News In Victoria: Latest Stories

Good news

Victoria couple completes journey to sample all 43 Greater Victoria food trucks

By Emily Fagan
November 5, 2021

The journey took them 16 months and they spent an estimated $1,200

Environment

Where have the mushrooms gone?

By Zoë Ducklow
November 2, 2021

It's a bad year for certain kinds of popular mushrooms on Vancouver Island. We went mushroom hunting with two local experts to find out what's happening

Policing

INVESTIGATION: RCMP misled public about pepper spray incident at Fairy Creek

The RCMP said they had to pepper spray a crowd to evacuate an injured officer. An exhaustive review of the available evidence shows that was not true

Business

Chef on the Run’s homestyle English cuisine remains a Sidney staple after 25 years

By Brishti Basu
October 30, 2021

More and more people relied on the business as an essential service during the pandemic

Politics

'Who cares' about access to information? Murray Rankin used to

The MLA and cabinet minister has a long history of fighting for access to information. Now it's being tainted by his own government

Climate Change

Powering Vancouver Island is getting harder with climate change

By Tim Ford
October 27, 2021

Cables from the mainland were damaged by the heat this summer and thousands went without power during this week’s storm. How can the Island keep the lights on?

Housing

How 'attainable' is Langford's Attainable Home Ownership plan?

By Zoë Ducklow
October 26, 2021

A new plan is touted as a solution to help more people afford home ownership. A closer look at the details reveals major gaps and drawbacks