Victoria News
B.C. testing older drivers
Frank Harding is 98 years old and most days he drives his 1990 Volvo sedan to the Comox Recreation Centre where he works out. One summer, the resident of...
Cholera outbreak on Island
Cholera has been detected in herring eggs and water samples on Vancouver Island. Island Health and the First Nations Health Authority confirmed the outbreak...
Attack on PM's security
A man protesting the prime minister's visit to Victoria was arrested on Thursday. In a brief two-line news release Friday morning, Victoria police say the...
Cops attacked, in hospital
Four police officers were assaulted and two sent to hospital in Victoria since Thursday night. The attacks happened during two separate incidents in the...
Free trip for ruined cruise
An offer of a free cruise isn't enough to quell one passenger's anger over a Panama Canal vacation that she says was marred by construction noise and...
Victoria to ban the beep?
The back-up "beep" of work vehicles could soon be banned in Victoria. City council will discuss a motion Thursday, looking at alternatives to the...
Rabbit show cancelled
A disease that is deadly to rabbits has prompted the Vancouver Island Rabbit Breeders Association to cancel its annual show. A notice posted on the...
Shot fired at stolen car
Police opened fire as a suspect fled in a stolen car near Ladysmith on Wednesday. RCMP say shortly before 11 a.m., an officer noticed a stolen vehicle at Elliot...
Exploding ammo in fire
Firefighters had to contend with exploding ammunition during a garage fire in Sidney on Vancouver Island. Crews were called to the blaze Tuesday afternoon and...
Slain Mountie memorialized
West Shore RCMP will unveil a special memorial to honour fallen officers on the anniversary of Constable Sarah Beckett's death tomorrow. A special Wall of...
New bridge safety concern
Safety concerns have been raised over Victoria's new Johnson Street Bridge. Bumpers have been installed under the south side of the bridge, but there is...
Nurse banned for assault
A Victoria nurse has been barred from working in the field after admitting to sexually assaulting a 73-year-old patient. The College of Registered Nurses of...
Cruise becomes nightmare
A suburban Victoria woman says she didn't expect to be hearing jackhammers or smelling strong fumes when she booked a spring-break family cruise through the...
Okanagan cadet wins
An Okanagan sea cadet, Joshua Fitzpatrick, is sailing to the national competition in Kingston, Ontario this summer. Sea cadet Joshua Fitzpatrick is off to...
Banned man can return
A Nova Scotia man banned from Victoria's stately Fairmont Empress hotel is welcome back after apologizing for an incident more than 17 years ago in which...
Missing on BC Ferries sailing
Delta Police are leading the search for an older man who went missing on a ferry between Victoria and Vancouver on Thursday night. B.C. Ferries spokeswoman...
Canada-wide warrant issued
A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for a 33-year-old man who according to police is "unlawfully at large" after failing to meet his parole...
Teen dies at ball camp
A Victoria youth has died during a spring break softball camp on Vancouver Island. Thirteen-year-old Robin Carey of Victoria started feeling flu-like symptoms...
Denies link to FB scandal
A small Victoria-based tech firm has found itself mired in a privacy scandal unfolding in Europe as it faces accusations that it played a role in influencing...
Luring eagles, scaring gulls
Victoria's Harbour Authority is hoping to attract eagles and scare off seagulls. A fake tree nesting platform on top of a warehouse at Ogden Point is part...