Victoria News
Forever rentals a non-starter
A sweeping zoning change under consideration by Victoria council to ensure purpose-built rental buildings remain rental is being met with dismay by landlords...
Tot found in 2016 abduction
A woman accused of abducting her daughter to the U.K. has been arrested, police say, and the girl is in the process of being returned to Vancouver Island, CTV...
Review to probe legislature
The company selected to do a B.C. Legislature workplace review in the wake of the recent spending scandal will have to give criminal evidence found to police,...
Kids played before deaths
Surveillance videos taken on Christmas Eve 2017 show Chloe and Aubrey Berry playing in their father’s presence the day before they were killed. The...
Killed in mountain fall
A Vancouver Island farmer and politician died in a mountaineering accident on Mount Donner in Strathcona Provincial Park. Clarke Gourlay fell and was killed on...
21 sick dogs surrendered
A plethora of pooches has been surrendered to the BC SPCA, all with various maladies that require medical attention. The agency is caring for 21 French bulldogs...
Wildfire contained
Fire crews on Vancouver Island have contained a wildfire near Durrance Lake before it could spread. CTV News reports the fire was held at just under a hectare...
Slammed over 'fake art'
Victoria's Royal B.C. Museum and the Royal B.C. Museum Foundation are reviewing policies and guidelines around the sale of Indigenous art at the museum gift...
Two days stuck on mountain
After spending two days stranded on Heather Mountain, west of Cowichan Lake, a woman is home safe thanks to search-and-rescue teams. The 55-year-old woman went...
No uniforms at Pride
Police officers marching in the Victoria Pride Parade on July 7 will not be wearing their uniforms, at the request of the parade’s organizers. After...
New bridge breaks down
Problems with the hydraulic system on Victoria's new Johnson Street Bridge have resulted in the city temporarily suspending any raisings of the span. City...
Hotel fire deemed arson
Victoria police say the fire that destroyed the abandoned Plaza Hotel last month was arson. The fire started on May 6 and burned for days, covering parts of the...
Push for regional police
The Victoria Police Department’s decision to disband a key crime-prevention unit points to the need for a regional police force, says the CEO of the...
Weekend ferry headaches
BC Ferries has pulled one of its largest vessels from service just in time for the long weekend. The Queen of Coquitlam is going into dry-dock ahead of the long...
Too much wildlife in city
It’s past time for senior governments to step in to help local governments deal with “hyper-abundant wildlife,” say some Capital Regional...
Son slipped between cracks
The parents of a Victoria-area teen who died of a drug overdose say they don't want other families to experience the trauma of having a child slip their...
Coach sex guilty plea
A former youth badminton coach charged with sexual assaults from 1970 to 1987 has pleaded guilty to eight counts. Harry Charles Sadd was charged in August 2016...
Thought he'd beat the drugs
Oak Bay teen Elliot Eurchuk, who died from a drug overdose, believed he had control of his street-drug use and could prevent dependancy and withdrawal,...
Child struck, killed
Shawnigan Lake RCMP are investigating after a child was struck and killed by a vehicle Tuesday morning in a Cobble Hill driveway. Police were called about 11:45...
Burned in drug lab fire
An investigation into a suspicious fire at a home in suburban Victoria led to the discovery of a clandestine drug lab in a family neighbourhood, West Shore RCMP...