Victoria

This rental in Saanich is 300 square feet, but is going for the cost of a full one-bedroom apartment. (Screenshot/Craigslist)

‘Glorified shed’ renting at the full one-bedroom rate irks B.C. applicant

Renters looking for some sanity as Victoria market lands on dubious list

This rental in Saanich is 300 square feet, but is going for the cost of a full one-bedroom apartment. (Screenshot/Craigslist)
Cody (C.J.) Poole works on the solar-powered cart that’s been his home for months. He and others are hoping to build versions of the carts for their homeless friends living with physical disabilities. The cart and Poole’s other belongings were impounded by bylaw on June 23. (Jake Romphf/News Staff)

Victoria homeless entrepreneur’s efforts stifled as city confiscates his tools

Impounding items breaks recently built trust between unhoused and bylaw, organizer says

Cody (C.J.) Poole works on the solar-powered cart that’s been his home for months. He and others are hoping to build versions of the carts for their homeless friends living with physical disabilities. The cart and Poole’s other belongings were impounded by bylaw on June 23. (Jake Romphf/News Staff)
Two B.C. residents claimed that their neighbours were “unreasonably sensitive” to the bass in their new sound system. (Pexels photo)

B.C. neighbours ‘unreasonably sensitive’ to bass, couple says in lawsuit

CRT ruling orders couple to pay out thousands of dollars

Two B.C. residents claimed that their neighbours were “unreasonably sensitive” to the bass in their new sound system. (Pexels photo)
Victoria is asking the province to do more on boosting biodiversity and protections for renters. (Black Press Media file photo)

Victoria asks B.C. to clamp down on no-fault evictions, rent increases

Capital UBCM resolution also hopes hopes province will boost biodiversity

Victoria is asking the province to do more on boosting biodiversity and protections for renters. (Black Press Media file photo)
Lahsen Rezrazi and Debbie Ramsay will have an especially memorable upcoming wedding anniversary, after winning a whopping $35-million from the June 6, 2023 Lotto Max draw. (BCLC photo)

‘Helping family’ is first for B.C. couple who won $35M lottery jackpot

Couple shared $70M with Ontario winner

Lahsen Rezrazi and Debbie Ramsay will have an especially memorable upcoming wedding anniversary, after winning a whopping $35-million from the June 6, 2023 Lotto Max draw. (BCLC photo)
Balraj Partridge after completing the Drop Zone at last years Easter Seals BC/Yukon’s annual Drop Zone fundraiser. (Jennifer Vasarhely/Contributed to Black Press Media)

Young B.C. man in wheelchair rappels down building to raise money for Easter Seals

Balraj Partridge suffers from spina bifida, a birth defect in an area of the spinal column

Balraj Partridge after completing the Drop Zone at last years Easter Seals BC/Yukon’s annual Drop Zone fundraiser. (Jennifer Vasarhely/Contributed to Black Press Media)
Nash Hellwig, 22, fell to the floor from the top bunk of his hostel bed in Antigua, Guatemala, and sustained excessive bleeding in his liver. (Hellwig family photo)

Vancouver Island father dies after falling from bunkbed in Guatemala

Man leaves behind a two-year-old daughter

  • Jun 15, 2023
Nash Hellwig, 22, fell to the floor from the top bunk of his hostel bed in Antigua, Guatemala, and sustained excessive bleeding in his liver. (Hellwig family photo)
Members of the Victoria and Saanich police departments accessed the personal information of a local critic while using a police database without the authority to do so. Pictured are Saanich police Chief Dean Duthie (left) and Victoria police Chief Del Manak. (Black Press Media file photo)

2 B.C. police forces improperly surveyed accountability critic

B.C.’s privacy watchdog found police ran man’s name through database without authority

Members of the Victoria and Saanich police departments accessed the personal information of a local critic while using a police database without the authority to do so. Pictured are Saanich police Chief Dean Duthie (left) and Victoria police Chief Del Manak. (Black Press Media file photo)
A machinery operator works on a gravel road off the side of Bear Mountain Parkway in Langford on May 29. (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)

Lack of B.C. affordable housing chasing away the people who could build it

B.C. builders say tradespeople shortage made worse by the number of workers leaving the province

A machinery operator works on a gravel road off the side of Bear Mountain Parkway in Langford on May 29. (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)
Jessica Michalofsky spoke to supporters at Lakeside Park in Nelson on May 21 before beginning her month-long run to Victoria to increase awareness of the need for a safe and regulated supply of drugs. Michalofsky’s son Aubrey died of a toxic drug overdose in August of last year. Photo: Bill Metcalfe

‘First-time users are dying’: B.C. mom runs across province advocating for safe drug supply

