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Victoria man arrested after allegedly assaulting food retailer with shopping cart
Police say they have arrested a man who allegedly spat on and hit a worker at a downtown Victoria food retailer with a shopping cart. Victoria police said they...
Police renew calls for help to find Victoria resident last seen two years ago
Victoria police are not giving up in the search for Ian Indridson. On Wednesday, the second anniversary of his disappearance, VicPD put out an appeal for the...
Some classes moved online after UVic building shuts down for repairs
Some students at the University of Victoria will have their classes online this week after a campus building lost heat and ventilation capabilities over the...
Mom fights to have case reopened after teen dies from lethal dose of date-rape drug
The phone rang in the early hours of April 10, 2021, changing Tracy Sims’ life forever. It was a social worker at Royal Jubilee Hospital telling her to...
Victoria police cleared in woman's fatal fall from hotel balcony
B.C.’s police watchdog has cleared Victoria police of any wrongdoing in the death of a woman who fell from the balcony of her ninth-floor hotel room in...
Time not right to stage play amid Gaza tensions, says Victoria, B.C., theatre
Tensions connected to the war between Israel and Hamas have prompted a British Columbia theatre company to cancel the scheduled run of a play set in the region....
OPCC complaint files include officer who stalked ex-partner, another who took gun on holiday
A Saanich police officer was fired for stalking a former partner in 2021 and another was suspended after taking a department-issued gun on vacation in 2022. The...
Police in Victoria, B.C., seek convicted murderer for breaching parole
Police in Victoria have issued a Canada-wide warrant for a convicted murderer they say has breached his parole conditions. Officers want the public's help...
Victoria's free bike valet service extended to April
Downtown Victoria’s free bike valet service in Centennial Square next to City Hall has been extended until April. Originally scheduled to end on Dec. 23,...
Ocean Networks Canada robots go to new depths to collect data from the northeast Pacific
So-called “droids of the deep” are the newest stars for Ocean Networks Canada, a University of Victoria-based initiative that operates underwater...
New year brings new rules on asbestos and injury for some workers in B.C.
Some British Columbia workers will be ringing in changes on Jan. 1, including new rules for those who work with asbestos and other requirements to help injured...
Victoria Police Chief recounts busy Christmas Eve for officers, one hit with vomit
The chief of police in Victoria, B.C., says his officers had a busy Christmas Eve, but the holiday season didn't exactly bring good tidings of great joy for...
Kittens being cared for after being left in box outside Victoria SPCA
Five four-week-old kittens are safe and being cared for after being left in a cardboard box at the front door of the B.C. SPCA’s Victoria animal centre. A...
Wanted man might be using a large electric scooter: Victoria police
Victoria police are asking for the public’s help to locate a man wanted Canada-wide after his day parole was suspended when he failed to return to his...
Assault charge over car-swerving incident at Gaza protest near B.C. legislature
A man who allegedly accelerated his car toward a pro-Palestinian protester near the British Columbia legislature earlier this month has been charged with...
Probe into Victoria police officer linked to TikTok video, OPCC says
B.C.’s Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner has confirmed that it sought an investigation of a Victoria police officer and that allegations against...
UVic job posting for Black candidates only draws backlash
The University of Victoria is facing criticism on social media after posting a job vacancy in the school of music with an unusual requirement: The candidate...
Victoria police suspend officer after misconduct complaint
A Victoria police officer has been suspended as part of an investigation into a complaint of misconduct. Victoria police said an investigation was launched by...
Written warning handed out after cougar carcass beheaded
An individual believed to be a City of Victoria employee was given a written warning after the head of a dead cougar was cut off while the carcass was being...
Man who stabbed friend in neck sentenced to four and a half years in prison
A homeless man who stabbed his friend in the neck at Paul’s Motor Inn in Victoria three years ago has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison....