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Elder Victor Underwood near his home on the Saanich Peninsula. “Every time we talk about residential schools it always opens all the pains I’ve been carrying,” he said. (Arnold Lim/Black Press Media)

Having teeth pulled just one of elder’s painful memories of residential school

Tsawout’s Victor Underwood is a survivor of St. Mary’s Indian Residential School

Elder Victor Underwood near his home on the Saanich Peninsula. “Every time we talk about residential schools it always opens all the pains I’ve been carrying,” he said. (Arnold Lim/Black Press Media)
A crew filming in Oak Bay. (Black Press Media file photo)

Victoria voted fifth best small city to live and work as a filmmaker

Moviemaker’s Top 10 list boasts Victoria as a film destination

A crew filming in Oak Bay. (Black Press Media file photo)
Langford Mayor Stew Young announces that tech company Plexxis Software is relocating to B.C. and building a $44-million headquarters in the city. (Arnold Lim / Black Press)

VIDEO: Langford announces new $44-million dollar tech investment

Plexxis Software moving construction software company from Ontario to B.C.

Langford Mayor Stew Young announces that tech company Plexxis Software is relocating to B.C. and building a $44-million headquarters in the city. (Arnold Lim / Black Press)
NDP headquarters on election night, Oct. 24, 2020. (Katya Slepian/Black Press Media)

ELECTION 2020: Live blog from B.C. party headquarters

BC NDP projected to win majority government – but celebrations will look different this election

NDP headquarters on election night, Oct. 24, 2020. (Katya Slepian/Black Press Media)
The streets of downtown Victoria are quieter than usual in the wake of physical isolation mandates from the provincial and federal governments. (Arnold Lim / Black Press) B.C. March 25, 2020.

PHOTOS: Our changing landscape, images of Victoria amid COVID-19

The streets and parks across Greater Victoria are almost deserted. Many people…

The streets of downtown Victoria are quieter than usual in the wake of physical isolation mandates from the provincial and federal governments. (Arnold Lim / Black Press) B.C. March 25, 2020.
From left to right. Aiden, Dianne and Keegan Small are all participating in Play for a Cure, a hockey fundraiser for the B.C. Cancer Foundation.. (Photos courtesy Dianne Small)

‘Hockey mom’ diagnosed with cancer starts Play for a Cure

Jan. 4 cancer fundraiser supports families affected by cancer through hockey

From left to right. Aiden, Dianne and Keegan Small are all participating in Play for a Cure, a hockey fundraiser for the B.C. Cancer Foundation.. (Photos courtesy Dianne Small)
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Man rescued from 100-foot high tower crane in Langford

Fire crews helped with a morning rescue at construction site new Belmont Market

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Keri Coles reads hate mail aimed at her. (Arnold Lim/Black Press)

VIDEO: Black Press Media journalists read hate mail

We share the best of the worst tirades in 2018

Keri Coles reads hate mail aimed at her. (Arnold Lim/Black Press)
Black Press Media’s best news photographs of 2018

Black Press Media’s best news photographs of 2018

See the story behind our most impactful images of the year

Black Press Media’s best news photographs of 2018
A woman jumps for joy upon seeing her partner return from a two-month deployment on Operation CARIBBE. (Arnold Lim/Black Press)

Sailors reunited with family for Christmas in Victoria

HMCS Nanaimo and HMCS Edmonton return following a two-month deployment

A woman jumps for joy upon seeing her partner return from a two-month deployment on Operation CARIBBE. (Arnold Lim/Black Press)
Rehema Hall, toy director for the Salvation Army picks out toys at the Canadian Tire in Hillside Shopping Centre. Canadian Tire donated more than a hundred toys after toys meant for youth were stolen from the Salvation Army. (Arnold Lim/Black Press)

Victoria Canadian Tire replaces toys stolen from Salvation Army

Children won’t have to go without toys this Christmas

Rehema Hall, toy director for the Salvation Army picks out toys at the Canadian Tire in Hillside Shopping Centre. Canadian Tire donated more than a hundred toys after toys meant for youth were stolen from the Salvation Army. (Arnold Lim/Black Press)
VIDEO: Ballet Victoria’s take on the The Nutcracker tours Vancouver Island and the Mainland
VIDEO: Ballet Victoria’s take on the The Nutcracker tours Vancouver Island and the Mainland
“Bullseye” Boz, also known as Ben Bosworth has won the Axe & Grind’s axe throwing league twice, earning him a spot in the World Axe Throwing League Championships in Chicago Dec. 15. (Arnold Lim/Black Press)

B.C. axe thrower targets world championships

Former pitcher to compete at World Axe Throwing League Championships in Chicago

“Bullseye” Boz, also known as Ben Bosworth has won the Axe & Grind’s axe throwing league twice, earning him a spot in the World Axe Throwing League Championships in Chicago Dec. 15. (Arnold Lim/Black Press)
James Sturgill Jr. loads a pallet of approximately 2,000 pounds of potatoes into a boxcar at The Bayview Roundhouse in Vic West. (Arnold Lim/Black Press)

WATCH: 6,000 lbs. of potatoes donated to charity

Galey Farms helped fill a railcar with three tons of food for the Salvation Army

James Sturgill Jr. loads a pallet of approximately 2,000 pounds of potatoes into a boxcar at The Bayview Roundhouse in Vic West. (Arnold Lim/Black Press)
A new totem pole was unveiled at the Ministry of Health and Mental Health building at 1515 Blanshard St. (Arnold Lim/Black Press)

300-year-old red cedar totem unveiled in downtown Victoria

Tom and Perry LaFortune’s carved piece now stands vigil over the corner of Pandora and Blanshard

A new totem pole was unveiled at the Ministry of Health and Mental Health building at 1515 Blanshard St. (Arnold Lim/Black Press)
A man allegedly throws his own feces at a vehicle in Victoria. (Photo courtesy Reddit)

Cyclist defecates, throws own poop at car following B.C. crash

Man defecates in the street before throwing it at a driver locked in her vehicle

A man allegedly throws his own feces at a vehicle in Victoria. (Photo courtesy Reddit)
Constance Isherwood is the oldest practicing lawyer in B.C. (Arnold Lim/Black Press)

Meet B.C.’s oldest practicing lawyer

98-year-old still drives an hour to and from Victoria law firm every day

Constance Isherwood is the oldest practicing lawyer in B.C. (Arnold Lim/Black Press)
The Goldstream Trestle. (Photo by Leanne Edington)

See your great fog images from across Greater Victoria

It was a foggy day today and your cameras captured some beautiful images

The Goldstream Trestle. (Photo by Leanne Edington)
Lisa Helps re-elected as mayor of Victoria

Lisa Helps re-elected as mayor of Victoria

Nine people were seeking the mayor’s seat for the City of Victoria and 29 candidates hoped to be chosen for council

Lisa Helps re-elected as mayor of Victoria
The Canadian College of Performing Arts opens their season with a production of Twelve Angry Jurors. (Arnold Lim/Black Press)

WATCH: Twelve Angry Jurors puts a new spin on an old tale

Canadian College of Performing Arts opens season with reworked version of Reginald Rose teleplay

The Canadian College of Performing Arts opens their season with a production of Twelve Angry Jurors. (Arnold Lim/Black Press)