Oak Bay News

The $30 billion Kitimat LNG project no longer fits into the company’s development plans, says Woodside.

As pregnant people in B.C. are being fast-tracked on their way to a COVID-19 vaccine, researchers want to hear about their experiences, including why they chose to get the vaccine or why they chose not to.

"He treated everyone equally and wanted everybody around him to succeed. When you met Bob on the street, he brightened your day.

The odds of the crab’s random leucism mutation are as low as one in six million.

If it went the other way, it would have hit my bedroom. It could have been deadly.

A hold and secure at SJ Willis Alternative School and Quadra Elementary has been lifted as of 12:58 p.m. Tuesday, following a report of a man with a firearm spotted near the schools.

A fundraising campaign looking to get people sleeping in tents on the Royal Athletic Park parking lot into warm dry accommodation has received good news, courtesy of an anonymous donor.

Two additional flights that landed at the Victoria International Airport have been added to the BC Centre for Disease Control’s (BCCDC) COVID-19 exposure list.

Police are looking for a driver who hit a parked car and a home in View Royal before speeding away Monday night.

But Novavax’s vaccine is likely at least two months away from being approved in Canada, while the NRC facility is still under construction and designed to produce only about two million doses a month.

West Shore RCMP is investigating after a woman described an incident in which a man approached and stared at her for several minutes while she was walking along a trail in Langford.

A peaceful sunset stroll turned into a savage display of marine predation for a Victoria woman Monday night.

Slips and falls are less likely to happen at a Colwood park thanks to the replacement of an aging and rotting staircase.

A woman will spend six months in jail after defying a court order to stop performing unlicensed Botox injections in Vancouver and Richmond.

The Better Business Bureau is asking B.C. residents to avoid sharing photos of their COVID-19 vaccine card on social media.

Myla Bui created the 1001 Cranes, 1 Wish fundraiser after hearing about a Japanese legend

There’s no official food fight competition between real estate companies in Oak Bay this year but there’s still a food drive.

Cathy Gouk was pleasantly surprised when she was given a cheque on Thursday to help cover the costs of an annual Christmas dinner she hosts for free at her Sooke restaurant.

Oct. 14 is National Pet Obesity Awareness Day, which is a great reminder to stop and think about what we can do to help our pets maintain a healthy weight.

A popular Tofino business has been added to Island Health’s possible exposure list.

A Saanich police dog and his handler received praise this week for successfully locating and arresting two men after a convenience store was robbed at knifepoint Thursday.

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In an earthquake, a pre-shake warning of even a few seconds can make a huge difference.

Victoria could be banning plastic bags again as early as Oct. 22.

The annual off-road bike race that uses sections of private property to loop through Saanich and surrounding areas is back, despite COVID-19 restrictions.

A specialized RCMP dive unit is headed to a remote northern Vancouver Island lake today in an effort to help close a 50-year-old wound.

A new video made by Vancouver Island activists at the forefront of the Fairy Creek watershed blockade in Port Renfrew has gone viral on the internet as it takes a dig at B.C.’s destination marketing brand, Super, Natural British Columbia.

Grocery retailer Whole Foods Market is facing sharp criticism for a policy that forbids its employees from wearing poppies.

Halfway through their four-year term, it seems Colwood Mayor Rob Martin and council couldn’t be in a better position, especially in a pandemic.

Six people were injured in a late-night fire that tore through the Capital CityCenter Hotel Thursday.

B.C.’s three main party leaders went head to head in the only televised debate on the 2020 election issues Tuesday, with support for business in the COVID-19 pandemic and the struggle to protect seniors in care among the top issues.

UPDATE: Gorge Road East is closed between Washington and Jutland for a police incident.

Canada’s chief public health officer says trick-or-treating should be possible this Halloween as long as little goblins take precautions.

Greater Victoria Crime Stoppers is seeking the public’s help in locating the following individuals who were wanted as of Nov. 3, 2020.

As of Tuesday, 680,000 voters have requested vote-by-mail packages that’s compared to 6,517 requests in the 2017 election.

New research out of the University of Victoria emphasizes the importance of incorporating exercise into people’s day-to-day routines, despite COVID-19 restrictions.

Grand Forks RCMP are recommending criminal charges against a man who hosted a backyard rock concert despite current COVID-19 restrictions.

Public health officials and politicians are asking every Canadian to get vaccinated against influenza so that hospitals overwhelmed by COVID-19 don’t also get hit with a flu-season tsunami.

A Nanaimo man got to call his boss and take a day off after winning $2 million playing the lotto.

More than a dozen unhoused people and North Park neighbourhood residents gathered at Central Park on Saturday afternoon to discuss housing and homelessness with their riding’s provincial candidates.

How did your neighbourhood fare in today's wind and rain?