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Victoria Rainy Day Kids

21 places to take your kids on a rainy day in Victoria

Keep your child(ren) entertained through these wet, wintery months.

Man skating down a frozen Kelowna road with presents goes viral (VIDEO)

Winter is definitely here!

7 places in Victoria that will help you achieve your fitness goals in 2018

Time to get off that couch and shed those extra holiday pounds! 💪

Here are the most popular baby names in British Columbia in 2017

Have a baby on the way and can't decide what to name it?

Here’s how you can help shape the future of Topaz Park

Disc golf or a splash park, anyone?

Here are 37 amazing Canadian Boxing Day sales you can’t miss

And a lot of them last all week, so you still have time!

Here are Victoria Buzz’s Top 20 most popular photos and videos of 2017

Join us on a little trip down memory lane!

App charging patients to save a spot at walk-in clinic lines is under government...

The Ministry of Health is concerned the fee may be violating the extra billing ban

6-year-old Sooke child with rare and potentially fatal disease seeks funding for his treatment

The drug that could cure Landen costs about $19,000 a month, which comes to over $225,000 a year
Flu Season Island Health

Everything you need to know about avoiding the flu this year

Have you gotten your flu shot yet? It's not too late.

UVic associate professor to highlight the work of Swiss bureaucrat who helped thousands of...

Carl Lutz helped more than 60,000 Hungarian Jews escape the horrors of the Nazi Holocaust, in what is now recognized as the largest civilian rescue of Jewish people at the time.
Dog Car Horn

Grumpy Nanaimo dog discovers the magic of a car horn (VIDEO)

🐶 + 🚘🎺 = 😂

Mount Washington will kick off ski season one week early

The announcement marks the first early opening in five years.
Cat MDMA Snapchat

Snapchat videos sent to family showing cat allegedly being fed MDMA and abused (PHOTOS)

"It sounds like they gave her MDMA and then tried to shave her," said the cat's owner.

Check out these 10 stores that just announced their pre-Black Friday sales

Ready, set, shop! 🛍️

Oaklands couple seek help searching for missing 9 year old Indian ringneck parrot

Have you heard any squawks around town lately?
fresh food Victoria families poverty

Here’s how to support hundreds of Victoria families facing poverty (VIDEO)

Celebrate the season of giving by being a part of an ambitious cause: supplying 150 local families with fresh fruits and vegetables for an entire year

Here’s how to keep your pets safe on Halloween

Keep your pets safe this Halloween.

Fort Street’s beloved business-dog Cody passed away today

This time, we really are crying 😭

Sooke woman asking for help locating 15-year-old Macaw parrot

They believe he is hiding among treetops in the Sooke area.

Langford clinic set to provide opioid addiction treatment to patients

Opiate addiction therapy is now much more accessible to West Shore residents.

Victoria police service dog passes away after 12 years of duty

We're trying really hard not to cry here 😔

Over 1,000 potentially fatal death cap mushrooms found in Oak Bay

One mushroom can kill an adult.

Victoria ranked as best Canadian city to be a woman

Windsor, Ontario ranked worst.

The Salmon Run at Goldstream Provincial Park has begun

The annual salmon run, where thousands of fish make their way back to Goldstream to spawn, has begun!

Manufacturing defect in B.C. Cancer Agency leads to colon cancer screening test suspension

The problem was spotted by labs that handle the samples.
Camosun Students Category 12 Brewing Beer

Victoria’s own Irish Times Pub named North America’s best Irish pub

Don't forget to stop by and raise a pint of Guinness!

Large salmon shark spotted off the coast of Vancouver Island (VIDEO)

Former NHL player and Vancouver Canuck Willie Mitchell went tuna hunting with a group of people when they suddenly saw a shark fin in the water. 

An epic harvest moon is set to light the Victoria sky tomorrow

Don't forget to look outside at sunset on Thursday.

Northern Lights illuminate Vancouver Island skies overnight (PHOTOS)

And a camera wasn't needed to see them!

The Baby Bed program is coming to Vancouver Island this fall

Are you expecting a baby, or have a new-born now?

Victoria man rescues baby squirrel now dubbed “Rocky”

Rocky has been placed with a surrogate mother and is recovering.

14 basic and brilliant ways to stretch a student budget

On average, Canadian students now graduate with over $26,000 in debt at the end of a four-year degree program.

Itchy black bear spotted on Sooke trail camera (VIDEOS)

When you've got an itch, you can't scratch.
orca whales kayaker

This Vancouver Island kayaker had an amazing sunset encounter with a pod of orca...

Talk about "Beautiful British Columbia"
Back to School

Here are 10 money-saving back to school shopping tips

Where did the time go?!
Puppies Adoption BC SPCA

12 adorable puppies available for adoption from Victoria SPCA next week (PHOTOS)

WARNING: This article contains incredibly cute photos.

The Victoria music scene is featured in Rolling Stone Magazine (VIDEO)

Look mom! We made it into the Rolling Stone! Well... our city did.
smoke mask

Wearing a mask to keep out wildfire smoke could make things worse

As the smoke around Victoria continues to persist, you might be looking at options to protect your lungs. Construction or surgical masks could seem a quick...

Todd Creek Trestle near Sooke Potholes closed until further notice for repair

CRD staff are assessing repair options and will update the public when the trestle will reopen.

6 Things You Should Know Before Buying Grass-Fed Beef (CONTEST)

Grass-Fed beef is becoming increasingly popular
Smoky Sunset Victoria

7 places to view the smokey sunset this evening

Last night's "apocalyptic red ball of fire" made for incredible photos. So we put together a list of locations to help up your smoky sunset Instagram game.
Smoky Victoria Sunset

19 amazing photos of Victoria’s smoky skies

If you've been outside in Victoria today, you'll notice that our regularly scheduled blue-sky programming has been interrupted by a smoky haze. We've compiled a collection...
Smoke Haze Ferry

BC Wildfire smoke drifting over to Vancouver Island today

Smoke has started to creep over the Georgia Strait.
Hidden Victoria beaches

5 awesome beaches in Victoria you need to check out

Here are several sandy gems you might not know about.
sperm count

North American men have lost over 50% of their sperm count over the last...

Just under 43,000 men took part in the research.

82-year-old Sooke man charged with animal cruelty in dog’s death

BC SPCA belive the dog suffered an extremely painful death due to the lack of veterinary care.

Foster homes needed for animals abandoned due to BC wildfires

The Victoria Humane Society is calling for the public's help to take care of what could end up being "hundreds" of homeless animals.