Kristyn Anthony

BC Ferries is trialling the use of debit cards as a form on payment onboard select vessels after 58 years in business. (BCFerrys/Twitter)

Debit now accepted onboard BC Ferries

Company is giving customers option to use Interac on two-month trial on select vessels

BC Ferries is trialling the use of debit cards as a form on payment onboard select vessels after 58 years in business. (BCFerrys/Twitter)
(Black Press file photo)

Conservation officers investigate four elk shot and abandoned

Leaving harvestable game meat in the field is a punishable offence

(Black Press file photo)
West Shore RCMP tape off Langford law office sent suspicious substance last month

West Shore RCMP tape off Langford law office sent suspicious substance last month

No confirmation as to why police were back at Hemminger Law Group Monday afternoon

West Shore RCMP tape off Langford law office sent suspicious substance last month
A Victoria police officer and a woman believed to be the driver of the white Audi that smashed through the window of a View Street business survey the damage Monday afternoon. (Kristyn Anthony/News staff)

Afternoon collision launches vehicle through downtown Victoria business

Two female drivers and staff of CEV Victoria uninjured, but visibly shaken

A Victoria police officer and a woman believed to be the driver of the white Audi that smashed through the window of a View Street business survey the damage Monday afternoon. (Kristyn Anthony/News staff)
Criminal defence lawyer Kevin McCullough. (News files)

Victoria lawyer urges B.C. law society to make pro bono work mandatory

Resolution says justice system is “at a crisis level” in B.C.

Criminal defence lawyer Kevin McCullough. (News files)
Randall Garrison, MP for Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke speaks to a crowd protesting the Trans Mountain pipeline outside his constituency office in March 2018. (Black Press Media)

Victoria MP says battle against Trans Mountain pipeline still worth fighting

Randall Garrison hosted town hall this week to update people now that pipeline is federally owned

Randall Garrison, MP for Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke speaks to a crowd protesting the Trans Mountain pipeline outside his constituency office in March 2018. (Black Press Media)
Photo courtesy Canadian Orca Rescue Society

Whale tale: Victoria activists stage orca vigil for J35

Group calls on government to fund wild salmon hatcheries, invoke emergency measures in Species at Risk Act

Photo courtesy Canadian Orca Rescue Society
CFB Esquimalt will be the host of Operation: This IS You! an initiative from Achieve Anything, a mainland-based organization dedicated to inspiring future female leaders in the fields of aviation, aerospace, marine and defence. (Submitted)

‘Achieve Anything’ : Women and girls get hands-on learning at CFB Esquimalt

Day sail on a warship will open up fields of marine, defence and engineering to inspire females

CFB Esquimalt will be the host of Operation: This IS You! an initiative from Achieve Anything, a mainland-based organization dedicated to inspiring future female leaders in the fields of aviation, aerospace, marine and defence. (Submitted)
Attendees of a mayoral candidates forum on how to solve homelessness in Greater Victoria packed the First Metropolitan Church, Tuesday. (Kristyn Anthony/News staff)

Homelessness experts challenge Greater Victoria candidates on finding a fix

‘People are dying every week on our streets, and it’s not just the opioid crisis,’ Our Place executive director tells crowd of hundreds

Attendees of a mayoral candidates forum on how to solve homelessness in Greater Victoria packed the First Metropolitan Church, Tuesday. (Kristyn Anthony/News staff)
Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Claire Trevena urges drivers to prioritize road safety Wednesday with the ‘Shift Into Winter’ campaign. (Kristyn Anthony/News staff)

Province urges drivers to ‘Shift Into Winter’

Transportation minister Claire Trevena warns drivers to have winter tires, reduce speeds in icy and snowy conditions

Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Claire Trevena urges drivers to prioritize road safety Wednesday with the ‘Shift Into Winter’ campaign. (Kristyn Anthony/News staff)
October is LGBT History Month

October is LGBT History Month

Canada has a lot to be proud of, but still a long way to go

October is LGBT History Month
Indigenous arts showcase ‘Reclaimed Culture and Life’ opens at Royal BC Museum

Indigenous arts showcase ‘Reclaimed Culture and Life’ opens at Royal BC Museum

Work of First Nations carvers, weavers, textile artists on display for free until Oct. 22

Indigenous arts showcase ‘Reclaimed Culture and Life’ opens at Royal BC Museum
The Bay Centre, in partnership with United Way Greater Victoria has secured a $10,000 grant to create a community helpline. (Kristyn Anthony/News staff)

Victoria’s Bay Centre, United Way win national award for ‘Be.United’ campaign

Award grants $10,000 to launch new Island-wide helpline

The Bay Centre, in partnership with United Way Greater Victoria has secured a $10,000 grant to create a community helpline. (Kristyn Anthony/News staff)
A&W announced the return of the plant-based Beyond Burger, which will take a permanent spot on the fast food chain’s menu. Twitter

Beyond Burger back on the menu at A&W – for good

Popular plant-based burger sold out after July launch causing nation-wide shortage

A&W announced the return of the plant-based Beyond Burger, which will take a permanent spot on the fast food chain’s menu. Twitter
A memorial to the late Sgt. Mike Lawless was unveiled Thursday in the foyer of the Saanich Police Department. (Submitted)

Late Saanich police officer honoured with memorial

Sgt. Mike Lawless lost battle with cancer in 2015, remembered for passion for Tour de Rock

A memorial to the late Sgt. Mike Lawless was unveiled Thursday in the foyer of the Saanich Police Department. (Submitted)
Gas still sits at $139.9 per litre at the Esso station on Carey Road. (Wolf Depner/News Staff)

No jump in gas prices at one Greater Victoria Esso station

Esso at 3775 Carey Road still offering fuel at $139.9 per litre

Gas still sits at $139.9 per litre at the Esso station on Carey Road. (Wolf Depner/News Staff)
Rev. Michelle Slater of the Oak Bay United Church. (News files)

Victoria pastor goes public in support of SOGI

Leader of Oak Bay United Church says Christianity shouldn’t be dominant culture

Rev. Michelle Slater of the Oak Bay United Church. (News files)
Victoria city councillor Pam Madoff stands to address the crowd during an all-candidates meeting hosted by the Victoria Disability Resource Centre Monday at the Church of Truth in James Bay. (Kristyn Anthony/News Staff)

‘We live in an ableist society,’ Victoria candidates debate how to approach accessibility

All-candidates meeting hosted by Victoria Disability Resource Centre draws unanimous conclusion – city needs to do better

Victoria city councillor Pam Madoff stands to address the crowd during an all-candidates meeting hosted by the Victoria Disability Resource Centre Monday at the Church of Truth in James Bay. (Kristyn Anthony/News Staff)
Genevieve Weber, archivist with BC Archives at the Royal BC Museum. (Kristyn Anthony/News Staff)

#AskAnArchivistDay brings historical collections to digital audience

Twitter event invites public to ask questions for real time responses from around the globe

Genevieve Weber, archivist with BC Archives at the Royal BC Museum. (Kristyn Anthony/News Staff)
Edwin Frommelt was sent home from his job at Quality Foods in View Royal for wearing this t-shirt on Orange Shirt Day, a moment to draw awareness to the Canadian residential school system. (Submitted)

Indigenous man sent home from work in View Royal for participating in Orange Shirt Day

Company says employees required to submit prior notice if they intend to alter uniforms

Edwin Frommelt was sent home from his job at Quality Foods in View Royal for wearing this t-shirt on Orange Shirt Day, a moment to draw awareness to the Canadian residential school system. (Submitted)
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