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Victoria and Sooke authors among 70 finalists for prestigious Governor General’s Literary Awards

A task force has recommended the provincial government limit rent increases for 2019 to the federal inflation rate of 2.5 per cent.

If the latest polls are to be believed, the move is on target with a majority of Canadians. A survey conducted by Research Co. from Sept. 2 to 5 found that 79 per cent of British Columbians support a handgun ban in their municipality, and 86 per cent support a ban on military-style assault weapons.

Monday’s Malahat closure renews calls for secondary route

The statue of Canada’s first prime minister, John A. Macdonald, was removed from outside Victoria City Hall on the weekend. Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps said Macdonald’s role in the creation of residential schools was a painful reminder for the city’s Indigenous population. Do you agree with the decision to remove the statue? Let us know what you think.

Greater Victoria is notoriously short on family doctors, or general practitioners, compared to the rest of B.C. and Canada.

A recreational fishing closure for all fin-fish in the area from Otter Point to East Point on the eastern entrance to Port San Juan is a “devastating blow” to the Sooke Region, say local officials and fishers.

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