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Alfred the Flowerman, a local Victoria legend, dies at 77

Always wearing a tuxedo, Alfred Sillem would travel from place to place and offer his wares to whomever wanted a little something to brighten the evening.

Mar 21, 2023 9:00 AM Read more >

Two years after Kenneth Craig was fatally shot, his father is still seeking answers

“The thing is, you can't get any closure. I go to his grave once a week to spend time with him, but he shouldn't be there. He was only 35 when he was shot," said father Tim Craig.

Mar 21, 2023 8:06 AM Read more >

New bill pushes for the reclamation of Indigenous names

The bill will allow for the inclusion of symbols and characters used in First Nations, Inuit, and Métis languages on government documents

Mar 21, 2023 7:00 AM Read more >

Fisheries and Oceans Canada faces deluge of calls to improve ‘suspect’ science

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans is being flooded with calls for change after a parliamentary committee examined how the federal agency conducts, interprets and acts on its own science.

Mar 20, 2023 8:00 PM Read more >

NLC Board of Governors ratifies 2023-24 budget

Small projected surplus of $50,322.

Mar 20, 2023 4:54 PM Read more >

B.C. teacher aims to unseat union president over fossil fuel investments

Jill Maguire is challenging the incumbent president of the BC Teachers' Federation on a campaign to divest the union's $38-billion pension fund from fossil fuels.

Mar 20, 2023 4:54 PM Read more >

B.C. parent launches class-action lawsuit against makers of Fortnite video game

VANCOUVER — A Vancouver parent has launched a proposed class-action lawsuit against the makers of Fortnite, saying the popular video game is designed to be "as addictive as possible" for children. In the lawsuit filed in B.C.

Mar 20, 2023 4:43 PM Read more >

B.C. anesthesiologist facing second sexual assault charge after moving his practice

DELTA, B.C. — An anesthesiologist in British Columbia is facing a second charge of sexual assault. Police in Delta, B.C., say Dr.

Mar 20, 2023 2:31 PM Read more >

Canadian Soccer Association’s top executive testifies to House of Commons committee

Pay dispute and proposed spending cuts prompted players to threaten a strike before the February SheBelieves Cup tournament in the U.S.

Mar 20, 2023 1:30 PM Read more >

Amazon layoffs raising spectre of added empty Vancouver sublease space

Downtown Vancouver has a 30-year-high amount of empty sublease office space

Mar 20, 2023 1:13 PM Read more >