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California connection: Victoria's Chinatown a refuge for those fleeing racism in San Francisco

Starting in 1858, Chinese merchants in San Francisco began to acquire lots in what would eventually become Victoria鈥檚 Chinatown, amid growing anti-Chinese sentiment in the U.S.

Oct 20, 2024 4:45 AM Read more >

Our Community: Victorians head to bridge championships; setting record straight on bats

Five Islanders are heading to the World Bridge Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina, which bring together more than 1,000 duplicate bridge players from around the globe.

Oct 20, 2024 4:15 AM Read more >

Trevor Hancock: Later is too late to restore nature

The Worldwide Fund for Nature says what happens in the next five years will 鈥渄etermine the future of life on Earth.鈥�

Oct 20, 2024 3:45 AM Read more >

Space invaders: These plants are bad news for your garden 鈥� and for the environment

There are many invasive plant species on Vancouver Island, but a few stand out as the worst culprits when it comes to affecting local plants and habitats.

Oct 14, 2024 5:15 AM Read more >

Our Community: Sooke mural celebrates Indigenous culture; a Halloween waterway cleanup

A new mural inspired by T鈥橲ou-ke Nation culture has been unveiled at Sooke鈥檚鈥淗eritage Row,鈥� replacing a mural installed in the 1990s depicting the area鈥檚 logging history.

Oct 13, 2024 4:30 AM Read more >

David Sovka: Gravity, maple syrup and other things I'm thankful for

The thankfulness sharing tradition requires some quick thinking when the good stuff 鈥� family, health, avoiding jail time after that little incident at Costco 鈥� is already taken

Oct 13, 2024 4:00 AM Read more >

Trevor Hancock: We need a government that cares about the well-being of the planet

Somehow we have to get the next provincial government to take a long-term and less-partisan view, for the good of the whole province and for future generations.

Oct 13, 2024 3:45 AM Read more >

sa国际传媒 drone company building 'Google Streetview in the sky'

Vancouver-based company claims to have built the largest drone imaging network on Earth.

Oct 7, 2024 7:00 AM Read more >

Our Community: Chinatown museum to be permanent; Quadra centre marks 50th

The main emphasis of the Fan Tan Alley museum will be on Chinese people who came to sa国际传媒 through Victoria

Oct 6, 2024 4:15 AM Read more >

Monique Keiran: Our salmon Ninja Warriors aren't faring well

The latest State of Salmon report by the non-profit Pacific Salmon Foundation shows declines in Pacific salmon abundance are widespread across both sa国际传媒 and the Yukon

Oct 6, 2024 4:00 AM Read more >