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Sports

Langford man wins Canadian and world horseshoe pitching titles

Mark Brennae
August 8, 2024

Tom Moffat, a retired Canada Post letter carrier more than brought the mail home, winning a Canadian championship and a world championship in the last two weeks, something he calls “a dream come true.”

Healthcare

Private donors and private clinics re-shaping the health-care landscape in Victoria

The two trends are different symptoms of a provincial health-care system in flux

Film

Island-born cinematographer Jeff Zwicker takes on hit-show ‘The Last of Us’

Robyn Bell
July 31, 2024

Zwicker's award-winning work in horror films led him to the hit HBO zombie thriller

Homelessness

Advocates and council face off on park sheltering deadline

Housing advocate will explore legal action against the city on the basis of what she calls human rights abuses.

COVID-19

BC ends COVID-19 public health emergency

Robyn Bell
July 26, 2024

Health-care workers who were not vaccinated for COVID-19 can now apply for jobs

Politics

Victoria MLA in the hot seat after critical report issued

Report shows staffing crisis poses a challenge to MCFD’s ability to protect BC children in care

Prisons

Ombudsperson’s report says BC prisons fail to meet inspection standards

After eight years, Ombudsperson says BC still has not fully implemented international standards for prison inspections.

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A brief trip to the Centre of the Universe

Eva Rasciauskas
July 24, 2024

Explore constellations, galaxies, planets and much more at this historical observatory in Saanich