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🗞️ VI Free Daily
Jun 9, 2026 2:30 PM

Francophone fan zone brings international soccer action to downtown Victoria

The free venue will broadcast matches and feature a licensed bar throughout FIFA World Cup

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🗞️ VI Free Daily
Jun 9, 2026 12:30 PM

Better Transit YYJ pits grandmothers on bikes against Victoria’s rapid bus

Better Transit wants to see Douglas as a corridor primarily designed for pedestrians and transit

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🗞️ VI Free Daily
Jun 9, 2026 3:00 AM

Langley City responds in legal fight with sitting councillor

Coun. Delaney Mack took City to court last month over speech issue

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🏔️ Campbell River Mirror
Jun 9, 2026 3:00 AM

Langley City responds in legal fight with sitting councillor

Coun. Delaney Mack took City to court last month over speech issue

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📺 CHEK News
Jun 9, 2026 1:37 AM

Island soccer fans weigh cost and excitement as FIFA 2026 kicks off

The countdown is on for FIFA World Cup 2026 in Vancouver, with BC Place set to host its first of seven tournament matches this Saturday when Turkey t...

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📺 CHEK News
Jun 9, 2026 1:25 AM

Victoria city council seeks to convert Johnson Parkade into a rooftop garden

The downtown core is looking to get greener as Victoria city council brings forward a motion to convert the rooftop parking at the Johnson Street Par...

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📺 CHEK News
Jun 9, 2026 12:40 AM

‘Back to life’: Developer hopes to convert historic art deco-style building into a hotel

Reliance Properties is looking to convert the historic art deco-style B.C. Power Commission building into a brand new hotel. The post ‘Back to...

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🗞️ VI Free Daily
Jun 9, 2026 12:30 AM

Revelstoke railroaders among 300 CPKC staff on strike

Company says it’s maintaining operations across Canada, seeking arbitration

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🏔️ Campbell River Mirror
Jun 9, 2026 12:30 AM

Revelstoke railroaders among 300 CPKC staff on strike

Company says it’s maintaining operations across Canada, seeking arbitration

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📺 CHEK News
Jun 9, 2026 12:17 AM

Two MLAs charged with assault shouldn’t be on the job, says colleague

Boultbee says if the two MLAs charged with violent crimes aren't resigning, the "loophole" that allows them to stay working needs to be closed. The p...

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🗞️ VI Free Daily
Jun 9, 2026 12:15 AM

PHOTOS: Restored totem pole stands again outside Victoria’s Royal BC Museum

The 47-year-old pole was last refurbished in 2021

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📺 CHEK News
Jun 9, 2026 12:03 AM

‘My heart sank’: Onlookers watch as Nanaimo Port Authority boat passes close to hunting orcas

On shore whale watchers were left concerned after watching a Nanaimo Port Authority boat pass too close to orcas over the weekend, but the harbour ma...

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🗞️ VI Free Daily
Jun 8, 2026 11:50 PM

PHOTOS: Victoria kidney walk raises nearly $18K for research and support

It’s estimated that kidney disease affects 1 in 10 Canadians

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🏔️ Campbell River Mirror
Jun 8, 2026 11:29 PM

Police investigating Vancouver Island restaurant fire appeal for witnesses

June 6 fire destroyed Garden Fork restaurant

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🗞️ VI Free Daily
Jun 8, 2026 11:10 PM

Police investigating Brentwood Bay restaurant fire appeal for witnesses

June 6 fire destroyed Garden Fork restaurant

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🗞️ VI Free Daily
Jun 8, 2026 11:00 PM

Famed former Oak Bay High artist celebrates career with 2 books, UVic degree

Victoria storyteller, historian curates The Best of Roy Henry Vickers: 80 Selected Works

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🏔️ Campbell River Mirror
Jun 8, 2026 11:00 PM

Stab wounds detailed in Lumby woman’s murder trial

Evidence concludes Crown’s case in death of Tatjana Stefanski

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🏔️ Campbell River Mirror
Jun 8, 2026 10:35 PM

Teen presumed drowned after boating incident northeast of Quesnel

The incident took place on June 6 at Stony Lake

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📺 CHEK News
Jun 8, 2026 10:15 PM

Military sexual assault survivors say Bill C-11 will leave them with less choice

Survivors of sexual misconduct within the military say they feel they weren't heard by the Liberal government that is pushing ahead with its military...

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📺 CHEK News
Jun 8, 2026 10:00 PM

House of Commons passes bill criminalizing forced sterilization

The House of Commons has passed a long-awaited law criminalizing forced or coerced sterilization. The post House of Commons passes bill criminalizing...

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📺 CHEK News
Jun 8, 2026 9:50 PM

Feds planning evacuation centres in advance of wildfire season

The federal government says it's helping to set up evacuation centres across the country for people fleeing wildfires. The post Feds planning evacuat...

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🏔️ Campbell River Mirror
Jun 8, 2026 8:30 PM

La-kwa sa muqw Ltd. Mid-Island Forest Operation Forest Operations Map (FOM)

8010 Island Highway Campbell River, BC

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🏔️ Campbell River Mirror
Jun 8, 2026 8:10 PM

PHOTOS: Island FanCon returns to Langford uniting fandoms of all kinds

More than 4,000 people attended the third Island FanCon held at City Centre Park

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🏔️ Campbell River Mirror
Jun 8, 2026 7:40 PM

B.C. commits nearly $20 million on projects to reduce wildfire risk

The 60 projects receiving funding will be worked on through 2026 and 2027

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