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Good evening, Victoria! What a beautiful stretch of summer weather we’ve been enjoying! The heat is expected to continue, with plenty more sunshine on the way as we head toward the weekend.
Speaking of the weekend, our big list of things to do around Greater Victoria is almost complete and will be posted tomorrow, so make sure to check back and start making your plans!
In today’s newsletter, we also have the latest on Victoria’s rental prices, a police warning following concerning reports in Central Saanich and some great news after a missing hiker was found alive in Strathcona Provincial Park.
Keep scrolling for those stories and more from around Greater Victoria and Vancouver Island!
Today’s roundup · 13 stories |
Top story Missing Person After being stranded for 3 days. |
| The Latest | Today in Victoria |
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 | Concerts Catch free movies and music in the park or the Perseid meteor shower! ☄️ |
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 | News The incident occured in the early morning. |
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More Around the Region |
 | Housing But little to no increase year-over-year. |
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 | Environment It is only used around 15 days per year. |
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 | Branded And it is free to attend! |
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 | News Their quick thinking may have saved them from capsizing. |
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 | Crime The vehicle is an older white two-door car with a roof rack and lowered suspension. |
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 | Sponsored Branded It’ll be a free family-friendly party! |
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 | Events And there will be live music! |
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 | Crime Police also located $77,000 in cash. |
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 | Branded With over 50 local businesses participating! |
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 | Crime The cyclist was found on the ground. |
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A little brain break Today’s Island Unscramble Rearrange the letters to find a familiar local place. CORODVA Hint: This bay is a popular beach community in Saanich. |
The Canadian word game Play The Buzzle Our system is back and running again after showing the same word for the past couple of days! Like Wordle, but proudly Canadian. You have six tries to guess today’s word. | Play Now → |
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Forecast data from MET Norway
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Event · Victoria Award-winning storyteller Andrew Bailey will premiere his latest “hilarious and heart-wrenching” show, Bad Stoic, at the 2026 Victoria Fringe Festival. Bad Stoic follows Bailey,… |
Event · Oak Bay The courtyard in Athlone Court on Oak Bay Avenue is alive with tasters offering samples of wines, beers, spirits and craft cocktails. |
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