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Good Night Out in Victoria, which works to promotes safety in the nightlife scene, says drink spiking can be used to render someone incapacitated and unable to consent to sexual activity

As of August in the health region, 17 people have contracted the illness, the majority of them not vaccinated

If the past few weeks are any indication, it could be a wild ride to voting day on Oct. 19.

The province is reviewing the kiosks, which were intended to provide an option for those who wouldn’t or couldn’t seek in-person services

More than 6,000 people were without power Thursday morning after the crash, but only 166 were still affected by 10 a.m.

The annual winter event, sponsored by the Downtown Victoria Business Association, sees the square turned into a winter wonderland for the holiday season

Anyone who ate at the Dairy Queen on Cliff Avenue between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. on Sept. 10, 12, 13 or 14 should get a free dose of hepatitis A vaccine, the health authority says.

The 1,300-member nation near Port Alberni already has development plans that include partnering on a new hotel

Friday’s rally at the legislature is one of a series of events across Canada to counter what local organizers call “transphobic rhetoric”

That study looked at municipal restrictions, but the report says a new provincial regulation could carry similar savings across the province.