News In Victoria: Latest Stories

Climate Change

‘They were trying to figure out how to stay alive’: Disability advocates slam heatwave response

By Brishti Basu
June 7, 2022

A dissenting voice on the provincial heat dome review panel says measures for disabled people were minimized in the final report, while Human Rights Watch and others are calling for better protections for the next heatwave

Health

Life's Work wades into the 'sick cosmic joke' of caring for a parent with dementia

By Carrie Swiggum
June 3, 2022

Artist B.A. Lampman depicts her experience with her mother's care through comics, paintings, writing and more

Food

Meet some of the people bringing food to Victorians—for free

From food shares to small producers and how they prepare thousands of meals a week

Drugs

BC becomes first Canadian jurisdiction to decriminalize possessing small amounts of certain illicit drugs

By Brishti Basu
May 31, 2022

Critics say the announcement is a step in the right direction but the maximum amount that can be carried is too low

City Hall

Victoria has a bike theft problem. Here’s how to fix it.

From secure lockers to bike valets, and what the City of Victoria is doing

Bill C-18

Canada’s Online News Act must be transparent, fair, and include news innovators

Without amendments, Bill C-18 risks disproportionately benefitting large news organizations and shutting out digital startups and independent media.

Events

Tori Marlan wins CAJ award—her fourth award for her Sooke Harbour House investigation

The Man Who Stole a Hotel has won awards and recognition nationally and internationally