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Community

'Radical renovations' in store for Cool Aid Society

By Emily Vance
August 26, 2022

Local charity HeroWork breathes new life into Downtown Community Centre

Policing

‘Near death experience’: Man left traumatized and evicted after Victoria Police mental health response

By Brishti Basu
August 26, 2022

After police used an armoured truck, K9 unit, irritant gas, and more to take one unarmed Black man into custody, he spent a month and a half in the hospital and lost his home

Travel

A Victorian’s guide to hiking the West Coast Trail

By Jolene Rudisuela
August 24, 2022

The trail isn’t for the faint of heart—or for those who want to stay clean—but it offers much in return

Housing

What does the NDP leadership race mean for housing affordability?

By Shannon Waters
August 24, 2022

Anjali Appadurai and David Eby have both made tackling the housing crisis central parts of the leadership bids

Policing

Capital region ripe for amalgamated police service, Victoria and Esquimalt mayors say

By Shannon Waters
August 20, 2022

Local officials say Greater Victoria is ready for a regional police force and it’s time for the province to make it happen

Community

‘I Shine, Not Burn’: Oak Bay man running 100km to raise funds for cancer research

By Emily Vance
August 19, 2022

On Sept. 9, David Mackenzie-Kong is running an ultra-marathon in honour of his late mother-in-law

Crime

Corrections document shows why a violent prison escapee was transferred to minimum-security William Head

By Tori Marlan
August 18, 2022

A warden overrode Zachary Armitage’s risk classification to allow his transfer to William Head from a medium-security prison, according to a restricted internal report. Now he’s on trial for a murder allegedly committed during his escape.

Policing

Esquimalt wants out of shared policing agreement with Victoria

By Shannon Waters
August 16, 2022

Councillors vote unanimously not to renew shared policing agreement but it’s the province that will have final say on the issue.