News In Victoria: Latest Stories

Food

‘A resistance’: Iyé Creative’s mutual-aid food network inspires resurgence of traditional gardening practices in local African diaspora

By Emily Fagan
February 18, 2022

More than 90 burlap sack gardens and 1,500 kg of food have been distributed through their programs

Real Estate

An Oak Bay redevelopment may actually decrease density

By Ryan Hook
February 15, 2022

A development meant to help densify Oak Bay may do the opposite

Vancouver Island

The Jordan River was once brimming with salmon, until three industries changed it forever

By Jolene Rudisuela
February 14, 2022

Restoration efforts are slow going, but changes in industrial practice could help bring it back

Healthcare

How Saanich Peninsula's Shoreline Medical Society has been fighting the doctor shortage

By Emily Fagan
February 11, 2022

The practice has grown from five doctors to 25 in five years

Municipal

The pickleball coup

By Ben Mussett
February 8, 2022

How the struggle for control of a Gulf Island's racquet racket led to a local organized revolt

Forestry

Fairy Creek lawyers asking BC court to throw out charges based on RCMP conduct

By Katharine Lake Berz
February 5, 2022

Lawyers to submit evidence of assault, unnecessary use of force, sexual harassment, intimidation and more in fight to have charges dropped

Environment

Oak Bay has 28,000 new residents: Bowker Creek’s chum salmon eggs

By Emily Fagan
February 4, 2022

Meet the people leading the Bowker Creek Salmon resurgence

COVID-19

‘Mass disabling event’: advocates fear tsunami of long COVID patients as Omicron spreads unchecked

By Brishti Basu
February 2, 2022

There are still a lot of unknowns about the post-viral syndrome, and COVID long haulers are struggling to find support