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Minor car crash on TCH in Saanich delays morning commuters by hours
WATCH: Congestion on Highway 1 causes headaches for a lot of people living in the West Shore. Monica Martinez takes a look at the issue and possible solutions. It was a painfully slow commute into...
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34-year-old motorcyclist from Greater Victoria dies in collision
WATCH: A Saanich crash on Shelbourne and McCrae claimed the life of a female motorcyclist. Monica Martinez reports. Paramedics and police rushed to the scene of a fatal crash Wednesday morning at...
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Province green lights freshwater fishing in river and streams
The province will allow the freshwater fishing season in rivers and streams on southern Vancouver Island to go ahead starting Friday. This summer’s high temperatures and low rainfall caused drought...
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International investors are in Victoria to take in Rifflandia music and...
WATCH: Rifflandia attracts a large off island crowd, but it’s also attracting a group of international investors who are here to listen to more than the music. Monica Martinez has the story. The...
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Two whales found dead in Vancouver Island waters
Two whales, one transient orca and one humpback, were found dead in Vancouver Island waters over the last few days, and now teams from Fisheries and Oceans Canada are trying to figure out how they...
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Victoria in the spotlight with Royal family visit and PGA Tour Championship
WATCH: The Royal family visit isn’t the only massive event in Victoria this weekend, the PGA Tour Champions is expected to attract tens of thousands of golf spectators to Bear Mountain and millions of...
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Conservation officers trying to trap first grizzly bears ever seen on...
Conservation officers have set up traps to get rid of what are believed to be the first grizzly bears ever seen on Cormorant Island, off the northeast coast of Vancouver Island. An official with the...
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UPDATE: View Royal council approves major Casino redevelopment
WATCH: After a decade of talks, the View Royal Casino gets approval to double its size with a 42,000 square foot expansion. Monica Martinez reports. Plans to redevelop the View Royal Casino have been...
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Lock of royal hair leaves life long impression on Victoria woman
WATCH: As a little girl of six years old, Sharon Pedersen made headlines for receiving a treasured memento belonging to Queen Elizabeth. Monica Martinez has the story. Sharon Pedersen has been quietly...
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Advocates rally in Victoria pushing for a supervised consumption site
WATCH: Statistics released Wednesday show Island Health has the highest rate of illicit drug overdoses per capita. Monica Martinez reports. Advocates rally outside Ministry of Health offices,...
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Will and Kate meet Justin and Sophie: two glamorous power couples collide
WATCH: Will and Kate will spend the next few days with Justin and Sophie Trudeau, and as Monica Martinez reports that makes for PR gold. Glamorous and gorgeous, the royal halo follows William and Kate...
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Same sex wife abducts young daughter, Kaydance, moving to Europe
WATCH: It’s a complicated tale of a marriage gone bad and a child abduction. Monica Martinez reports. Exactly two years ago Monday, same sex partners Tasha Brown and Lauren Etchells celebrated the...
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Largest Canadian marine cleanup makes small dent in massive problem
WATCH: Volunteers collected 40 tonnes of trash off remote Vancouver Island beaches over the past seven months. Monica Martinez reports. Bags upon bags of garbage sits on the ground in Delta, but it’s...
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Victoria city council declares Sept. 30 International Blasphemy Rights Day
WATCH: A B.C. organization brought the proclamation to council as a way to raise awareness that blasphemy is a criminal offence under Canada’s criminal code. Monica Martinez reports. Monty Python’s...
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Students say new gender neutral policy in Greater Victoria schools make them...
WATCH: The Greater Victoria School Board is adopting a new gender neutral policy, calling for at least one non-binary bathroom and change room in each school. Monica Martinez reports. When the new Oak...
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Residential school survivors share stories with students on Orange Shirt Day
WATCH: Orange Shirt Day remembers what happened to First Nations students at residential schools across Canada. Monica Martinez reports. Elders from the Tsarlip First Nation are at Stelly’s Secondary...
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Vancouver Island man, Colby Messer, pleads not guilty to sexual assault case...
A Vancouver Island man has pleaded not guilty to two counts of sexual assault in connection to an incident in a Colorado hotel room. 30-year-old Colby Messer was arrested when he returned to the...
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Police looking for graffiti vandals who defaced Victoria’s Chinese Cemetery
WATCH: Vandals used red spray paint on several tombstones and the altar. Monica Martinez has the story. Victoria’s Chinese Cemetery is a National Historic Site, over 100 years old, and a special place...
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Author tells tale of Moby Doll – the killer whale who changed the world
WATCH: Moby Doll was the second killer whale ever captured, and the first one put on public display. Monica Martinez has the story. The tale of southern resident killer whale Moby Doll is a sad one....
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Second World War veteran Rudi Hoenson awarded two Dutch medals
WATCH: It has been a very special day for a Saanich Second World War veteran. Rudi Hoenson received medals of honour in a ceremony Friday morning. Monica Martinez reports. He may have waited 71 years...
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