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B. C. first responders reflect on decade of health emergency
21+ hour, 8+ min ago (1116+ words) Published 5: 30 pm Wednesday, April 8, 2026 BCEHS employees work on Mason Street in downtown Victoria. In 2013, Insp. Conor King of the Victoria Police Department heard about the effects of illicit fentanyl for the first time. "A couple of [officers] came back one…...
Downtown Y throws open doors at Victoria's Bay Centre
1+ day, 8+ min ago (458+ words) Published 2: 30 pm Wednesday, April 8, 2026 Rows of updated machines line the new cardio area at the Bay Centre YMCA. (Tony Trozzo/Victoria News) Brand-new free weights sit ready for use inside the Y's new 20, 000-square-foot facility, which officially replaces the institution's…...
Cross-border travel from B. C. to Washington State drops, again
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (427+ words) Published 12: 30 pm Tuesday, April 7, 2026 Southbound travel continues to decline, with new numbers showing a 55 per cent drop at four major U. S. points of entry along the B. C. border with Washington State, including a 31 per cent drop at the Aldergrove-Lynden crossing. (Dan Ferguson…...
Two bald eagles rescued from power line after mid-air fight in Surrey, B. C.
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (196+ words) Published 1: 17 pm Tuesday, April 7, 2026 Delta-based OWL Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitiation Society, BC Hydro and Surrey Fire Services worked together to free the birds. (OWL Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society/ Facebook) BC Hydro said in a social media post that the two eagles…...
Arbitrator finds Okanagan College at fault for layoffs
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (505+ words) Published 1: 00 pm Tuesday, April 7, 2026 Okanagan College (OC) breached job security provisions when it laid off three professors last year and altered the employment of 14 others. A March 30, 2026 arbitration ruling between the union representing the professors and the college found the…...
1 pleads not guilty in Kelowna court for 2021 homicide of Penticton man
2+ day, 53+ min ago (224+ words) Published 1: 45 pm Tuesday, April 7, 2026 The only female facing charges in the homicide of Penticton's Taig Savage pleaded not guilty in Kelowna Supreme Court today, April 7. The accused is a minor and was charged alongside two others who were under 18 at…...
Persian grocery store in Saanich defaced with pro-regime graffiti
2+ day, 38+ min ago (246+ words) Published 2: 00 pm Tuesday, April 7, 2026 Signs calling for a free Iran were vandalized with pro-IRGC graffiti at Anar Food and Groceries overnight on April 5. (Bailey Seymour/Saanich News) Reza Sabouri said pro-IRGC activities is a re-occurring issue across Canada. (Bailey Seymour…...
LETTER: Oversupply of Greater Victoria housing makes targets unnecessary
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (173+ words) Published 6: 30 pm Saturday, April 4, 2026 Kudos to Saanich Couns. Susan Brice and Judy Brownoff for supporting the removal of provincial housing targets for municipalities. Unfortunately, their attempt to gain approval from Saanich council to formally request that the provincial government remove…...
LETTER: Funding can prevent countless maternal and child deaths
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (158+ words) Saanich News LETTER: Funding can prevent countless maternal and child deaths Published 1: 30 pm Saturday, April 4, 2026 With the Middle East catastrophe unfolding in grim detail, it's only natural to despair at all the death and suffering, but that makes it even…...
Victoria pro-Palestine march continues without police support
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (307+ words) Published 7: 52 pm Saturday, April 4, 2026 Dozens of pro-Palestine protesters took to the streets downtown on Saturday " just over one week after the Victoria Police Department said it would no longer assist the group with traffic control. "Operational support for the weekly…...