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Canada’s national women’s soccer team captain Christine Sinclair boards the team bus after practice Thursday, October 26, 2023 in Montreal. The 40-year-old from Burnaby. B.C., is calling time on her international career with a pair of games against Australia in her backyard — on Friday at Starling Stadium in Langford, B.C., and Dec. 5 in Vancouver.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
B.C. Place to become Christine Sinclair Place as dome hosts retirement party
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King Charles leaves with Queen Camilla after delivering a speech at the State Opening of Parliament at the Houses of Parliament, in London on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. The Royal Canadian Mint will soon begin producing Canadian coins bearing the face of the King. THE CANADIAN PRESS, AP, Toby Melville/Pool Photo
King Charles III coming soon to a Canadian coin near you
FILE - This March 20, 2018, file photo shows the YouTube app on an iPad in Baltimore. YouTube is rolling out new rules for AI content, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, including requiring creators to reveal whether they’ve used generative artificial intelligence to make realistic looking videos. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
YouTube creators will soon have to disclose use of gen AI in videos or risk suspension
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Anxiety is on a spectrum, according to Paweena Sukhawathanakul, assistant professor in the psychology department at UVic. (UVic/Photo supplied)

Anxiety is on a spectrum, according to Victoria expert, as service lag behind

Over five million Canadians experience some form of mental health disorder

Anxiety is on a spectrum, according to Paweena Sukhawathanakul, assistant professor in the psychology department at UVic. (UVic/Photo supplied)
A re-zoning application for the Sandstone lands in the Cinnabar Valley and Cedar passed third reading following a public hearing on Thursday, Nov. 16. (Seacliff Properties/City of Nanaimo image)

Nanaimo’s huge Sandstone development gets past public hearing

Council votes 7-2 in favour of third reading of zoning amendment bylaw

A re-zoning application for the Sandstone lands in the Cinnabar Valley and Cedar passed third reading following a public hearing on Thursday, Nov. 16. (Seacliff Properties/City of Nanaimo image)
The Ministry of Transportation completed repairs to a 50-metre stretch of Malahat highway on Oct. 31, almost two years after heavy rains and floods washed out the northbound lane and compromised the cliffside retaining wall. A campaign the CRD could look at joining wants to sue fossil fuel companies for climate-related costs taxpayers are paying. (Courtesy of B.C.’s Ministry of Transportation)

CRD to vote on studying impact of joining lawsuit against ‘big oil’ firms

Campaign hopes to help communities recoup costs related to climate change

The Ministry of Transportation completed repairs to a 50-metre stretch of Malahat highway on Oct. 31, almost two years after heavy rains and floods washed out the northbound lane and compromised the cliffside retaining wall. A campaign the CRD could look at joining wants to sue fossil fuel companies for climate-related costs taxpayers are paying. (Courtesy of B.C.’s Ministry of Transportation)
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The Bank of Canada is framed by fall-coloured leaves in Ottawa on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. The Bank of Canada’s public consultations on the creation of a digital Canadian dollar reveal most respondents are opposed to it. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
A digital loonie can wait, Canadians tell Bank of Canada
A home on Burns Street caught fire on Nov. 11. The Stewart family, who lived in the unit on the backside, were forced to evacuate due to the smoke. Their unit was broken into three days later. (Logan Lockhart Western News)
Fire, new baby and a break-in give Okanagan family a whirlwind week
Plastic shopping bags, along with a wide range of containers made out of certain plastics, will be banned Dec. 20. (Neil Corbett/The News)
B.C.’s soon-to-be ban on certain plastics feeds entrepreneurial boom
A petition to allow a Vernon family to live on a farm in a fifth wheel has garnered 4,121 signatures as of Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. (change.org photo)
B.C. city reconsidering ban on people living in RVs on agricultural land
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Eileen Greaves (right) with her daughter Stephanie at the Oak Bay cafe she’s run for the last 30 years. (Gerry Bell photo)

