Pedestrian struck in downtown Victoria suffers non-life-threatening injuries

Emergency crews and animal control responding to a struck pedestrian and limping dog at Quadra and View streets Wednesday morning. (Jane Skrypnek/News Staff)
The 900-block of View Street remains closed

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Anyone with information on any of these individuals is asked to call 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or visit the website victoriacrimestoppers.ca for more information.

Greater Victoria Crime Stoppers wanted list for the week of April 6
Misadventure in park has B.C. dog owner raising alarm about cannabis hazards

Misadventure in park has B.C. dog owner raising alarm about cannabis hazards
Rare bird spotted at Vancouver Island backyard feeder

Rare bird spotted at Vancouver Island backyard feeder

An unidentified B.C. man said, in a human rights complaint, that he was refused a contract job after refusing to wear a mask when asked to by an on-site manager. (Unsplash)

Religious B.C. man lodges human rights complaint after fired for refusing to wear a mask
This 2013 Dodge Ram 1500 was stolen from Black Creek Motors at approximately 2 a.m. Sunday, April 11. Photos via blackcreekmotors.com

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      Burnaby MLA Raj Chouhan presides as Speaker of the B.C. legislature, which opened it spring session April 12 with a speech from the throne. THE CANADIAN PRESS

      B.C. NDP promises more health care spending, business support in 2021 budget

      Conservative leader Erin O’Toole holds a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, April 6, 2020. Top Tory leaders of past and present will speak with supporters today about what a conservative economic recovery from COVID-19 could look like. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

      O’Toole to vote against Conservative MP’s private bill on ‘sex-selective abortion’

      People take part in an anti-curfew protest in Montreal on Sunday April 11, 2021. Hundreds of people gathered in Old Montreal tonight in defiance of a new 8 p.m. curfew. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Giuseppe Valiante

      VIDEO: Hundreds defy Montreal’s 8 p.m. curfew in violent, destructive protest

      A forest of dance-protesters outside the BC Legislature on April 11. These participants were doing the Dance for the Ancient Forest in support of the Fairy Creek blockade and against old-growth logging. (Zoë Ducklow/News Staff)

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      FILE – People hold signs during a memorial march to remember victims of overdose deaths in Vancouver on Saturday, August 15, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

      B.C. to request federal exemption for simple drug possession

      Announcement comes on 5-year anniversary of B.C.’s first public health emergency

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      One case of the adverse effect has been reported in Canada

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      Grandmothers to Grandmothers is a campaign that connects Canadian grandmothers with grandmothers in Africa who are caring for children orphaned by AIDS. Here, they are in Kakuto, Uganda in 2018. (Kibuuka Mukisa Oscar photo)

      Greater Victoria and African grandmothers celebrate solidarity with virtual concert

      Grandmothers to Grandmothers supports women in Africa caring for children orphaned by AIDS

      West Shore Chamber and Rotary are hosting a music bingo night April 16.

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      Proceeds will go to the Rotary club

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      Supporter Gordy Dodd cheers on HeroWork Victoria executive director Trevor Botkin, who will be in a lift for 36 hours beside Dodd’s Furniture and Mattress on April 16 and 17 to raise funds for the organization’s next project, a makeover of the Salvation Army’s Addiction and Rehabilitation Centre on Johnson Street. (Courtesy HeroWork Victoria)

      HeroWork Victoria tackles makeover of Salvation Army rehab centre

      Executive director to spend 36 hours living in a lift as fundraiser

      A Victoria parks staffer turns compost made from organics collected in the parks. Piles of this steaming, nutrient-rich stuff will be handed out between April 12-18. (Zoë Ducklow/News Staff)

      Victoria shovels free home-made compost out to gardeners

      Ideal for prepping food gardens, the compost, mulch and wood chips will be at city parks for pick up

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      Robert Freeman Fulthorpe

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      Gary Richard Clapp

      Feb 20th, 2021

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      Guinevere, lovingly referred to by Jackee Sullivan and her family as Gwenny, is in need of a gynecological surgery. The family is raising money to help offset the cost of the procedure. (Jackee Sullivan/Special to Langley Advance Times)

      Langley lizard’s owners raise funds for gynecological surgery

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      Dr. Richard Stanwick, chief medical health officer for Island Health, speaks at a press conference on fentanyl at the Victoria Police Department on Nov. 5, 2020. (Black Press Media file photo)

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        CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie attends a a news conference in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, February 28, 2019. The CFL faces more challenges in its 2021 return than it did last year when it was forced to cancel its season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

        CFL continuing talks with federal government about return to field in ‘21

        CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie has said his league and Ottawa have left the door open regarding future plans

        Photos of Vancouver Canucks players are pictured outside the closed box office of Rogers Arena in downtown Vancouver Thursday, April 8, 2021. The Vancouver Canucks say 25 players and coaches have tested positive during a COVID-19 outbreak that involves a variant of the virus. It is now the biggest reported outbreak in the NHL this season. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

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        COVID outbreak has led to eight games being cancelled

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              Canadians with type 2 diabetes should speak to their healthcare providers about treatments that can prevent early death from cardiovascular disease. The sooner you understand the risks, the sooner you can take steps toward prevention.

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