News In Victoria: Latest Stories

COVID-19

What We Now Know About How COVID-19 Spreads

By Tristin Hopper
May 12, 2020

Cases are almost guaranteed to rise under reopening; here's how you limit the damage

COVID-19

Victoria By-Election Delayed Indefinitely By COVID-19

By Sean Craig
May 8, 2020

Province not treating civic elections as a priority under reopening plans

COVID-19

Homeless Relocation Pushed Back

By Sean Craig
May 8, 2020

Even with hotel rooms and temporary arena accommodation, province struggling to find enough space

Second World War

Blackouts and Gas Attack Scares: Victoria During the Second World War

By Ann Edelstein
May 8, 2020

The war, which transformed the BC capital far more than most know, ended 75 years ago this week

COVID-19

What COVID-19 Has Done to the Job Market

Victoria has seen unemployment rise to Great Depression levels, and it's done so at a faster rate than Calgary and Edmonton

COVID-19

Our All-Out, Comprehensive Guide to What's Open in Greater Victoria

Every grocery, eatery, brewery, bakery, distillery, winery and cidery open through COVID-19

COVID-19

Following Langford Request, Federal Government Drops Tariffs for PPE

By Sean Craig
May 6, 2020

Mayor Stew Young had appealed to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after Langford was stuck with a six-figure tax bill for COVID-19 supplies

Tech

EXCLUSIVE: Victoria Company Accused of Circulating Scam Software

By Sean Craig
May 6, 2020

In US class-action, ParetoLogic alleged to have circulated programs that would charge customers to fix non-existent computer programs