‘Heartbreaking’: Iconic Oak Bay cafe closing after 30 years as rent skyrockets

Owner knows most customers by their first name

Eileen Greaves (right) with her daughter Stephanie at the Oak Bay cafe she’s run for the last 30 years. (Gerry Bell photo)
Four sailings of the Coastal Celebration are cancelled due to mechanical issues on Friday, Nov. 17. (Black Press Media file photo)

UPDATE: BC Ferries fixes the problem, reinstates 4 sailings

Coastal Celebration sailings were cancelled early Friday morning

Four sailings of the Coastal Celebration are cancelled due to mechanical issues on Friday, Nov. 17. (Black Press Media file photo)
Greater Victoria wins the 2024 Eco Family Escape Travel Award from Good Housekeeping Insitute. Fisherman’s Wharf was one of the many stops the presenters visited. (Photo submitted/Matt Shannon)

‘A boost to local business’: Greater Victoria wins tourism award

The visitor economy brings in $2.3 billion annually to Greater Victoria

Greater Victoria wins the 2024 Eco Family Escape Travel Award from Good Housekeeping Insitute. Fisherman’s Wharf was one of the many stops the presenters visited. (Photo submitted/Matt Shannon)
The bottom right portion of the photo shows what will be Cell 4 at Hartland landfill. Cell 3, shown in the upper right side of the photo, has been taking the region’s solid waste since 2016 and will be full by late 2024. (Courtesy of Derek Ford/CRD)

Landfill section nears capacity as CRD grants $11M for Hartland’s next phase

New landfilling rates set for Jan. 1 aim to incentivize salvaging and reusing materials

The bottom right portion of the photo shows what will be Cell 4 at Hartland landfill. Cell 3, shown in the upper right side of the photo, has been taking the region’s solid waste since 2016 and will be full by late 2024. (Courtesy of Derek Ford/CRD)
Stuart McLean, Regional District of Nanaimo transit select committee chairperson and board vice-chairperson, tests out a new Umo card at the RDN Transit facility on Nov. 16. (Karl Yu/News Bulletin)

Tap-card, mobile app fare payment goes live on buses servicing Nanaimo area

Umo system now live in Victoria, Nanaimo, Cowichan Valley, with Comox Valley coming next

Stuart McLean, Regional District of Nanaimo transit select committee chairperson and board vice-chairperson, tests out a new Umo card at the RDN Transit facility on Nov. 16. (Karl Yu/News Bulletin)
Renowned Indigenous art historian and curator Dr. Heather Igloliorte is the inaugural Canada Excellence Research Chair in Decolonial and Transformational Indigenous Art Practices at the University of Victoria. (Courtesy UVic)

Feds fund $8M for first UVic chair of decolonial Indigenous art practices

Globally renowned Indigenous art historian and curator Heather Igloliorte serves inagural role

Renowned Indigenous art historian and curator Dr. Heather Igloliorte is the inaugural Canada Excellence Research Chair in Decolonial and Transformational Indigenous Art Practices at the University of Victoria. (Courtesy UVic)
Brent Fedirchuk, right, receives the 2016 Wayne Demoskoff Volunteer of the Year award from sponsor Peter Mugleston of the Best Western Barclay Plus Hotel at the Funtastic Alberni/ Okee Dokee Slopitch tournament. (PHOTO COURTESY FUNTASTIC ALBERNI)

Manufacturing defect led to fatal helicopter crash near Port McNeill, says TSB

Pilot from Port Alberni was fatally injured in the crash

Brent Fedirchuk, right, receives the 2016 Wayne Demoskoff Volunteer of the Year award from sponsor Peter Mugleston of the Best Western Barclay Plus Hotel at the Funtastic Alberni/ Okee Dokee Slopitch tournament. (PHOTO COURTESY FUNTASTIC ALBERNI)
A former Victoria mutual fund dealer was caught stealing from a client. (iStock photo)

Victoria mutual fund dealer ripped off his sick client for $115K

Ken David Derksen has been handed $325K in penalties

A former Victoria mutual fund dealer was caught stealing from a client. (iStock photo)
Patrons park free at City of Victoria, Robbins and The Bay Centre parking lots Nov. 18 and 25. (Black Press Media file photo)

