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• TD 'significantly' downgrades home sale, price forecasts

  A new report from TD says Canadian home sales could fall by nearly one-quarter on average this year and remain low into 2023.

  

• B.C. judge dismisses realtor's claim dealership misled him about Ford Mustang

  A Vancouver Island real estate agent has lost his bid to recover a deposit he made on a new Ford Mustang that he intended to offer as a prize in a year-long contest in 2020.

  

• No risk to public after police speak to 'suspicious' men reported in Saanich

  A search for two "suspicious" men in Saanich Thursday afternoon ended with no risk to the public, police said.

  

• Ferry passengers again facing hours-long waits at Horseshoe Bay

  There was more frustration for BC Ferries passengers at the Horseshoe Bay terminal Friday, with some waits extending upwards of five hours at the outset of the long weekend.

  

• Confront 'dark truths' of colonial history, B.C. premier says in Canada Day message

  Creating a better future for Canada requires confronting the 'dark truths' of the country's colonial history, B.C. Premier John Horgan said Friday.

• B.C. residents least interested in separating from Canada, poll finds

  British Columbians are less interested in seceding from Canada than residents of any other province, according to a new survey.

• 2 slain gunmen still unidentified after Saanich shooting: BC RCMP

  Saanich police will hold another update on a deadly shooting that took place on Tuesday afternoon, leaving two suspects dead and six officers with gunshot wounds.

• Commanding officer of Esquimalt-based Navy ship relieved of duties

  The commanding officer of a Royal Canadian Navy vessel based in Esquimalt has been relieved of his duties, the Canadian Armed Forces announced Thursday evening.

• Mounties report dramatic spike in catalytic converter thefts near Oceanside, B.C.

  Mounties on Vancouver Island are warning of a recent spike in catalytic converter thefts, with more than 50 thefts of the devices reported to police in the Oceanside, B.C., area this year.

• BC Ferries cancels multiple sailings ahead of busy Canada Day weekend

  BC Ferries is cancelling several sailings between Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland ahead of the Canada Day long weekend.

• 273 in hospital with COVID-19 in B.C. for 2nd week in a row

  The number of people with COVID-19 in B.C. hospitals remained at 273 on Thursday, still slightly above the lowest total seen in 2022 so far.

• 'What were they waiting for?' Woman inside Saanich bank amid shootout describes 'calm' gunmen

  A woman who was trapped inside a bank during a robbery and fatal shootout with police near Victoria on Tuesday says there is one question still plaguing her a day later: Why didn't the gunmen just leave with the money?

• Victoria police searching for high-risk missing girl, 16

  Victoria police are asking the public to keep a lookout for a girl who was reported missing earlier this week.

• B.C.'s 'largest investment' in affordable housing on Vancouver Island begins in Saanich

  Construction of a large housing redevelopment in Saanich, B.C., has begun, and it's a project that the B.C. government is calling its "largest investment" into affordable housing on Vancouver Island.