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BC Conservative leadership race: Iain Black declares a strong start

Island Social Trends - January 24, 2026

NDP MPs visit Nunavut ahead of 2026 House of Commons session

Island Social Trends - January 24, 2026

BC Hydro highlights 14 EV charging stations in downtown Victoria

Island Social Trends - January 24, 2026

Keating Cross Rd southbound on-ramp to Hwy 17 opens Jan 24

Island Social Trends - January 23, 2026

No major prize winners in Jan 23 Lotto Max draw

Island Social Trends - January 23, 2026

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West Shore & Sooke

Jan 22 assault in Goldstream Park being investigated

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Friday January 23, 2026 | LANGFORD, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends In what is believed by West Shore RCMP to have been a targeted incident, a man was seriously assaulted in Goldstream...

Langford elected leaders hear suggestions from local businesses & non-profits

January 22, 2026

Starlight Stadium available to PFC game-by-game in 2026 says City of...

January 21, 2026

Hit & run at Langford Pkwy & Phipps on Jan 16

January 20, 2026

Business & Economy

Zellers plans national retail expansion based on opening success in Edmonton

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Friday January 23, 2026 | VICTORIA, BC Retail analysis by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends The Zellers department store retail chain plans to expand nationally in Canada. They recently had a strong store opening in...

AI legislation & investment are key to a safe sovereign country,...

January 23, 2026

Langford elected leaders hear suggestions from local businesses & non-profits

January 22, 2026

Mt Milligan mine expansion permit supports jobs & investment in northern...

January 22, 2026

Health & Safety

Victoria Butterfly Gardens partners with PaRx for nature-based healing

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Monday January 19, 2026 | VICTORIA, BC News analysis by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Victoria Butterfly Gardens and PaRx are partnering to expand access to nature-based healing. PaRx is a BC Parks Foundation initiative...

Malahat MVI on Jan 10 leaves one dead, three injured

January 13, 2026

Esquimalt firefighters get PFAS-free turnout gear

January 6, 2026

BC Natural Resources: investors need certainty, projects need trained workers

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Thursday January 22, 2026 | PRINCE GEORGE, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends This year's BC Natural Resources Forum comes at a significant time for the BC and national economy — a...

BC’s trade mission to India focused on partnership & innovation

January 18, 2026

BC Natural Resources 2026 Forum at critical economic pivot point

January 14, 2026

BC Parks adds more land to West Twin and Seven Sisters

January 14, 2026

Greater Victoria / CRD

BC Hydro highlights 14 EV charging stations in downtown Victoria

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Saturday January 24, 2026 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends There are 12 new electric vehicle (EV) charging ports at Ogden Point at the Victoria waterfront at Dallas Road, as part...

Keating Cross Rd southbound on-ramp to Hwy 17 opens Jan 24

January 23, 2026

weather forecast, greater victoria, Jan 23 to 28

Below-zero overnight temperatures in Victoria this weekend

January 23, 2026

Annual dine-around-Victoria event on now to Feb 8

January 23, 2026

Lottery News

No major prize winners in Jan 23 Lotto Max draw

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Friday January 23, 2026 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends It was a quiet night for the Lotto Max winner's list for the January 23, 2026 draw. There was no winner...

Victoria resident wins Jan 6 Lotto Max half-million by playing the...

January 23, 2026

Someone in Ontario won Jan 20 Lotto Max $15 million jackpot

January 23, 2026

EXTRA, prize breakdown, Lotto Max, Jan 16

Someone in Delta wins Jan 16 half-million Lotto Max Extra

January 16, 2026

Politics

BC Conservative leadership race: Iain Black declares a strong start

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Saturday January 24, 2026 | VICTORIA, BC Political news analysis | by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends ONE IN A SERIES OF ARTICLES about BC CONSERVATIVE LEADERSHIP CANDIDATES | See BC Conservative News...

NDP MPs visit Nunavut ahead of 2026 House of Commons session

January 24, 2026

AI legislation & investment are key to a safe sovereign country,...

January 23, 2026

Hamas must demilitarize and disarm says Foreign Affairs Minister Anand

January 23, 2026

Education

Campus Perks online business directory in Langford

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Saturday December 6, 2025 | LANGFORD, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends The City of Langford has partnered with the new John Horgan Campus of Royal Roads University to launch a Campus Perks...

Camosun College reaffirmed as national leader in applied research

December 6, 2025

2025 Governor General’s Academic Medal awarded to three SD62 grads

November 25, 2025

RRU sustainability grad research public presentation

November 23, 2025

Artificial Intelligence

AI legislation & investment are key to a safe sovereign country,...

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Friday January 23, 2026 | QUEBEC CITY by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Evan Solomon, Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation, addressed media today during the prime minister's two-day cabinet planning session...

Boosting clean technology in the North: enhance ports, boost sovereignty

January 20, 2026

Carney opens up wide range of economic ties with Qatar

January 18, 2026

Food Supply & Healthy Eating

Sooke Seedy Saturday 2026 coming up Feb 28

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Monday January 19, 2026 | SOOKE, BC EVENT NEWS: by Island Social Trends The annual Sooke Seedy Saturday is coming up Saturday February 28 at Sooke Community Hall, 2037 Shields Rd. It's open to the public from...

BC Centre for Agritech Innovation supports new smart-farming system partnership with...

January 17, 2026

Steady rain starts the week, boosts spring water supply

January 12, 2026

Wage increase for hand-harvesting fresh produce in BC

January 2, 2026

Housing

WorksafeBC: Unsafe construction incident leads to fine & probation

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Sunday January 4, 2026 | VANCOUVER, BC by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends Workplace safety is a legal obligation for employers. This was made clear by a recent landmark case that sets an important precedent...