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Russell Peters migrates back to Victoria this fall. (Russell Peters/Facebook)

Get ready to relax with Russell Peters on stage in 3 B.C. cities this fall

Comic returns to Canada with dates starting Nov. 1 in Kelowna and finishing in Toronto

Russell Peters migrates back to Victoria this fall. (Russell Peters/Facebook)
Princess Anne, daughter of Queen Elizabeth, will be visiting the Victoria Therapeutic Riding Association on May 5. (Yui Mok/Pool Photo via AP)

The Princess Royal has full schedule during 3-day trip to Greater Victoria

Arriving to a 21-gun salute, she will visit God’s Acre cemetery, Military Family Resource Centre, and more

Princess Anne, daughter of Queen Elizabeth, will be visiting the Victoria Therapeutic Riding Association on May 5. (Yui Mok/Pool Photo via AP)
A man faces robbery, attempted robbery, theft and break and enter charges after three days of incidents in Victoria. (Black Press Media file photo)

B.C. man arrested 3 times in 3 days for stolen vehicles, home invasion

Seth Packer faces several charges after a string of attempted robberies, car crashes, and home invasion

A man faces robbery, attempted robbery, theft and break and enter charges after three days of incidents in Victoria. (Black Press Media file photo)
Chicken is the most favoured sandwich filling across Canada according to a recent Chefs Plate survey online search data analysis. (Black Press Media file photo)

Chicken reigns supreme in Canadian sandwich desires

Roast beef pops up twice during Google data Top 10 search by Chefs Plate

Chicken is the most favoured sandwich filling across Canada according to a recent Chefs Plate survey online search data analysis. (Black Press Media file photo)
Victoria has been named the dopest city in B.C. Pictured is a demonstrator taking a drag out of a large joint on April 20, 2022 during a 4/20 demonstration at the B.C. Legislature. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)

Victoria soars above B.C. cities to pot province’s ‘dopest city’ honour

Uber Eats says capital city orders cannabis more than any other B.C. city

Victoria has been named the dopest city in B.C. Pictured is a demonstrator taking a drag out of a large joint on April 20, 2022 during a 4/20 demonstration at the B.C. Legislature. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)
Terry Fox during his Marathon of Hope run in 1980. (Canadian Press photo)

Royal BC Museum enters 20-year agreement to house iconic Terry Fox collection

Brother says partnership will engage Canadians with ‘Terry’s story of hope, courage and determination’

Terry Fox during his Marathon of Hope run in 1980. (Canadian Press photo)
Businesses are invited to join a Victoria organization’s program that helps them reduce waste and pollution from their operations. Nulla’s reusable glass that’s been used at some Greater Victoria markets in the summer. (Photo courtesy of The Nulla Project)

Businesses invited to join 1st-of-its-kind circular economy program in B.C.

Accelerator shows businesses how to cut waste and pollution, collaborate with other sectors

Businesses are invited to join a Victoria organization’s program that helps them reduce waste and pollution from their operations. Nulla’s reusable glass that’s been used at some Greater Victoria markets in the summer. (Photo courtesy of The Nulla Project)
An exhibit from the third floor of B.C. Royal Museum is pictured in Victoria, Wednesday, December 29, 2021. In January 2022, the museum announced that it will be closing the third floor including parts of the First Peoples Gallery in an effort to decolonize the institution. Two exhibits reopened April 2, 2024. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward)

Royal B.C. Museum reopens ceremonial house, First Nations language exhibits

Exhibit features updated information about the resurgence of First Nations languages in the province

An exhibit from the third floor of B.C. Royal Museum is pictured in Victoria, Wednesday, December 29, 2021. In January 2022, the museum announced that it will be closing the third floor including parts of the First Peoples Gallery in an effort to decolonize the institution. Two exhibits reopened April 2, 2024. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward)
Lily Gladstone as Cam Bentland in ‘Under the Bridge,’ which follows the 1997 murder of a Saanich teen. (Under the Bridge Hulu/Instagram)

Trailer offers 1st peek at Hulu series on murder of B.C. teen Reena Virk

‘Under the Bridge’ is based on a book about the 1997 killing of Reena Virk by her peers

Lily Gladstone as Cam Bentland in ‘Under the Bridge,’ which follows the 1997 murder of a Saanich teen. (Under the Bridge Hulu/Instagram)
Several BC Ferries sailings between Victoria and Tsawwassen are cancelled due to high winds in the forecast on March 11. (Black Press Media file photo).

