News In Victoria: Latest Stories

Protests

Want to hold an event here? There are rules

Mark Brennae
May 2, 2025

Event organizers can’t drive poles or stakes into the ground and if their event is to go longer than two hours, they may have to provide portable toilets.

Events

Plant sales happening in Greater Victoria this month

Robyn Bell
May 1, 2025

Get started on your garden with native species, edible plants, and a variety of flowers and herbs.

Climate Change

Report: BC will not hit its climate targets by 2030

Robyn Bell
April 30, 2025

The province is on track to reduce emissions by only 20% by 2030, rather than the promised 40%.

Events

Events happening in Greater Victoria this May

Amelia Acedo
April 30, 2025

From Mother's Day celebrations to live music and spring fairs, there's something for everyone in the city this May.

Federal Election 2025

Liberals trumped Conservatives who didn't pivot, says UVic professor

Mark Brennae
April 30, 2025

“Talk about a turn of events." — UVic political scientist Michael Prince

Crime

BC Supreme Court upholds first-ever jail sentence for man who killed 2 black bears in his Tofino backyard

The man shot a nursing mother bear with four arrows and its young cub while they were 15 feet up a tree.

Federal Election 2025

Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke candidates answer 8 questions

By Cameron Welch
April 24, 2025

We asked the 2025 federal election candidates about housing, health, cost of living, the environment, the US, and more.

Federal Election 2025

Cowichan-Malahat-Langford candidates answer 8 questions about local issues

By Cameron Welch
April 24, 2025

We asked the local contenders about housing, healthcare, transit, the US, the environment, and more