Golden goal: Poulin’s OT winner lifts Canada to women’s world hockey championship
Canadians beat U.S. 3-2 for first world title since 2012The Canadian Press / August 31, 2021
Month: August 2021
Resident dies as COVID-19 outbreak worsens at Esquimalt care home
Two more positive tests brings Sunset Lodge’s case total to 26Victoria News Staff / August 31, 2021
Ottawa pins hopes on Kabul airport reopening as hundreds with links to Canada stuck
End of Western evacuation flights from Kabul has left Canadian veterans, refugee advocates and others scramblingThe Canadian Press / August 31, 2021
Canada’s spy service once again admonished by court over duty of candour
‘Both breaches occurred through a combination of institutional and systemic negligence’The Canadian Press / August 31, 2021
Man urinates in Port Alberni business after being asked to put on a mask
RCMP are searching for the suspect that caused a disturbance at Dairy QueenSusie Quinn / August 31, 2021
The Bikery opens Island’s first kosher bakery in Victoria’s Public Market
Baker Markus Spodzieja and business partner Kimanda Jarzebiak filling a local nicheKiernan Green / August 31, 2021
Tories target Trudeau on economy as new StatCan figures show recent contraction
Speaking in the Ottawa suburb of Kanata, Trudeau said there are pockets of the economy that remain weakThe Canadian Press / August 31, 2021
Blues singer Ndidi O brings eclectic sound, storytelling to Sidney
B.C.-born singer performs Sept. 2 as part of Seaside Sessions at Mary Winspear TheatreWolf Depner / August 31, 2021
B.C. extends wildfire state of emergency again to Sept. 14
Province says the move allows them to quickly respond to changing wildfire conditionsBlack Press Media Staff / August 31, 2021
Saanich council receiving lifesaving training on Overdose Awareness Day
Public training more critical given opioid overdose epidemic, mayor saysMegan Atkins-Baker / August 31, 2021
UPDATE: Victoria bridge reopens to traffic after protest against police brutality
Protesters painted bridge deck with red hands, call for police accountability in Fairy Creek actionsJake Romphf / August 31, 2021
B.C. expecting to see COVID cases rise in September – even with latest restrictions
Vaccine cards, masks among recent measures brought in to slow the spreadKatya Slepian / August 31, 2021
Hate seeing people fidget? You might just have misokinesia: UBC study
One-third of people suffer from misokinesia, or a “hatred of movement”Cole Schisler / August 31, 2021
Another 655 COVID-19 cases in B.C. Tuesday, two more deaths
Active outbreaks in health care system now up to 19Tom Fletcher / August 31, 2021
Watchdog probes RCMP shooting of allegedly armed man sleeping in vehicle in Quesnel
An SUV with what appear to be over a dozen bullet holes is in the Quesnel Seniors’ Centre parking lotCassidy Dankochik / August 31, 2021
Greater Victoria organizations mark International Overdose Awareness Day
Tuesday, Aug. 31 sees free barbecue, candlelight vigil; groups re-issue calls for actionVictoria News Staff / August 31, 2021
B.C. in COVID-19 ‘pandemic of unvaccinated,’ latest data show
Health regions push for higher jab rate as school resumesTom Fletcher / August 31, 2021
UPDATE: Police investigate Victoria’s second murder of 2021
Police seek any overnight dash cam footageJake Romphf / August 31, 2021
UPDATE: Firefighters ward off brush fire as 3 vehicles burn on Malahat
Malahat Fire Rescue salvages ashes of trailer resident’s mother’s from blazeChristine van Reeuwyk / August 31, 2021
2 cougar sightings prompt warning from Central Saanich police
Sightings reported on Keating Cross Road and Mt. Newton Cross RoadPeninsula News Staff / August 31, 2021