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Good evening, Victoria! If you stepped outside today, you probably noticed the smell of wildfire smoke before you even saw the haze. Smoke blanketed Greater Victoria and other parts of Vancouver Island, but the good news is that stronger winds are expected to begin clearing it later this evening, with much clearer conditions forecast by Wednesday morning.
Elsewhere today, we’re covering a Victoria real estate agent fined $200,000 after improperly purchasing an affordable housing unit and renting it out, an important ICBC reminder as children prepare to return to school, and a $5-million lottery ticket purchased in Nanaimo. We also have 5 things to do around Victoria tomorrow and a Sidney restaurant offering a full “yappy hour” menu just for dogs!
Here’s what else is making news today.
Today’s roundup · 10 stories |
Top story Fire Incoming winds could blow the smoke out. |
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 | Crime He is now in custody in the United States. |
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 | News Kids are 37% more likely to be in a collision in September. |
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More Around the Region |
 | Concerts Fringe Festival is back, and the final Eventide show is this week! |
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 | News Units were units at an average of 12% below market value. |
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 | Animals Featuring a full menu for dogs! |
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 | Missing Person She has been missing since Friday, August 21st. |
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 | Elections He will be running against former incumbent David Screech. |
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 | News And she found out while shopping in Nanaimo! |
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 | Featured This equates to 4.6 deaths per day. |
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A little brain break Today’s Island Unscramble Rearrange the letters to find a familiar local place. OHLISECD Hint: A regional trail connecting Victoria with the Saanich Peninsula. |
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Event · Victoria Directed by Kathleen MacLean Set in “eighteen hundred and something”, three very different women with a preference for 21st-century slang sit in a fort… |
Event · Greater Victoria Reprise reunites three Victoria lens-based artists. After their successful collaboration last fall at the Gage in Light Reigns, Shadows Rule, the trio is expanding… |
Event · Saanich 25th Annual Celebration | Get Your Greek On! August 28-30 and September 4-7, 2026 WHAT 25th Annual Greek Fest - authentic Greek food, live… |
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