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No-motor race to Alaska begins, with $10,000 and steak knives on the line

No-motor race to Alaska begins, with $10,000 and steak knives on the line

The race's first stop is Victoria Harbour — you can see the boats at the docks in front of the Empress on Wednesday, before contestants depart for Alaska at noon on Thursday.
Health Canada rejects Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club request for exemption

Health Canada rejects Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club request for exemption

The club had asked Health Canada to exempt it from the Cannabis Act, which sets a 10-milligram THC limit per edible and prohibits storefront sales of medical cannabis
UVic convocation includes honorary degrees for VANDU co-founder, arts trailblazer

UVic convocation includes honorary degrees for VANDU co-founder, arts trailblazer

The university will be awarding more than 3,900 degrees, diplomas and certificates to graduates in nine in-person ceremonies over the course of five days
Updated: Grizzly bear tranquilized in Whistler, relocated: COS

Updated: Grizzly bear tranquilized in Whistler, relocated: COS

Whistler Half Marathon runners rerouted after grizzly spotted grazing
'I will not bend': MP Jenny Kwan says she won't allow China to erase history

'I will not bend': MP Jenny Kwan says she won't allow China to erase history

The briefing with Canada's spy agency, warning Jenny Kwan that she is a target of foreign interference by China, took roughly an hour. It took less than a second, she says, for her to decide that she wouldn't let Beijing weaken her resolve.
Handgun suddenly appearing before B.C. police shooting 'ludicrous': Crown

Handgun suddenly appearing before B.C. police shooting 'ludicrous': Crown

"He did the ultimate threatening act of pointing a loaded firearm at a police officer."
B.C. man alleges sex abuse by Victoria religious school principal

B.C. man alleges sex abuse by Victoria religious school principal

A civil claim alleges Trinity Christian Centre Society was negligent in allowing the principal access to the child.
Transportation Safety Board deployed after plane crashes in Surrey, catches fire

Transportation Safety Board deployed after plane crashes in Surrey, catches fire

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says it is deploying a team of investigators to Surrey, B.C., after a small plane crashed in a field in the Metro Vancouver community.
Stolen Coquitlam vehicle found in Surrey with firearm, can of fuel inside

Stolen Coquitlam vehicle found in Surrey with firearm, can of fuel inside

RCMP's auto crime team also found a jerrycan full of fuel in the vehicle, which was plundered from Coquitlam in November 2022.
'Serious injuries': Metro Vancouver road closed after plane catches fire

'Serious injuries': Metro Vancouver road closed after plane catches fire

One person was transported to hospital with serious injuries.