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Increased police presence tops Victoria council wish list

Increased police presence tops Victoria council wish list

Coun. Krista Loughton said increasing the amount of community policing, foot patrols and bike patrols would make a big difference
Victoria General Hospital set to make the shift to all-digital

Victoria General Hospital set to make the shift to all-digital

A 24-7 command centre and urgent care centre are ready for the move, set for 7 a.m. Saturday
Lawyer points to inconsistencies in security guard's account of man's death at hospital

Lawyer points to inconsistencies in security guard's account of man's death at hospital

The guard wrote in his report that Paul Spencer had run toward the door at Royal Jubilee Hospital and was hitting it, but later said he didn’t see Spencer until he was at the door
Two-hundred-unit rental housing complex coming to Cowichan Tribes lands

Two-hundred-unit rental housing complex coming to Cowichan Tribes lands

Two buildings of six storeys each will be located next to the river, and tenants are expected to be able to move in by the fall of 2026
Bus-company head rounds out slate of candidates in Esquimalt-Colwood

Bus-company head rounds out slate of candidates in Esquimalt-Colwood

The sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Conservatives announced the candidacy of John Wilson, while former BC United hopeful endorsed sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Greens’ candidate
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ to scrap consumer carbon tax if federal government drops legal requirement: Eby

sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ to scrap consumer carbon tax if federal government drops legal requirement: Eby

British Columbia's provincial carbon tax has been in place since 2008, when it became the first jurisdiction in North America to put a price on carbon emissions, but Premier David Eby said the carbon tax issue has since been "politicized."
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ signs national pharmacare deal with Ottawa, promises to expand drug coverage

sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ signs national pharmacare deal with Ottawa, promises to expand drug coverage

sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s portion of the $1.5-billion national plan is estimated to be $195 million.
Overnight repaving starts this weekend on the Malahat summit

Overnight repaving starts this weekend on the Malahat summit

The work is expected to continue on evenings and overnight from Sundays to Thursdays until mid-October
DND plans 'prescribed burns' at Metchosin's Rocky Point

DND plans 'prescribed burns' at Metchosin's Rocky Point

Burning of up to 50 hectares will be conducted by the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Wildfire Service, and times will be determined by weather, DND said
Pandora plan moves to tent-removal as police escorts no longer required for paramedics

Pandora plan moves to tent-removal as police escorts no longer required for paramedics

The safety plan was created in response to a July 11 incident where a patient attacked a paramedic, and first responders were swarmed in the 900-block of Pandora Avenue