12 mins Un-deck the halls: Festive trees in parks can harm wildlife, CRD warns People in Greater Victoria should refrain from decorating trees or shrubs in regional parks this winter, as it could pose a risk to the environment and wildlife, according to the Capital Regional District. Although well-intentioned[...]
3 hours Poulin first female hockey player to win Canada's athlete of the year honour Canada captain Marie-Philip Poulin has won the 2023 Northern Star Award, making her the first female hockey player to claim the honour given annually to Canada's athlete of the year. The 31-year-old Beauceville, Que. forward[...]
3 hours 'Keeping their memories alive': Victoria remembers Ecole Polytechnique students killed in 1989 Marking a grim anniversary, a large crowd gathered outside the University of Victoria engineering building on Tuesday to honour the victims of the Ecole Polytechnique massacre. It was one of many vigils held across Canada[...]
4 hours Zelenskyy and 'spirit of Ukraine' named Time person of year Time Magazine on Wednesday named Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy its person of the year, awarding him the accolade “for proving that courage can be as contagious as fear.” Editor-in-chief Edward Felsenthal said the choice of[...]
4 hours BC Ferries cancels 16 sailings between Campbell River and Quadra Island due to weather, mechanical issue More than a dozen ferry sailings between Campbell River and Quadra Island are cancelled Wednesday due to strong winds and a mechanical issue on board, according to BC Ferries. The ferry cancellations, totalling 16, come[...]
5 hours More than $8,000 in eyewear stolen from Oak Bay store: police Police are keeping an eye out for the thief or thieves who stole thousands of dollars worth of merchandise from an optical store in Oak Bay late last month. On Nov. 30 at 3:59 p.m.,[...]
6 hours Bank of Canada hikes key rate by half percentage point, signals possible pause The Bank of Canada hiked its key interest rate by half a percentage point Wednesday to 4.25 per cent – the highest it's been since January 2008 – while signalling it may pause its aggressive[...]
6 hours Canada commits $800 million to support Indigenous-led conservation projects Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government will spend up to $800 million to support four major Indigenous-led conservation projects across the country covering nearly one million square kilometres. Trudeau made the announcement today[...]
12 mins Un-deck the halls: Festive trees in parks can harm wildlife, CRD warns People in Greater Victoria should refrain from decorating trees or shrubs in regional parks this winter, as it could pose a risk to the environment and wildlife, according to the Capital Regional District. Although well-intentioned[...]
3 hours Poulin first female hockey player to win Canada's athlete of the year honour Canada captain Marie-Philip Poulin has won the 2023 Northern Star Award, making her the first female hockey player to claim the honour given annually to Canada's athlete of the year. The 31-year-old Beauceville, Que. forward[...]
3 hours 'Keeping their memories alive': Victoria remembers Ecole Polytechnique students killed in 1989 Marking a grim anniversary, a large crowd gathered outside the University of Victoria engineering building on Tuesday to honour the victims of the Ecole Polytechnique massacre. It was one of many vigils held across Canada[...]
4 hours Zelenskyy and 'spirit of Ukraine' named Time person of year Time Magazine on Wednesday named Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy its person of the year, awarding him the accolade “for proving that courage can be as contagious as fear.” Editor-in-chief Edward Felsenthal said the choice of[...]
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