First World War Victoria Cross recipient receives posthumous recognition in NOTL
The resting place of former Niagara-on-the-Lake resident and First World War hero Maj. Benjamin Geary at St. Mark’s Cemetery has been adorned with a new monument to commemorate his life ...
Options ever slimming for unhoused people attached to Pandora
After a series of City of Victoria tent-clearing operations along the Pandora corridor in the fall, interlocking blue fencing was installed to deter illegal sheltering along its 900 block. At ...
Accused in Bobs Lake crash will stay in jail as bail hearing postponed
The man accused in a deadly boat crash that took the lives of three young people and injured several others over the Victoria Day weekend made an unexpectedly brief court ...
Victoria council to ask Saanich for extreme weather shelter support
Heading into winter, extreme weather events could stretch the availability of designated extreme weather shelter spaces in Victoria. In November last year, CHEK news reported that other municipalities ...
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Swearing in ceremonies at B.C. legislature mark start of new political season
VICTORIA - Two newly elected members of British Columbia’s Green Party will officially take their seats in the legislature ...
CP NewsAlert: Elections BC says box of 861 votes uncounted, others votes unreported
VICTORIA - Elections BC says it has discovered that a ballot box containing 861 votes wasn't counted in the recent provincial ...
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The hallways look the same and where are the bathrooms, say B.C.‘s newly elected MLAs
VICTORIA - A record number of first-time provincial politicians are about to descend on British Columbia's legislature, ...
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‘He’s here with us’: Tributes to John Horgan as B.C. New Democrat members sworn in
VICTORIA - Premier David Eby said he could sense the spirit of former British Columbia premier John Horgan at a swearing-in ceremony Wednesday for 47 New Democrat members of the ...
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Former B.C. premier John Horgan, who connected with people, dies at 65
VICTORIA - John Horgan would often say he believed most people in British Columbia were New Democrats deep down but they just didn't know it yet.
AP Race Call: Republican Victoria Spartz wins reelection to U.S. House in Indiana’s 5th Congressional District
WASHINGTON - Republican Rep. Victoria Spartz won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Indiana on Tuesday. Spartz won a third term over Democrat Deborah Pickett. A certified public accountant, ...
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Repelling an invasion of buckthorn very much a volunteer effort in Woolwich
Dealing with a noxious weed like buckthorn is very much a hands-on job, and the Township of Woolwich Environmental Enhancement Committee (TWEEC) is looking for people to do just that. The group has ...
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Hundreds gather for North Vancouver Remembrance Day ceremonies
Hundreds of people gathered wearing red poppies in North Vancouver’s Victoria Park Monday morning to pay tribute to those who served in war. The ceremony took place in front of the park’s cenotaph, ...