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Lucinda Williams will play Saturday, July 13 at Vancouver Island MusicFest. Photo supplied

Grammy Award winner Lucinda Williams coming to Vancouver Island MusicFest

Americana icon was to headline 2020 show before pandemic forced cancellation

  • Jan 24, 2024
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Sooke backs call for expanded murder investigation unit

Homicides continue to rise on Vancouver Island and other nearby coastal regions

Meagan Watson, left, and her wife Mindy are seen in a undated handout photo with their luggage. The Watsons were among thousands of WestJet customers whose trips were cancelled amid an extreme cold snap in Alberta earlier this month. Many say the airline refused to book them within two days despite a regulatory obligation to do so in most cases. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Watson family

Comox family scraps holiday after airline rebooking frustrations

Critics say WestJet ignoring passenger rights with rebooking frustrations

This year was the most deadly year in B.C.’s ongoing opioid crisis. In August, the Campbell River Community Action Team and other groups host an annual International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) event where people could learn to save a life by administering Naloxone. Photo by Marc Kitteringham / Campbell River Mirror

Campbell River sees province’s fifth highest rate of unregulated drug deaths

47 people lost their lives due to drug use in 2023

This year was the most deadly year in B.C.’s ongoing opioid crisis. In August, the Campbell River Community Action Team and other groups host an annual International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) event where people could learn to save a life by administering Naloxone. Photo by Marc Kitteringham / Campbell River Mirror
Police are in the process of trying to identify a body that was recovered from the waters off north Nanaimo on Wednesday, Jan. 24. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)

Police recover human remains from waters near Nanaimo’s Neck Point

Body discovered by passerby walking along beach

Police are in the process of trying to identify a body that was recovered from the waters off north Nanaimo on Wednesday, Jan. 24. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)
The ADSS Armada Wall of Fame. (AV NEWS FILE PHOTO)

Alberni high school says it’s time to sink the Armada

Alberni District Secondary School’s athletic department begins process to change team nickname

The ADSS Armada Wall of Fame. (AV NEWS FILE PHOTO)
Royal Roads University views the international student permit cap as an opportunity to attract students. (Ella Matte/News Staff)

Victoria university sees feds’ international student cap as an ‘opportunity’

80% of Royal Roads’ grad students are international; they can apply for 3-year post-grad work permit

Royal Roads University views the international student permit cap as an opportunity to attract students. (Ella Matte/News Staff)
The Contra puzzle has no firm solution, but several creative options, says the Victoria toymaker that invented it. The puzzle is set to launch Jan. 26. (Courtesy of Aroundsquare)

Victoria toymaker’s puzzle with no solution offers ‘joy of open-ended building’

‘Because they can fit together in any arrangement there’s no frustration’

The Contra puzzle has no firm solution, but several creative options, says the Victoria toymaker that invented it. The puzzle is set to launch Jan. 26. (Courtesy of Aroundsquare)
The aftermath of an accident has taken a toll on the daily life of a Sooke family. (Contributed - Jozsef Gurlay)

Car slams into pole, leaves Sooke homeowner stuck in the dark weeks later

GoFundMe launched after insurance complications leave family short of what’s needed to restore power

The aftermath of an accident has taken a toll on the daily life of a Sooke family. (Contributed - Jozsef Gurlay)
The driver in a Central Saanich crash that left one sister dead and another with life-changing injuries will not have his prison stay changed after his appeal was defeated.. (Black Press Media file photo)

Driver who hit Central Saanich sisters, killing one, loses appeal

Anthony Thomas’ prison term unchanged despite some convictions being stayed

The driver in a Central Saanich crash that left one sister dead and another with life-changing injuries will not have his prison stay changed after his appeal was defeated.. (Black Press Media file photo)
Victoria police investigate a fatal crash in the 2100 block of Douglas Street on Tuesday (Jan. 23). (Katharine Brynjolfson/Black Press Media)