Free parking: Victoria businesses cover fees at local lots for 2 Saturdays

DVBA, Robbins Parking, Bay Centre cover the costs to draw in patrons

Patrons park free at City of Victoria, Robbins and The Bay Centre parking lots Nov. 18 and 25. (Black Press Media file photo)
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree, left, Ditidaht Chief Councillor Judi Thomas, Pacheedaht Chief Councillor Jeff Jones, and Dave Tovell with Parks Canada sign an agreement to return the use of ?A:?b?e:?s (Middle Beach) to the Pacheedaht First Nation near Port Renfrew. (Courtesy of Parks Canada)

Island First Nation reclaims stewardship of beach in historic agreement

Middle Beach in Pacific Rim National Park is important area in First Nation’s traditional territory

Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree, left, Ditidaht Chief Councillor Judi Thomas, Pacheedaht Chief Councillor Jeff Jones, and Dave Tovell with Parks Canada sign an agreement to return the use of ?A:?b?e:?s (Middle Beach) to the Pacheedaht First Nation near Port Renfrew. (Courtesy of Parks Canada)
Sylvia Kelly, 103, celebrates with five others at West Shore Retirement Village. She was very active all her life and credits volunteering as a reason for having such a long life. (News Staff/ Thomas Eley)

Six centenarians celebrate remarkable lives at West Shore retirement home

The six people celebrating have led incredibly diverse lives

Sylvia Kelly, 103, celebrates with five others at West Shore Retirement Village. She was very active all her life and credits volunteering as a reason for having such a long life. (News Staff/ Thomas Eley)
A suspect from Louis Creek is set to appear in court in connection with Nov. 10 incident. (Photo Credit: X / @rickfoon)

Suspect in possible abduction arrested in Louis Creek motel

RCMP found woman who fled into nearby bushes

A suspect from Louis Creek is set to appear in court in connection with Nov. 10 incident. (Photo Credit: X / @rickfoon)
Ladysmith RCMP are investigating an assault near Transfer Beach in which a woman was grabbed and pulled into the woods on Saturday, Nov.11. (Black Press Media file photo)

Woman dragged into the bushes by stranger at Ladysmith’s Transfer Beach

RCMP asking for any tips related to assault the night of Nov. 11

Ladysmith RCMP are investigating an assault near Transfer Beach in which a woman was grabbed and pulled into the woods on Saturday, Nov.11. (Black Press Media file photo)
RCMP on scene at the former Hells Angels clubhouse in Nanaimo’s south end. The clubhouse is set to be demolished on Wednesday, Nov. 15. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)

Nanaimo’s former Hells Angels clubhouse being demolished

Minister says government will take action against organized crime ‘brick by brick’

RCMP on scene at the former Hells Angels clubhouse in Nanaimo’s south end. The clubhouse is set to be demolished on Wednesday, Nov. 15. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)
Michael Cabeldu, 67, was last seen on Nov. 9 and is believed to be in the Victoria area. (Courtesy Outer Gulf Islands RCMP)

Missing Gulf Islands 67-year-old may be in Greater Victoria, says RCMP

Michael Cabeldu walks with a limp and has a broken arm that is not in a cast

Michael Cabeldu, 67, was last seen on Nov. 9 and is believed to be in the Victoria area. (Courtesy Outer Gulf Islands RCMP)
This “micro” suite is just 200 square feet. (Screenshot/Craigslist)

‘Damn shoebox’: Saanich ‘micro’ unit charges full rent for just 200 square feet

This as Greater Victoria prices land on dubious national rental unit

This “micro” suite is just 200 square feet. (Screenshot/Craigslist)
Victoria police are looking for this individual as officers say the suspect was involved in a purse theft that injured a woman on Nov. 8. (Courtesy of VicPD)

59-year-old woman injured in alleged purse theft: Victoria police

Suspect sought after they left scene and boarded transit bus

Victoria police are looking for this individual as officers say the suspect was involved in a purse theft that injured a woman on Nov. 8. (Courtesy of VicPD)