Local News

Canada Post will ship Greater Victoria letters to Vancouver for sorting, starting Sept. 16.

British Columbians spend an average of $43.90 each week on produce — and throw away about 11% of their purchase, according to a new study commissioned by KitchenAid. Both those numbers — expenditure and waste — are above the national average.

As a petition to keep the lights on at the Centre of the Universe approaches 800 signatures, the federal government remains on course to shut it down next month.

Around the world, people may be raising a glass, toasting fond memories of Esquimalt’s Tudor House Pub. “So many of the ships came into port here,” said Sherri Robinson, a historian and volunteer archivist, hours after the pub burned to the ground.

The B.C. government won’t get involved in a dispute between Esquimalt and the Capital Regional District over a sewage treatment plant at McLoughlin Point, says the environment minister.

The Vancouver Island Health Authority is cutting the hours of its medical laboratories and reducing some of the services it offers in Greater Victoria.

Saanich police believe one or more people shooting pellets could be behind a trail of damage estimated at $20,000.

A man arrested in connection with a domestic incident early Sunday is facing seven charges that include assault, careless use of a firearm, unsafe storage of a firearm and possession of stolen property.

A theft-from-auto suspect believed to have chalked up as many as 26 victims in recent weeks has been arrested by Saanich police.

Saanich police think the same person may be responsible for a recent pair of robberies at the Carey Road/Tillicum Road 7-Eleven. The latest robbery happened early Monday morning when a man went into the store at about 12:25 a.m. and pulled a knife.