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Community

Four Victoria lakes you can bike to this weekend

By Adam Ungstad
July 1, 2022

Technically, you could bike to them any time. But why not this weekend?

Crime

Neighbours report new shelter-in-place order, one person in custody, as Saanich bank robbery investigation continues

Saanich Police are appealing to the public for information on a white 1992 Toyota Camry

COVID-19

Victoria hospitals, long COVID clinic brace for summer wave of COVID-19 reinfections

By Brishti Basu
June 30, 2022

New subvariants that can get past antibodies are on the rise in BC, while new research shows reinfections increase overall health risks

Housing

How many homes do we need to build in Victoria?

By Leo Spalteholz
June 30, 2022

A recent CMHC report said BC needs nearly a million new homes. We break that down at the local scale

Crime

‘A hail of bullets’: Witnesses describe Shelbourne Street armed robbery and police shootout

Two suspects dead, six police officers injured in aftermath of Tuesday standoff

Science

How ‘water detectives’ are protecting cities from flooding and scarcity, one stream at a time

By Erica Gies
June 24, 2022

From San Francisco to Victoria, the key to taming water is giving it what it wants.

Community

Picnics, piggybacks, and (literally) stolen bases: Drag baseball returns on Canada Day

By Jolene Rudisuela
June 24, 2022

Following the recent violent threats against a Victoria drag event, performers are feeling defiant

History

What the new museum’s cancellation means for returning Indigenous artifacts

Hanna Hett
June 23, 2022

First Nations across BC are seeking to repatriate items from the Royal BC Museum. This is what the process has been for the Haíłzaqv, Huu-ay-aht, and Tseshaht nations.