Victoria News
Armed man outside school
Police arrested an armed man outside a Victoria school, Thursday, after a confrontation with a teacher. Officers drew their guns after the man reportedly...
Pickup truck as a weapon
Two men from Nanaimo are accused of using a Dodge pick-up truck as a weapon in a crash that destroyed two police vehicles and injured two officers. RCMP say an...
BC unveils pot rules
The provincial government introduced a trio of bills today outlining how recreational marijuana will be regulated, adding clarity to some rules that have...
NDP pipeline appeal
UPDATE 10:00 a.m. The British Columbia government will ask a court if legislative amendments allow it to control the flow of heavy oils through the province to...
Gas prices fuelling theft?
Sky-high fuel prices appear to fuelling a rise in gas syphoning in Victoria. But, police are hesitant to link the thefts to prices that have hit record highs...
NZ warship arrives in BC
Seaspan's Victoria Shipyards is welcoming the extended stay of a guest from down under on Thursday when the New Zealand navy frigate Te Kaha is officially...
Pot evolution, not revolution
British Columbia's solicitor general says the province's pending recreational marijuana legislation will be more evolutionary than set in stone. Mike...
BC's new lieut. governor
The former head of multiple community organizations has been sworn in as British Columbia's newest lieutenant governor. Janet Austin officially took on the...
Condo-flipping crackdown
The provincial government is moving to ease B.C.'s housing crisis by cracking down on tax evasion in the condominium market and giving municipalities more...
UVic develops syphilis shot
Researchers at the University of Victoria have been granted a patent to develop a potential vaccine against syphilis. Microbiologist Caroline Cameron says rates...
Guichon thanked for service
The lost confidence vote for British Columbia's Liberal government and the establishment of a NDP minority may have meant a giant political upheaval, but it...
Prescription led to OD
The parents of a Victoria teen who died from an accidental overdose yesterday say they felt trapped by a medical system that didn't give them a say in their...
Police wrangle runaway pig
Police turned pig wranglers in Saanich Friday morning. They chased an escaped sow across the grounds of Elk Lake School after it fled its pen. It took two...
Investigating ex-police chief
British Columbia's Court of Appeal has ruled an external investigation into the conduct of Victoria's former police chief can go ahead, but it notes the...
Hundreds line funeral route
Hundreds of people lined a procession route of uniformed officers as some wiped away tears outside a church Thursday before the funeral of a Victoria constable...
Capital city traffic woes
The dismantling of Victoria's old Johnson Street Bridge is causing some commuter chaos. Drives typically taking five minutes dragged into half-hour...
Shania to visit BC troops
Country music superstar Shania Twain will visit Canadian troops Thursday at CFB Esquimalt. Twain will meet troops at the Victoria-area Canadian Forces base. A...
Masked man robs trailer
Police are on the hunt for an armed man who broke into a Vancouver Island home in the early morning hours of Monday and stole cash. The break and enter occurred...
$1.9B for affordable rentals
British Columbia's government is investing $1.9 billion over the next 10 years to help build 14,000 affordable homes for renters. Premier John Horgan says...
Can BC restrict pipeline?
Environment Minister George Heyman says B.C. will take its Trans Mountain pipeline reference case to court by April 30. Heyman says the government will file its...