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First Nations communities on Vancouver Island offer rich cultural experiences that tell the story of these lands

The Canadian government is once again putting measures in place to protect southern resident killer whales in British Columbia waters.

The Royal B.C. Museum has debuted a new directors’ cut of award-winning documentary Saving Luna , the story a young male orca that loses his family in Nootka Sound, on the rugged west coast of Vancouver Island.

The tastiest time for foodies to visit Greater Victoria returns later this month with Dine Around and Stay in Town, Jan. 20 to Feb. 6.

Snow may be a rarity in British Columbia’s capital city, but the holidays are a magical time in Victoria nonetheless, with twinkling lights, magical holiday music and yes, a sleigh-full of seasonal events!

Deep inside the belly of the Royal BC Museum’s much-anticipated new exhibit, Orcas: Our Shared Future , hangs a full-size whale skeleton: Rhapsody, also known as J32, from the Southern Resident Orcas. The skeleton looks as you might expect — a long graceful spine and full ribcage — except for two tiny splints of bone hanging underneath. They’re not connected to the rest of the skeleton, and don’t seem to fit with the rest of the whale’s shape.

Locals invited to support Victoria’s craft breweries this May for a chance to win prizes

Provincial funding boosts 12-stop marine tourism program set to open in 2022

A Saanich Peninsula distillery will have to slide the bottles over and make some trophy space on the top shelf.

The castle’s $288,000 restoration is funded by the province and B.C. Heritage