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400 pipers and drummers mark start of Victoria Highland Games

400 pipers and drummers mark start of Victoria Highland Games

Festival continues Sunday at Topaz Park in Victoria, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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'Angst and anxiety' as tenters drift back to Pandora a day after massive sweep

'Angst and anxiety' as tenters drift back to Pandora a day after massive sweep

Work to help everyone living on the block find housing by the end of the year is now in jeopardy, says Our Place CEO
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‘We, the family, forgive you:’ A healing journey begins over boy killed by his mother

‘We, the family, forgive you:’ A healing journey begins over boy killed by his mother

Dontay Patrick Lucas’s family members gathered around the boy’s mother, Rykel Charleson, and stepfather Mitchell Frank after they were sentenced, in a gesture of forgiveness.
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Students seek naloxone kits in UVic dorms after fatal OD

Students seek naloxone kits in UVic dorms after fatal OD

The group is looking into having mandatory training for all students during orientation at UVic, in partnership with university administration
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Victoria council overturns decision to deny B&B operator a business licence

Victoria council overturns decision to deny B&B operator a business licence

Co-owner says city staff, in enforcing new rules around short-term vacation rentals, may have mistakenly denied the renewal
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IslandLink bus service expands to Port Hardy, travelling past Campbell River

IslandLink bus service expands to Port Hardy, travelling past Campbell River

It costs $100 to ride from one end of the island to the other
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Victoria moves ahead with renewal of downtown business improvement area

Victoria moves ahead with renewal of downtown business improvement area

Council approved a process that will canvass property owners in the catchment area to get approval to impose a levy to fund the DVBA.
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Royal B.C. Museum and observatory host events for International Astronomy Day

Royal B.C. Museum and observatory host events for International Astronomy Day

Family-friendly activities begin Saturday outside the museum on Belleville Street with solar telescopes for safely viewing the sun
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Faculty members call for 'meaningful dialogue' between university, pro-Palestinian protesters

Faculty members call for 'meaningful dialogue' between university, pro-Palestinian protesters

UVic philosophy professor Audrey Yap says the protest encampment has remained peaceful and welcoming, despite violence and misinformation campaigns
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Sayward will avoid penalties for late filing of financial bylaws, mayor says

Sayward will avoid penalties for late filing of financial bylaws, mayor says

It was the first time a municipality had missed the May 15 deadline to file under the Community Charter
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