Victoria police disproportionately using force against Indigenous and Black people, data shows
New data from VicPD, released following an order from the B.C. Human Rights Commissioner, shows Indigenous and Black people were overrepresented in police use-of-force incidents between 2018 and 2023.
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Victoria ranked top 10 for ‘most walkable city’ in the world, Skyscanner
Named one of the top 10 for its walkability score the City of Victoria ranked first on the list for air quality.
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Victoria sees 16% drop in housing starts even as national numbers climb
Housing starts were down 16 per cent in Victoria over 2024, despite general growth in the rest of Canada according to a new ...
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Victoria police use-of-force data show Indigenous ‘overrepresentation’
Data from 2018 to 2023 show Indigenous people were involved in 17 per cent of cases involving use of force with Victoria ...
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Rain shadow has Victoria residents walking on the sunny side of the street
Victoria receives an average of 661 mm of rain annually, compared with 1,426 mm in Sooke and 1,537 mm in Vancouver ...
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Victoria Festival of Trees raises $145K for BC Children’s Hospital
The annual Festival of Trees Victoria raised $145,000 for the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation, bringing the total raised ...
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'Imagine Freddy Krueger attacking you': Victoria, B.C. owl attack draws warning
“Imagine Freddy Krueger attacking you from behind,” she said. The next morning, Henderson posted on Facebook to warn others ...