Victoria Weather | Local Victoria and Vancouver Island Conditions

“This is the week that we finally get some consecutive days with calm, warm and dry conditions. While the start of March break is a little unstable the middle and back half will be great overall. Showers will continue to be scattered through the southern half of the Island tonight and into tomorrow morning and then some activity into Tuesday night. Wednesday will see a nice change with a ridge of high pressure moving in and giving us the spring weather we’ve been waiting for. Temperatures look to hit the double digits for a few days and sunshine will be the main feature into the weekend. Saturday will see rain return for some spots but it won’t be very wide spread. Spring is finally springing!”

- Warren Dean, CTV News Vancouver Island weather anchor

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Police identify man in Victoria restaurant assault

Police say they have identified a man who is accused of attacking a patron at a restaurant in downtown Victoria last week.

Victoria police are asking the public for help identifying a man who punched a restaurant patron in the face earlier this week. (VicPD)

Snowbirds returning to Vancouver Island next month

The country's national aerobatics team, the Canadian Forces Snowbirds, is returning to Vancouver Island in April to train for its upcoming season.

The Snowbirds fly in formation ahead of training on Vancouver Island. (Canadian Forces Snowbirds / Facebook)

Researchers: Inbreeding a big problem for endangered orcas

With population numbers so low, researchers believe inbreeding may be an issue for the critically endangered southern resident killer whales.

This Sept. 2015, photo provided by NOAA Fisheries shows an aerial view of adult female Southern Resident killer whale (J16) swimming with her calf (J50). (NOAA Fisheries/Vancouver Aquarium via AP, File)

Langford assistant fire chief dies after battle with cancer

Firefighters and city officials are mourning the death of Langford's assistant fire chief following his battle with cancer.

Life-sized driftwood sculpture exhibit to raise money for Vancouver Island wildlife centre

A Victoria artist who builds life-sized sculptures of local wildlife entirely out of driftwood is bringing her works to downtown Victoria to help fundraise for Wild ARC, an animal rehabilitation centre in Metchosin, B.C.

Police seek help identifying Nanaimo shoplifting suspects

Mounties in Nanaimo are asking the public for help identifying two women accused of shoplifting. The women were caught on a surveillance camera at Sally Beauty, located at 6894 Island Highway North, just before 4 p.m. on Jan. 21.

Port McNeill RCMP violated suspect's Charter rights during detention, judge rules

Mounties in Port McNeill violated a suspect's Charter rights by failing to allow him to contact a lawyer promptly after his 2019 drug trafficking arrest, a judge has ruled.

Nanaimo students will not be sent to different high school amid capacity problem

Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools announced it will take the proposed Nanaimo District Secondary School capacity scenario of sending Gabriola students entering Grade 8 in September to Cedar Secondary out of consideration.

Man seriously injured in downtown Nanaimo shooting

One man is in the hospital in serious condition after being shot in downtown Nanaimo this weekend, according to authorities.

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'We will exercise fiscal restraint': Freeland outlines priorities ahead of 2023 federal budget

The coming 2023 federal budget will 'exercise fiscal restraint' while also making 'significant' investments in health and building Canada's clean economy, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said Monday.

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland delivers a speech to business leaders, in Gatineau, Que., Monday, Oct. 17, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

3 people stabbed at Halifax-area high school; 1 person in custody

Police in Halifax say three people have been stabbed and a student is in custody following a weapons complaint at a high school in Bedford, N.S.

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W5 Investigates | How did a healthy teen die at a minor hockey camp?

The parents of young Ontario hockey player Ben Teague have been searching for answers since he died while at a team retreat in 2019. The mystery about what happened and the code of silence in hockey culture is explored in CTV W5's 'What Happened to Ben,' on CTVNews.ca and W5's official YouTube channel.

Conservatives forcing MPs to vote on striking new foreign interference study

In an effort to keep the foreign interference story at the forefront, and to do an apparent end run around the Liberal filibuster blocking one study from going ahead, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has forced the House to spend the day debating a motion instructing an opposition-dominated House committee to strike its own review.

Spring backwards? Why next spring will come earlier than it has in nearly 130 years

In the previous century, the spring equinox typically fell on March 21, but the first day of spring has slowly been moving. Here's why next year it will fall on March 19, for the first time since the 1800s.