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Victoria buys View Street home of Hermann's Jazz Club for $3.95M

Victoria buys View Street home of Hermann's Jazz Club for $3.95M

Purchase reflects city’s commitment to preserving and investing in music spaces downtown, part of council’s four-year strategic plan, mayor says.
Victoria outreach workers gather Indigenous people to celebrate their culture

Victoria outreach workers gather Indigenous people to celebrate their culture

About 100 people gathered at Mungo Martin House for six hours of First Nations feasting and dancing.
Female police chief in Oak Bay a first for Greater Victoria

Female police chief in Oak Bay a first for Greater Victoria

Julie Chanin, who was the region’s first female deputy chief in April 2022, takes over as chief on June 1.
Sooke man charged with manslaughter in 2023 death

Sooke man charged with manslaughter in 2023 death

Adam John Steenbergen has been charged with manslaughter in the death of Michael Leier, a 42-year-old father.
CREST starts new public safety building in Langford

CREST starts new public safety building in Langford

The one-acre site near Costco will have a one-storey building capable of surviving a major earthquake, will consolidate all CREST operations in one place and will improve service to the users.
B.C. to provide $80 million to help farmers cope with drought

B.C. to provide $80 million to help farmers cope with drought

DELTA, B.C. — Rancher Werner Stump said spring is usually a "season of optimism" for farmers in British Columbia, but worries linger after unprecedented drought last year and another dry season looming.
B.C. warns residents to prepare for 'prolonged wildfire season'

B.C. warns residents to prepare for 'prolonged wildfire season'

"This is not about making people scared. This is about encouraging people to be prepared," said B.C.'s Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness.
Campbell River RCMP looking for missing woman

Campbell River RCMP looking for missing woman

Anyone with information the 35-year-old’s whereabouts is asked to contact their local police department or Crime Stoppers.
Victoria police cleared after woman's arm broken during incident

Victoria police cleared after woman's arm broken during incident

Police shot the woman with a beanbag gun in a confrontation near Beacon Hill Park.
RCMP not to blame for motorbike crash in Campbell River: IIO

RCMP not to blame for motorbike crash in Campbell River: IIO

The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. concluded that the crash occurred because a blanket dragging from the motorbike wrapped around its rear wheel.