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Victoria mayor unveils plan to reduce street disorder

Victoria mayor unveils plan to reduce street disorder

The comprehensive plan includes more than 80 recommendations that touch on everything from housing to health care and sprucing up downtown
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Langford to help fund new clinic for 10 family doctors, set to open early next year

Langford to help fund new clinic for 10 family doctors, set to open early next year

Five physicans have already been recruited from the U.K. for the new clinic at the Westshore Masonic Centre on Bryn Maur Road, the city says
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Who's looking out for the seafarers?

Who's looking out for the seafarers?

The Tyee goes inside a surprise ship inspection at Vancouver’s port to uncover working conditions.
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Opinion: Why Canada's Strong Borders Act is as troublesome as Donald Trump's travel bans

Opinion: Why Canada's Strong Borders Act is as troublesome as Donald Trump's travel bans

Canada's 'Strong Border Act' is a recent chapter in the history of co-operation and coercion by the United States, but for Canadians, it could be even more troubling than Donald Trump's travel bans.
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'So romantic': Woman finds 14-year-old love letter in a bottle near B.C. lake

'So romantic': Woman finds 14-year-old love letter in a bottle near B.C. lake

Back in May 2011, a woman named 'C' wrote a love letter to a man named Tanner James, who was moving to Victoria.
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B.C. Opposition Leader John Rustad accuses former Conservative MLAs of blackmail

B.C. Opposition Leader John Rustad accuses former Conservative MLAs of blackmail

VICTORIA — British Columbia Conservative Leader John Rustad is accusing a group of legislators who split from the party of blackmailing its members and staff in a bid to take over and divide the Opposition.
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'Cowardly': B.C. man jailed 14 years for manslaughter

'Cowardly': B.C. man jailed 14 years for manslaughter

Andrew Wadden, 45, died after being stabbed 16 times in an assault witnessed by a family with children.
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Sentence for B.C. man who pushed girlfriend off cliff reduced on appeal

Sentence for B.C. man who pushed girlfriend off cliff reduced on appeal

Kyle Ordway pushed Amy Watts off a 50-foot cliff near Nanaimo City Hall in May 2021.
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Grizzly on island is safety risk, cannot be relocated, B.C. conservation officers say

Grizzly on island is safety risk, cannot be relocated, B.C. conservation officers say

VICTORIA — British Columbia's Conservation Officer Service says a grizzly that has stalked people, harassed livestock and damaged property on an island is not a candidate for relocation.
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Free summer admission to national parks and historic sites begins Friday

Free summer admission to national parks and historic sites begins Friday

OTTAWA — The Canada Strong Pass takes effect Friday, offering free admission to national parks, national historic sites and marine conservation areas maintained by Parks Canada.
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