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The city already has implemented all 11 of its priority actions, with five completed, including the hiring of nine additional dedicated police officers at VicPD.

Co-owner and GM Ben Thomas said the Lighthouse tasting room will be open until the end of the month—there’s a big thank-you party on Saturday—and it will hand off its stable of suds to Phillips, effective Sunday.

"They never had a deal because there’s been no decision,” Saanich Coun. Karen Harper tells Capital Daily.

Mayor Sid Tobias says councils have been left "without a meaningful role in shaping legislation" that alters their authority.

Council voted unanimously, directing Mayor Alto to write a letter urging the province to codify its strategy.

Greater Victoria’s charitable sector isn’t just a social good—it’s a cornerstone of the region’s economy, resilience, and collective wellbeing.

The Royal Jubilee and Saanich Peninsula Hospitals were both listed in the top 20 most crowded BC hospitals.

Songhees and Esquimalt Nation will lead the initiative, exploring the feasibility of a rail system between Victoria and the Westshore.