Strong winds prompt cancelled BC Ferries sailings between Victoria, Tsawwassen

Four sailings affected as Environment Canada says gusts up to 90 km/h could cause damage

Several BC Ferries sailings between Victoria and Tsawwassen are cancelled due to high winds in the forecast on March 11. (Black Press Media file photo).
The Matsuri Foundation of Canada owns Knapp Island. The charity has lost its appeal to be exempt from paying the property taxes for the island. (Matsuri Foundation Of Canada/Facebook)

B.C.’s top court rejects tax exemption appeal for $13M island

Matsuri Foundation sought exemption for Knapp Island near Victoria as a place of public worship

The Matsuri Foundation of Canada owns Knapp Island. The charity has lost its appeal to be exempt from paying the property taxes for the island. (Matsuri Foundation Of Canada/Facebook)
The south coast of B.C. is under flood watch (orange) and high streamflow advisories (yellow) as a series of rain storms is set to arrive starting Saturday (Jan. 27). (Map courtesy BC River Forecast Centre)

Flood watch: Series of rain storms heads for B.C. coast

First atmospheric river of the year could dump 300 mm of rain on west Island, coast mountains

The south coast of B.C. is under flood watch (orange) and high streamflow advisories (yellow) as a series of rain storms is set to arrive starting Saturday (Jan. 27). (Map courtesy BC River Forecast Centre)
Teale Phelps Bondaroff, Greater Victoria Placemaking Network board member and Little Free Library enthusiast, stops for a read at library on Richardson Street near Oak Bay. (Black Press Media file photo)

B.C. capital’s little free library project passes 800 boxes, 85,000 books

Victoria neighbourhood launches latest placemaking project, upcycled from a pallet

Teale Phelps Bondaroff, Greater Victoria Placemaking Network board member and Little Free Library enthusiast, stops for a read at library on Richardson Street near Oak Bay. (Black Press Media file photo)
The driver of this car was arrested and has been charged after he tried to accelerate into a demonstrator of a Palestine peach march in Victoria on Dec. 3. (Screenshot courtesy of the National Council of Canadian Muslims/X)

Man charged for accelerating car at Palestine demonstrator in Victoria

He faces assault, dangerous driving charges over incident that garnered condemnation

The driver of this car was arrested and has been charged after he tried to accelerate into a demonstrator of a Palestine peach march in Victoria on Dec. 3. (Screenshot courtesy of the National Council of Canadian Muslims/X)
A cougar had its head removed, by a now-warned individual, after the animal was dispatched in Victoria on Nov. 21. (Photo supplied by VicPD)

Head removed from cougar killed in Victoria sparks written warning

Individual expressed remorse and returned head from animal shot by police to conservation service

A cougar had its head removed, by a now-warned individual, after the animal was dispatched in Victoria on Nov. 21. (Photo supplied by VicPD)
Parliamentary secretary for gender equity Kelli Paddon (left) and Victoria-Beacon Hill MLA Grace Lore (right) speak at a candlelight memorial Wednesday (Dec. 6) at the B.C. legislature. The event was held to commemorate the 14 women killed during the Montreal massacre. (Brendan Mayer/News Staff)

B.C. honours women murdered in Montreal massacre outside legislature

The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women is Dec. 6

Parliamentary secretary for gender equity Kelli Paddon (left) and Victoria-Beacon Hill MLA Grace Lore (right) speak at a candlelight memorial Wednesday (Dec. 6) at the B.C. legislature. The event was held to commemorate the 14 women killed during the Montreal massacre. (Brendan Mayer/News Staff)
A replica firearm seized by VicPD after arresting a man in a Santa suit on Wednesday (Nov. 29) morning. (Courtesy VicPD)

Police arrest fake Santa for waving replica firearm in downtown Victoria

Man matching the unusual description arrested without incident

A replica firearm seized by VicPD after arresting a man in a Santa suit on Wednesday (Nov. 29) morning. (Courtesy VicPD)
Southern resident killer whale K34 has not been seen during the Center for Whale Research’s last three encounters with K Pod. (Center for Whale Research/Facebook)

Waters off Vancouver Island being watched for missing orca

Missing orca most likely dead but whale groups still holding out hope

Southern resident killer whale K34 has not been seen during the Center for Whale Research’s last three encounters with K Pod. (Center for Whale Research/Facebook)
Phillip Baugniet, 80, was arrested at the Victoria Police Department by officers of the Stormont Dundas and Glengarry detachment of OPP on Oct. 11. (Black Press Media file photo)

Former teacher arrested in B.C. for sex assaults reaching back decades

Phillip Baugniet, 80, arrested at the Victoria Police Department by Ontario Provincial Police

Phillip Baugniet, 80, was arrested at the Victoria Police Department by officers of the Stormont Dundas and Glengarry detachment of OPP on Oct. 11. (Black Press Media file photo)
Silvertips’ Teague Patton (29) fights for the puck during a game between the Everett Silvertips and Victoria Royals at the Angel of the Winds Arena on Saturday, Sept. 23. The Silvertips won 5-3. (Annie Barker/Sound Publishing)

Victoria Royals forward suspended 25 games for hockey hit from behind

Dexter Whittle out of the Silvertips roster indefinitely after hit

Silvertips’ Teague Patton (29) fights for the puck during a game between the Everett Silvertips and Victoria Royals at the Angel of the Winds Arena on Saturday, Sept. 23. The Silvertips won 5-3. (Annie Barker/Sound Publishing)