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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Waterloo regional police say there were multiple issues in Victoria Park on Monday night, with the list including fireworks being shot at police and bylaw officers as well as members of the public. They say a crowd of around 500 people had …

By Nicole Buffie Global News Posted May 19, 2023 11:37 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Some Winnipeg city services, shopping centres and attractions will be closed or operating at reduced hours for Victoria Day Monday, May 23. City services: All civic offices are closed Winnipeg Transit – …

Police in Toronto are searching for a man who investigators believe sexually assaulted a woman at the beginning of the month. Toronto police said that a sexual assault was reported in the Victoria Park Avenue and Parma Court area of the city. A man was reportedly at someone’s house between …

Nearly 150 years after it left Victoria, B.C., for a final doomed voyage, preparations are being made to raise the wreck of the SS Pacific. The 225-foot paddlewheeler went down off the coast of Washington state on the rainy night of Nov. 4, 1875, en route from Victoria to San …

For the first time since the living wage has been calculated in British Columbia, Victoria has outpaced Vancouver as the province’s most expensive city. The annual report published by the Living Wage for Families Campaign, a non-profit organization advocating for policies that help families make ends meet, found that two parents in Metro Vancouver would each …

During the U.S. Civil War, soldiers reported witnessing a peculiar phenomenon that later became known as “acoustic shadows” — a place where the sound and fury of a battle went to die in a great, unseen void. Because of the way the din of cannon and rifle fire reflected off the contours of …

British Columbians paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II in Victoria with a ceremonial procession and commemorative service Monday morning. The procession, which began at the legislature’s Parliament Buildings, was led by a Royal Canadian Navy band and a 100-member guard of honour. It followed a route through downtown Victoria to Christ Church Cathedral, …

Victoria council has voted to defer a much-anticipated decision on a contentious housing initiative that could effectively rezone all single-family properties in the city to allow other types of housing to be built. Mayor Lisa Helps said a decision was made to defer the debate to the next council after the …

Hundreds in Victoria attended events on Monday to commemorate a century since Chinese students staged a walkout and a school boycott against segregation. The commemorative walk, speeches and lunch marked 100 years since the start of a student strike against a school district policy separating Chinese and white students that was …

It’s been three years since what used to be a staple of the political calendar — the annual summer premiers’ gathering — was held in person. As the Council of the Federation reconvenes, Canada’s premiers are packing a lot of familiar baggage, particularly when it comes to their demands of the federal …