Victoria News
Police questioned Victoria man in Zamboni on the streets
Police pulled over a highly unusual vehicle in Victoria this week. Kenn Shaw and his son took their 1986 Zamboni for a ride around their quiet neighbourhood...
Vancouver Island lands on CNN list of 20 best places to visit
Vancouver Island has caught the attention of U.S. television network CNN, which named the Island one of the world's 20 best places to visit in 2020. Greater...
Duke and Duchess help Victoria couple struggling with selfie stick
It's a photo a young Victoria couple will never forget. CTV News reports, Iliya Pavlovic and Asymina Kantorowicz had just finished a New Year's Day...
Tank of liquefied fish guts spills into ocean near Campbell River
An ocean transportation company says it has retrieved a tank trailer filled with liquefied fish after it was knocked into the water off Vancouver Island. Billy...
Sudden death investigated on downtown Victoria street
Police are investigating a sudden death in downtown Victoria. A man's body was found on the sidewalk of Pandora Avenue Tuesday morning, CTV News reports....
Saanich Police nab man twice in 2 days for impaired driving
Police say a Vancouver Island man was charged with impaired driving on the weekend, then got himself nabbed again the next day. “A second impaired-driving...
Woman who barricaded herself inside suite dies in fire
A woman has died in hospital following an apartment fire in Victoria that is under investigation by B.C.’s police watchdog. The Independent Investigations...
Victoria Police warn public after attempted kidnapping
Victoria police are warning the public after two incidents involving the same man on Sunday, one of which is being investigated as an attempted kidnapping....
Assault victim who died Xmas Eve in Duncan ID'd by friends
A man who died after an assault Christmas Eve in Duncan, B.C. has been identified by friends as a well-known homeless man in the community. Friends told CTV...
Police save man and his dog, boat sinks in Victoria-area Gorge
Members of the Victoria and Saanich police departments combined forces on Friday morning to rescue a man when his boat sank in the Gorge Waterway. Police say...
One person in critical condition after barricade, fire in Victoria: Police
British Columbia's police watchdog is investigating after one person went to hospital following an apartment fire in Victoria. Police say in a statement...
Christmas Eve assault in Duncan led to a man’s death
The Island’s major crime unit is investigating a Christmas Eve assault in Duncan that led to a man’s death. North Cowichan-Duncan RCMP said they...
Prince Harry, Meghan and baby vacationing in Victoria area
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and the royal baby Archie are celebrating Christmas in Greater Victoria. Bev Koffel, who owns the Deep Cove Chalet with her husband...
'Virtual kidnappers' are getting money from their victims
Police in Victoria are warning the public, especially members of the Chinese community, about an elaborate extortion scheme known as virtual kidnapping. The...
Six people arrested after drug trafficking search in Victoria
Police say six people are in custody after officers carried out a drug trafficking search warrant in Victoria on Monday. They say numerous community concerns...
Pilot killed in crash near Tofino was an air force veteran
The pilot killed in last weekend’s plane crash near Tofino was an air force veteran who flew a specially modified aircraft on contract for a U.S....
Employee of fish farm near Tofino dies in accident
The B.C. Coroners Service is investigating the death of a man at a fish farm near Tofino Sunday. In a statement released Monday, Cermaq Canada confirmed there...
Man in sunglasses and Santa hat robs Nanaimo bank
A man who held up the Bank of Montreal at Terminal Park Mall in Nanaimo ran away peeling off the clothes he was wearing. The robbery took place at 2:10 p.m....
5.1 magnitude earthquake hits off BC coast near Tofino
UPDATE 1:26 p.m. A string of earthquakes has struck off the northwest end of Vancouver Island. Earthquakes Canada says the first tremor measured 5.1, the second...
A crash site was discovered Sunday on land near Stewardson Inlet
The pilot of a Cessna 172 who died when his plane crashed in a remote location on Vancouver Island on Saturday was a man in his 70s who lived in the Comox...