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Former UVic president to lead United Arab Emirates university

Victoria News @victorianews.bsky.social · 2d

Dr. Kevin Richard Hall, UVic's former president who left the job on Aug. 1 after giving 24 hours' notice to the public, is to become the new president and CEO of Zayed University in the United Arab Emirates.
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The university ranks in the 621-630 band globally in the QS World University Rankings

VIDEO: West Shore RCMP 'paw-sue' runaway dog on Langford, Sooke highway

Victoria News @victorianews.bsky.social · 2d

West Shore RCMP 'paw-sue' runaway dog on Langford, Sooke highway.

Roughly 100 vehicles were backed up behind the chase

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'Poverty isn't good enough anymore': Victoria hotel strike at 'impasse'

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'Poverty isn't good enough anymore': Victoria hotel strike at 'impasse'
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Coast Victoria Hotel and Blue Crab Restaurant workers, represented by UNITE HERE Local 40, say wages and safety are sticking points

Right place, right tide: Rare 7-armed deep-sea octopus found on Pender Island

Victoria News @victorianews.bsky.social · 3d

Happy World Octopus Day! A South Pender Island resident has stumbled upon what some call the “white whale” of the cephalopod world: a seven-armed octopus.
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The specimen now has a permanent home at Victoria's Royal BC Museum

Victoria's Magnolia Hotel named Canada's No. 1 hotel in prestigious awards

Victoria News @victorianews.bsky.social · 3d

Victoria’s Magnolia Hotel & Spa has been named the #1 Best Hotel in Canada in the 2025 Conde Nast Traveller (UK) Readers’ Choice Awards, a prestigious annual spotlight on hotels, cruises, resorts, islands, and more.
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Magnolia is the only hotel in Canada to make the list for the 2025 Conde Nast Traveller (UK) Readers’ Choice Awards

Return of the dog: Metchosin SAR’s latest member has a nose for the job

Victoria News @victorianews.bsky.social · 3d

The latest on-the-ground volunteer with Metchosin Search and Rescue has four legs but mostly uses her nose to do the work. www.vicnews.com/local-news/r...

Venna covers 4 to 5 times the distance of her human search partners

PHOTOS: Victoria's Cherry Bomb shop makes room for Canada's toy museum

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Victoria News @victorianews.bsky.social · 3d

The National Toy Museum of Canada – first opened in the upper floor of Cherry Bomb Toys in 2016 when the shop was on Broad Street – is officially reopened in its newest location after two years in the dark. www.vicnews.com/local-news/p...

Visitors invited to 'unplug, slow down and immerse themselves in the joy and history of toys'

Creativity a cornerstone in Greater Victoria's new economic vision

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Victoria News @victorianews.bsky.social · 4d

Creativity a cornerstone in Greater Victoria's new economic vision
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The South Island Prosperity Partnership unveils blueprint to turn challenges into growth

'Beautiful, slightly deranged' Halloween cabaret returns to Victoria

Victoria News @victorianews.bsky.social · 4d

'Beautiful, slightly deranged' Halloween cabaret returns to Victoria
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Doppelganger, put on by Atomic Vaudeville, is a mirror maze of identity, paranoia and camp horror

Victoria condo sales see sharp drop from last year

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Victoria condo sales see sharp drop from last year
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Sales of condos are down nearly 20% from last September, with experts pointing to rising rates and growing rental options

University of Victoria pulls curtain back on Taylor Swift's showgirl era

Victoria News @victorianews.bsky.social · 5d

University of Victoria pulls curtain back on Taylor Swift's showgirl era
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A deep dive into the singer's new 12th studio album The Life of a Showgirl will be livestreamed

$10M Oak Bay mansion offers country-like living tucked in beside the sea

Victoria News @victorianews.bsky.social · 5d

$10M Oak Bay mansion offers country-like living tucked in beside the sea
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'It is like living in the country, yet minutes from so much,' says owner of 3175 Tarn Place

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Victoria News @victorianews.bsky.social · 8d

Victoria Tech Week to showcase innovation of region’s $5.9B industry
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Victoria Tech Week to showcase innovation of region’s $5.9B industry

Nov. 17-21 event series set to transform Victoria into a city-wide tech showcase, modelled after successful international events

VIDEO: Tangled tale: Victoria rallies to help deer caught in sports net

Victoria News @victorianews.bsky.social · 8d

VIDEO: Tangled tale: Victoria rallies to help deer caught in sports net
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Volunteers spent 6 hours trying to help the animal

$2.5M federal grant to help reduce isolation for Saanich seniors

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$2.5M federal grant to help reduce isolation for Saanich seniors
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The funding is aimed at providing programs that improve social connections for seniors aged 55 and older

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One dies in Saanich TCH crash likely caused by medical incident: Police
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One dies in Saanich TCH crash likely caused by medical incident: Police

Saanich police continue to investigate 'to understand the details surrounding the event'

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Victoria News @victorianews.bsky.social · 8d

It's a world set to a backdrop of shadowy barns, moonlit churches and a remote Wild West town just waiting to be explored.

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Greater Victoria theatre company brings werewolf western to heritage site

31 Iguanas is preparing an immersive werewolf theatre experience for Heritage Acres

Police help woman deliver baby on downtown Victoria street

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Police help woman deliver baby on downtown Victoria street
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The newborn was born before paramedics could arrive

Largest secondary school on Vancouver Island coming to Langford

Victoria News @victorianews.bsky.social · 9d

Largest secondary school on Vancouver Island coming to Langford
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The $220M facility will add 2,000 student spaces in one of B.C.’s fastest-growing communities

Freedivers join battle against Sooke European green crab invasion

Victoria News @victorianews.bsky.social · 9d

Freedivers join battle against Sooke European green crab invasion
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Crab cull pilot at Sooke Basin provides baseline to build a program based on wading, snorkelling

Victoria filmmaker receives $26K to tell heartfelt immigrant story

Victoria News @victorianews.bsky.social · 9d

Victoria filmmaker receives $26K to tell heartfelt immigrant story
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Ryan Duan is one of 35 recipients of the Telus Storyhive Pan-Asian Storyteller Edition

Globetrotting chefs grow farm to table dream in Greater Victoria

Victoria News @victorianews.bsky.social · 11d

Globetrotting chefs grow farm to table dream in Greater Victoria
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TEA WITH: Milton Rebello, chef and co-owner of Liv Cafe and Bistro at 713 St Patrick St.

Tsawout celebrates marine protection, partnerships at three-day event

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Tsawout celebrates marine protection, partnerships at three-day event
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The QEN,T Stewardship Gathering looked at how a new approach has helped the nation have more power over its traditional territory

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Victoria News @victorianews.bsky.social · 12d

Victoria council recessed its 3rd public hearing on the new OCP, Victoria 2050. Deliberations resume Oct. 2, with three nights of public input. Key debates: growth areas, tenant supports, and density in James Bay.

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2-week delay: Victoria returns to day 4 of OCP public hearing on Oct. 2

'One city, one plan' doesn't mean 'one size fits all'