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B. C. investigation opened after 3 Stub Hub complaints for World Cup tickets
3+ hour, 11+ min ago (408+ words) Published 12: 32 pm Friday, June 26, 2026 Attorney General Niki Sharma speaks during a news conference in Vancouver on Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (Lauren Collins/Black Press Media) Consumer Protection BC has opened an investigation into the ticket-selling practices of Stub Hub after receiving complaints…...
B. C. Premier Eby leaving Saturday on trade mission to China
3+ hour, 39+ min ago (256+ words) Published 3: 39 pm Friday, June 26, 2026 Premier David Eby is embarking on his first trade mission to China on Saturday (June 27) as he continues the effort to diversify B. C. s trade relationships. "Were seeking to reduce our reliance on the United States and…...
Victoria athletes set sights on Special Olympic Canada Games
1+ hour, 34+ min ago (431+ words) Published 5: 45 pm Friday, June 26, 2026 Athletes from Victoria will be among more than 240 competitors representing British Columbia at the 2026 Special Olympics Canada Summer Games in Medicine Hat, Alta. , this August. Running Aug. 11-15, the Games will bring together athletes from across Canada…...
Hunt the good: Langfords Pacific FC returns from break facing pivotal test
10+ hour, 37+ min ago (686+ words) Published 8: 00 am Friday, June 26, 2026 Pacific FC returns from the Canadian Premier League's (CPL) World Cup break facing what will be its most important stretch of the season. The Tridents travel east to take on the Halifax Wanderers on Friday (June…...
Police investigating suspicious fire at Oak Bay High
9+ hour, 52+ min ago (91+ words) Published 9: 25 am Friday, June 26, 2026 By Oak Bay Staff Oak Bay Police are investigating a suspicious fire lit in an Oak Bay High washroom last week. At 12: 12 p. m. on June 18, emergency crews sped to the 2121 Cadboro Bay Rd. school, where they determined…...
Man serving time for double murder in Yukon dies in Abbotsford
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (258+ words) Published 5: 14 pm Thursday, June 25, 2026 A man who was sentenced to life in prison for the 2021 murder of two residents of Faro, Yukon has died while serving his sentence in Abbotsford. A press release on Thursday afternoon (June 25) from Correctional Service…...
B. C. police complaint commissioner asks Vic PD to review policies, procedures
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (294+ words) Published 5: 00 pm Thursday, June 25, 2026 B. C. s police complaint commissioner is asking the Victoria and Esquimalt Police Board to review their policies, procedures and frameworks after external investigations into a failed Vic PD prosecution found no evidence of systemic failures within the…...
Sooke's EMCS Class of 2026 reflects on final year before graduation
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (836+ words) Published 5: 45 am Thursday, June 25, 2026 EMCS students take on valedictorian, MC and historian roles for June 6 graduation. (Nikhil Nikhil/Sooke News Mirror) Kobe Sitter (far right), Niya Clarkston (inner right), Amara Smith (centre right), Trinity Powell (centre left), Kali-Mae Wilson (inner…...
Trespassing charge stayed for activist arrested at UVic in 2025
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (341+ words) Published 1: 15 pm Thursday, June 25, 2026 By Saanich News Staff A controversial residential schools skeptic announced that a trespassing charge was stayed after her arrest at an unsanctioned event the University of Victoria in December 2025. On June 24, the Justice Centre for Constitutional…...
Island Health issues water warning for Gonzales Beach
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (300+ words) Published 1: 00 pm Thursday, June 25, 2026 Victorians hoping to cool off with a dip at Gonzales Beach are out of luck " for now. Island Health says unsatisfactory bacteriological water results have made the beach unsafe for swimming. "Beach advisories are recommended by…...