An auction at Toronto’s Heffel Fine Art Auction House has set records, with paintings by Vancouver Island artists Emily Carr, E.J. Hughes and Takao Tanabe collectively selling for millions above auction estimates. Buyers from Canada,...
A new shelter operating out of a city-owned warehouse in Rock Bay welcomed its first residents this week. Bridge Street Pathways Shelter’s first two residents, who moved in on Tuesday, have a corner bunk bed on the ground floor of the...
The City of Victoria is looking into what can be done to regulate the sale of spray paint and other gear to cut down on the amount of money spent each year dealing with graffiti. Staff have been asked by council to look into restricting sales,...
People are wowed by the Douglas Street building, but the signs are too big, one councillor says. The mayor explains why she’s pleased they won’t be at the top of the tower. Telus will be allowed to put massive signs on the east and west facades of...
MLAs in the B.C. legislature have eased their minds about a number of glitches in the 2024 general election, but there are still worries about the misinformation and disinformation that was spewed during the campaign. Concerns,...
James Merriman, who has been with Pacific FC of the Canadian Premier League since the pro soccer club’s founding in 2019, is out as head coach. PFC, in a statement Thursday, described it as a “mutual termination” and that assistant coach...
