Local News

Even if a major earthquake misses Victoria by hundreds of kilometres, the city could still be at increased risk of a major followup shake, a new report suggests.

Saanich police Sgt. Steve Eassie credits “good, old-fashioned police work” for the arrest of a 28-year-old man in Thursday’s armed robbery at the Sayward Road-Pat Bay Highway Petro-Canada gas station.

The Integrated Investigations Office of B.C. has cleared the Nanaimo RCMP of any wrongdoing after a man was approached by police and fell off a cliff on June 29.

The town of Sidney has won support from the Union of B.C. Municipalities in its drive for tough new regulations on personal mobility scooters such as motorized wheelchairs.

Plans for a new town with houses built on pilings in the bay, holiday cottages, million-dollar homes, a commercial centre and spa were revealed Thursday by the Trust for Sustainable Development and Beecher Bay (Scia-new) First Nation.

An Esquimalt man has been charged with animal cruelty after allegedly neglecting his one-year-old female pitbull.

The nightmare on Adelaide Avenue is continuing with further oilspill lawsuits in the offing.

The City of Victoria will talk to Transport Canada about regulating boats moored in the Selkirk waterway.

Ed Grifone has presented a lot of reports to municipal councils over his career. But this week in North Saanich was the first time the consultant has seen half the council get up and leave the chambers, bringing the meeting to a sudden end.

The search continued Thursday for a 67-year-old woman missing in or near the Cowichan River. RCMP divers combed key areas of the river during the day with help from Cowichan Search and Rescue, said Sgt.