Oak Bay

• Oak Bay city worker killed in vehicle crash, other driver sent to hospital

  While the driver of the black SUV was sent to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said the municipal staff member was pronounced dead at the scene. 

  Traffic

  May 17
  
• 2 charged in home invasion, 2017 Victoria machete attack: Oak Bay police

  On Sunday, officers arrested 30-year-old Kaspar Handspiker in the Maple Ridge, B.C., area in connection with the machete attack.

  Crime

  Jan 19
  
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• B.C. municipal election 2022: Oak Bay results

  Oak Bay residents only needed to vote for their next council in the 2022 B.C. municipal election after Kevin Murdoch ran unopposed.

  Politics

  Sep 18, 2022
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• Environmental group claiming to deflate tires on SUVs turns attention to Vancouver

  An environmental group called Tyre Extinguishers is attempting to draw attention to pollution caused by larger vehicles and is now looking at Vancouver.

  Crime

  Aug 2, 2022
• B.C. art fraud: Police seek owners of 4 paintings seized from accused dealer

  Police on Vancouver Island are hoping to find the owners of four art pieces that were among more than 1,000 recovered during an investigation into an Oak Bay art dealer in April.

  Crime

  Jul 13, 2022
• Evidence ‘overwhelmingly’ proved murder, Crown tells Andrew Berry appeal hearing

  On Friday Crown concluded its arguments, telling the court the physical evidence was so overwhelming that any error in instructions to the jury were irrelevant.

  Crime

  Jun 23, 2022
• Vancouver Island’s Oak Bay to phase out noisy, polluting, gas-powered garden tools

  Banned items will include chainsaws and lawn mowers. Users, from homeowners to professional landscaping companies, will have three years to phase out gas-powered items.

  Environment

  May 26, 2022
• B.C. wines: Annual grape harvest well underway in Okanagan

  Their hard work carries on the centuries-old tradition of winemaking for another fruitful year ahead in the Okanagan.

  Canada

  Oct 8, 2021
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• Oak Bay police search for man who smashed ATMs with hammer

  Just before midnight on Wednesday, the suspect walked into two different banks and smashed the ATMs with a hammer, according to Oak Bay police.

  Crime

  Sep 4, 2021
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• Victoria business owner stands up to Instagram hacker demanding nude photos

  A Victoria business owner is determined to make social media platforms more accountable, after a hacker allegedly gained control of her Instagram and demanded nude photos.

  Lifestyle

  Feb 5, 2021