4+ hour, 1+ min ago  (136+ words) A fire broke out in a vacant section of the Evergreen Terrace townhouse complex, formerly known as Blanshard Court, on Friday afternoon. Crews arrived at about 3: 45 p. m. after reports of smoke in the A block of the complex at 2500 Dowler Rd....

5+ hour, 27+ min ago  (260+ words) Nurses in British Columbia have voted not to accept a contract that would have seen members gain a 12 per cent wage hike over four years. Members of the B. C. Nurses" Union, which represents about 60, 000 nurses in the province, voted 67 per cent…...

17+ hour, 14+ min ago  (437+ words) Nine cyclists who rode the End2 End 1, 000-kilometre cycling relay up Island and back in just 48 hours raised $272, 843, almost doubling their goal. CHEK News broadcaster Ed Bain, and his The Upside partner Jeff King " both riders on this year's relay " announced…...

8+ hour, 3+ min ago  (169+ words) A man wrapped in a green plastic poncho who attempted to use a stolen credit card to buy liquor is now a wanted man in Nanaimo. RCMP is asking for the public's assistance in identifying the man. On June 8 at…...

11+ hour, 39+ min ago  (83+ words) Nanaimo police are asking for help finding a man reported missing three weeks ago. RCMP said 67-year-old Jeffrey Hagg missed a scheduled medical appointment on June 4 and has not been seen since. Police described him as white, five-foot-10, with white…...

9+ hour, 41+ min ago  (349+ words) Greater Victoria residents have until the end of July to weigh in on the Capital Regional District's plans to borrow $34. 84 million to upgrade the region's wastewater system. The CRD board has initiated an alternative approval process for its borrowing plan…...

8+ hour, 27+ min ago  (342+ words) Dragon boat races are coming early to Victoria this year, stirring up the waters of the Inner Harbour on Saturday " the day before the official start of summer. The weather is forecast to be summer-like for the occasion, with nothing…...

15+ hour, 30+ min ago  (1490+ words) Re: "Victoria doesn't deserve award for community plan," commentary, June 16. Thanks to Bob June for the excellent critique of Victoria's Official Community Plan. I would add a few points. First, the cumulative effect of the missing middle initiative and the…...

15+ hour, 45+ min ago  (865+ words) Citing improved economic conditions and a thriving West Coast maritime industry, the Ralmax Group is preparing to resurrect its plans for a graving dock on Victoria's Upper Harbour. The plans, first approved by the City of Victoria in 2018, were never…...

16+ hour, 30+ min ago  (676+ words) The union representing Victoria firefighters says its members are angry that the city is considering replacing parking stalls on a parkade rooftop with garden beds while firefighters at the department's Johnson Street headquarters have not been provided parking. Victoria council…...