Jessica Michalofsky’s 25-year-old son died of drug poisoning in August, 2022

Jessica Michalofsky spoke to supporters at Lakeside Park in Nelson on May 21 before beginning her month-long run to Victoria to increase awareness of the need for a safe and regulated supply of drugs. Michalofsky’s son Aubrey died of a toxic drug overdose in August of last year. Photo: Bill Metcalfe
Rifflandia released its 2023 lineup on Tuesday. Pictured is confetti shooting out into the crowd as Lorde performs during the final day of Rifflandia 2022 at Royal Athletic Park. (Black Press Media file photo)

Rifflandia bringing Iggy Pop, Diplo, Salt-N-Pepa, Paris Hilton to Victoria

Festival returning with two weekends in September as tickets go on sale this week

Rifflandia released its 2023 lineup on Tuesday. Pictured is confetti shooting out into the crowd as Lorde performs during the final day of Rifflandia 2022 at Royal Athletic Park. (Black Press Media file photo)
The annual Moose Hide Campaign march in Victoria on May 11 called for ending violence against women and children. (Jake Romphf/News Staff)

Grand march in B.C. capital renews call for ending violence against women, children

Indigenous-led Moose Hide Campaign fills downtown streets on Thursday

The annual Moose Hide Campaign march in Victoria on May 11 called for ending violence against women and children. (Jake Romphf/News Staff)
The criticized Old Town gallery will reopen to Royal B.C. Museum visitors a year-and-a-half after it was closed in the wake of a report finding the museum promoted the colonization of B.C. (Courtesy Royal B.C. Museum)

‘Critical thinking’ panels added as controversial Royal B.C. Museum exhibits reopens

Many Old Town elements preserved after report found museum promoted colonization of B.C.

The criticized Old Town gallery will reopen to Royal B.C. Museum visitors a year-and-a-half after it was closed in the wake of a report finding the museum promoted the colonization of B.C. (Courtesy Royal B.C. Museum)
Victoria Police said a dead newborn baby was found in a parking lot on April 26. VicPD (Black Press Media file photo)

Mom sought by police after newborn baby found dead at B.C. parking lot

Police concerned for the welfare of the child’s mother

Victoria Police said a dead newborn baby was found in a parking lot on April 26. VicPD (Black Press Media file photo)
Morrell Andrews speaking at a press event announcing Bill S-12 in Ottawa on Wednesday (April 26). (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)

Bill introduced in Senate to change publication ban rules on sexual assault cases

Several B.C. and Vancouver Island advocates have spent years campaigning for change

Morrell Andrews speaking at a press event announcing Bill S-12 in Ottawa on Wednesday (April 26). (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)
The 209-metre Sapphire Princess, operated by Princess Cruise Lines, docks at Ogden Point April 11. (Austin Westphal/News Staff)

‘Economic boom’: Sapphire Princess docks in Victoria as first ship of B.C. cruise season

More than 300 ships expected in B.C. waters, bringing up to a million visitors

The 209-metre Sapphire Princess, operated by Princess Cruise Lines, docks at Ogden Point April 11. (Austin Westphal/News Staff)
The Royal B.C. Museum is no longer charging licensing fees for the commercial use of materials from the provincial archives. (Black Press Media file photo)

History for free: B.C. Archives removes licensing fees for photos, other content

The new licensing structure applies to all materials housed within the B.C. Archives

  • Apr 9, 2023
The Royal B.C. Museum is no longer charging licensing fees for the commercial use of materials from the provincial archives. (Black Press Media file photo)
A Caledonia Avenue home in Victoria was damaged by a fire on April 20, 2022. Almost a years later, police arrested a Nanaimo man and charged him with arson in what is being called a targeted offence. (Black Press Media file photo)

Nanaimo man charged with arson for ‘targeted’ fire at Ukrainian pastor’s Victoria home

Daughter injured as five family members had to escape the blaze, VicPD says accused knew family

A Caledonia Avenue home in Victoria was damaged by a fire on April 20, 2022. Almost a years later, police arrested a Nanaimo man and charged him with arson in what is being called a targeted offence. (Black Press Media file photo)
Victoria has made Forbes’ Best Places To Travel Around the World in 2023 list. (Black Press Media file photo)

Forbes names Victoria one of the world’s top travel destinations of 2023

Lone B.C. entry on publication’s list praised for landscapes, restaurants, environmental initiatives

  • Apr 6, 2023
Victoria has made Forbes’ Best Places To Travel Around the World in 2023 list. (Black Press Media file photo)
Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Rob Fleming announces $9 million in funding to install shore power infrastructure at Ogden Point on Wednesday (April 5). (Brendan Mayer/News Staff)

B.C. providing $9M so Victoria cruise ships can connect to shore power, cut emissions

The Greater Victoria Harbour Authority is installing shore power infrastructure at Ogden Point

Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Rob Fleming announces $9 million in funding to install shore power infrastructure at Ogden Point on Wednesday (April 5). (Brendan Mayer/News Staff)