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UVic convocation includes honorary degrees for VANDU co-founder, arts trailblazer

UVic convocation includes honorary degrees for VANDU co-founder, arts trailblazer

The university will be awarding more than 3,900 degrees, diplomas and certificates to graduates in nine in-person ceremonies over the course of five days
'I will not bend': MP Jenny Kwan says she won't allow China to erase history

'I will not bend': MP Jenny Kwan says she won't allow China to erase history

The briefing with Canada's spy agency, warning Jenny Kwan that she is a target of foreign interference by China, took roughly an hour. It took less than a second, she says, for her to decide that she wouldn't let Beijing weaken her resolve.
Handgun suddenly appearing before B.C. police shooting 'ludicrous': Crown

Handgun suddenly appearing before B.C. police shooting 'ludicrous': Crown

"He did the ultimate threatening act of pointing a loaded firearm at a police officer."
B.C. man alleges sex abuse by Victoria religious school principal

B.C. man alleges sex abuse by Victoria religious school principal

A civil claim alleges Trinity Christian Centre Society was negligent in allowing the principal access to the child.
Transportation Safety Board deployed after plane crashes in Surrey, catches fire

Transportation Safety Board deployed after plane crashes in Surrey, catches fire

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says it is deploying a team of investigators to Surrey, B.C., after a small plane crashed in a field in the Metro Vancouver community.
Victoria deemed most walkable city outside U.S.

Victoria deemed most walkable city outside U.S.

Readers of the online TravelAwaits group ranked Victoria above the other Canadian cities on the list, Quebec City in 13th place and Vancouver in 15th
North Van condo silverfish 'infestation' lawsuit fails in court

North Van condo silverfish 'infestation' lawsuit fails in court

After the plaintiff found them in her bed, she decided to sell the condo and sue.
'Chaotic scene': Vancouver police say two injured in Downtown Eastside shooting

'Chaotic scene': Vancouver police say two injured in Downtown Eastside shooting

VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver say at least two people were sent to hospital after a shooting in the city's Downtown Eastside.
B.C. giving $4.5 million to upgrade children's hospice facility

B.C. giving $4.5 million to upgrade children's hospice facility

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government has announced $4.5 million in new funding for Canuck Place to renovate and upgrade the Vancouver children's hospice.
B.C. extends deferral of old-growth logging in Vancouver Island's Fairy Creek

B.C. extends deferral of old-growth logging in Vancouver Island's Fairy Creek

The extension to Feb. 1, 2025, applies to the order issued two years ago at the request of the Pacheedaht First Nation.