to reopen

Quadratic Sound has provided recording and rehearsal space and served as a music venue on Queens Avenue above a bottle recycling depot for two years.
A $50,000 boost to the Christmas Fund help those less fortunate

A $50,000 boost to the Christmas Fund help those less fortunate

The 2024 campaign reached $101,640 on Friday, thanks to contributions from 178 donors.
Conservation officers search for cubs after mother bear hit near Sooke

Conservation officers search for cubs after mother bear hit near Sooke

The three cubs were not injured and vanished into the woods after the incident, which occurred about 11 p.m. on West Coast Road