Motorcyclist killed in downtown Victoria crash

Paramedics, bystanders were unable to save the driver who died at the scene

Victoria police investigate a fatal crash in the 2100 block of Douglas Street on Tuesday (Jan. 23). (Katharine Brynjolfson/Black Press Media)
Aaron Stone, chair of Island Coastal Economic Trust, said provincial funding for a number of transportation initiatives across the Island, including a new shuttle between Nitinaht Village and Port Alberni, are big steps towards improving inter-community transportation across the entire region. (Citizen file photo)

Shuttle coming to connect Nitinaht Village and Port Alberni

Pilot project funded by province will connect remote village to nearest city with bi-weekly trips

Aaron Stone, chair of Island Coastal Economic Trust, said provincial funding for a number of transportation initiatives across the Island, including a new shuttle between Nitinaht Village and Port Alberni, are big steps towards improving inter-community transportation across the entire region. (Citizen file photo)
A drug courier who was arrested with a kilogram of fentanyl has been sentenced to eight years in prison. (Cliff MacArthur/provincialcourt.bc.ca)

Drug courier gets 8 years for moving fentanyl between Victoria, Langley

Driver arrested in Delta after police spotted drug handover in Langley

A drug courier who was arrested with a kilogram of fentanyl has been sentenced to eight years in prison. (Cliff MacArthur/provincialcourt.bc.ca)
VIU Mariners player Emma Schill sends the volleyball over to the opposition side of the court during a Pacific Western Athletic Association match Saturday, Jan. 20, at the Vancouver Island University gym. (Karl Yu/News Bulletin)

VIU volleyball teams start year by winning four straight

Mariners women come back to win five-set thriller during PacWest action in Nanaimo

VIU Mariners player Emma Schill sends the volleyball over to the opposition side of the court during a Pacific Western Athletic Association match Saturday, Jan. 20, at the Vancouver Island University gym. (Karl Yu/News Bulletin)
FILE - The Parkside Hotel and Spa will co-host a sustainability summit for hospitality and tourism students, along with Camosun College. Photo courtesy Parkside Hotel and Spa

Eco impacts on tourism focus of Greater Victoria student summit

Student-centred summit to follow this week’s IMPACT Sustainability Travel & Tourism conference

FILE - The Parkside Hotel and Spa will co-host a sustainability summit for hospitality and tourism students, along with Camosun College. Photo courtesy Parkside Hotel and Spa
A B.C.-based home recycling company offers up this cozy Oak Bay house for $125,000 delivered and installed. (Courtesy Nickel Bros.)

Oak Bay ‘Doll House’ up for grabs for $125,000 – delivery included

Nickel Bros. routinely recycles homes, moving them around the Pacific northwest

A B.C.-based home recycling company offers up this cozy Oak Bay house for $125,000 delivered and installed. (Courtesy Nickel Bros.)
Architectural rendering of the front of the National Centre for Indigenous Laws at the University of Victoria. (Courtesy of the University of Victoria)

UVic’s National Centre for Indigenous Laws wins prestigious architect award

The centre is expected to open this fall

Architectural rendering of the front of the National Centre for Indigenous Laws at the University of Victoria. (Courtesy of the University of Victoria)
A man allegedly stabbed a cyclist just outside Victoria police headquarters on Jan. 23. (Black Press Media file photo)

Man entered childcare centre before allegedly stabbing cyclist in Victoria

Cyclist taken to hospital after incident during morning commute

A man allegedly stabbed a cyclist just outside Victoria police headquarters on Jan. 23. (Black Press Media file photo)
Elk/Beaver Lake Regional Park offers a 10 kilometre loop trail around the perimeter of the lakes. (Black Press Media file photo)

Check your mail: Survey on regional Greater Victoria parks coming soon

Randomly-picked residents to give input on what lies ahead for the Capital Region’s 32 local parks

Elk/Beaver Lake Regional Park offers a 10 kilometre loop trail around the perimeter of the lakes. (Black Press Media file photo)
Frank Pecorelli uses the AutoBid60 app he created to help make car selling and buying easy. (1/2) (Ella Matte/News Staff)

Saanich man creates app for car sellers to get better value on trade-ins

AutoBid60 connects sellers with buyers looking for unique features in a vehicle

Frank Pecorelli uses the AutoBid60 app he created to help make car selling and buying easy. (1/2) (Ella Matte/News Staff)