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Dance duo from Nanaimo narrowly misses $1M prize in Canada's Got Talent finale

Dance duo from Nanaimo narrowly misses $1M prize in Canada's Got Talent finale

Funkanometry placed second in the popular CityTV series
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Work to begin on new air traffic control tower for Victoria International Airport

Work to begin on new air traffic control tower for Victoria International Airport

The tower, to be completed in 2027, is expected to have state-of-the-art technology and better sightlines
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Colliers hired to develop plan for former Oak Bay Lodge property

Colliers hired to develop plan for former Oak Bay Lodge property

The goal is to look at how to develop the rocky 1.6-hectare property on Cadboro Bay Road
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First Peoples House at UVic closes after staff threatened with a knife

First Peoples House at UVic closes after staff threatened with a knife

Police and campus security responded and a suspect was arrested.
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B.C. Ferries makes single-use washrooms all-gender, with free menstrual products

B.C. Ferries makes single-use washrooms all-gender, with free menstrual products

The change will apply to single-user washrooms in terminals and on most of its vessels
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Alice Munro, Nobel literature winner revered as short story master, dead at 92

Alice Munro, Nobel literature winner revered as short story master, dead at 92

Munro, winner of the Nobel literary prize in 2013, died Monday at home in Port Hope, Ontario
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Millions of dollars added to heat-pump rebates program; see if you qualify

Millions of dollars added to heat-pump rebates program; see if you qualify

Qualifying British Columbians could “essentially get a free heat pump through this program,” said Minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Josie Osbourne
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Amendment will prevent violent offenders from changing names

Amendment will prevent violent offenders from changing names

B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix introduced the amendment Monday after it was revealed child-killer Alan Schoenborn was fighting to keep his new name from being publicized.
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Esquimalt's Buccaneer Days marred by reports of assaults, theft

Esquimalt's Buccaneer Days marred by reports of assaults, theft

A couple waiting at a bus stop near the intersection of Esquimalt and Fernhill roads was assaulted by a group of youths in an apparent random attack about 10:40
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Sunken fishing vessel raised, fuel offloaded at Henry island

Sunken fishing vessel raised, fuel offloaded at Henry island

Divers used a pump truck onboard a barge to retrieve more than 1,900 litres of diesel fuel from the Chief Joseph, which sank May 3
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