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After cancelling 36 years ago, Kiss finally plays for Victoria

After cancelling 36 years ago, Kiss finally plays for Victoria

For a contingent of long-suffering fans, tonight’s Kiss concert at Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre will be the realization of a dream 36 years in the making.
Colwood shuns regional sewage megaproject, plans private treatment plant

Colwood shuns regional sewage megaproject, plans private treatment plant

Colwood hopes to cut a deal by this fall to distance itself from the region’s sewage treatment megaproject, its mayor says.
CBC unearths controversy as Island First Nations artifact considered for TV

CBC unearths controversy as Island First Nations artifact considered for TV

Comox cake-maker Jewel Kizuk brought a rare, ancient First Nations artifact to Victoria during the last week of June to be considered for a new CBC TV reality show based on buying and selling unique objects.
Esquimalt police liaison, not chief, sought

Esquimalt police liaison, not chief, sought

Esquimalt, a municipality that has no police force of its own, is looking for someone with at least 10 years of policing experience to better manage policing within its borders.

Update: Around-the-world grandma will sail into Victoria at a later date

[Updated July 6, 12:28 p.m.] Jeanne Socrates, the 70-year-old British grandmother who expected to complete a solo sail around the world today in Victoria, has been delayed.
CFB Esquimalt team to follow in footsteps of Nijmegen liberators

CFB Esquimalt team to follow in footsteps of Nijmegen liberators

Maurice Hundleby chokes up when he flips through his photo album from the Second World War and lands on the pages dedicated to the Netherlands. “I remember the starvation.
Victoria council imposes strict rules on charity canvassers; ID tags, one-step rule

Victoria council imposes strict rules on charity canvassers; ID tags, one-step rule

Aggressive behaviour by charity street canvassers will not be tolerated in Victoria under a new code of conduct adopted by Victoria councillors.
Accused bomb plotter would never hurt innocent people, his Victoria mother says

Accused bomb plotter would never hurt innocent people, his Victoria mother says

John Nuttall’s mother says her son would never, ever plant a bomb that would kill innocent people.
Get ready for your power bills to go up

Get ready for your power bills to go up

Energy Minister Bill Bennett warned British Columbians Thursday to brace for an increase in electricity rates. But he did not say when the rates would go up or by how much.
Victoria ‘eye-opener’ for Today Show Aussies

Victoria ‘eye-opener’ for Today Show Aussies

The Aussies had landed and the crowds were lovin’ it.