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Victoria city council has angered downtown businesses once again by upholding a decision to allow a limited number of people without homes to pitch tents in Centennial Square.

Victoria police arrested a man after he used a hammer to smash the glass doors of an upscale condo building in downtown Victoria on Thursday, and chased three women in the lobby. A woman called 911 about 7 a.m.

Victoria police arrested six people after a kidnapping and assault with a weapon Monday night. Police were called to a multi-unit building in the 1300-block of Hillside Avenue about 11 p.m. after a report of a loud domestic disturbance.

South Shawnigan Lake Road reopened shortly before 4 p.m. Thursday after it was closed due to two brush fires. Early in the afternoon, Emcon Services Inc.

A fire in a scrap yard between Nanaimo and Ladysmith that sent huge plumes of black smoke billowing into the air and raised the spectre of evacuations in the area was largely contained Thursday.

Victoria police are seeking witnesses and information following a violent sexual assault Monday night. Police said they were called just before 11:30 p.m. to the 600-block of Pembroke Street.

Victoria鈥檚 spiralling housing crisis is now pitting neighbourhoods against each other as residents battle to ban or limit the size of homeless camps springing up across the city.

A young couple from England who lost their passports and all of their possessions when their van was destroyed in a fire at a View Royal tire shop Tuesday say they are touched by the outpouring of support from 颅Victorians.

Victoria bar owners say the province鈥檚 move to limit drinking hours in bars, restaurants and nightclubs to reduce the spread of COVID-19 could have long-term negative effects on the live music and food and 颅beverage industries in the city.

CLEVE DHEENSAW sa国际传媒 Pacific FC is discovering how quickly fortunes can shift in the pandemic-abbreviated Canadian Premier League.