Mackenzie Read

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Families, friends and advocates gathered on the steps of the B.C. Legislature Monday to mark a somber anniversary in the province’s toxic drug crisis. On April 14, 2016, the province declared the toxic drug crisis a public health emergency. Advocates say over the past nine years, the province has not treated the crisis like an emergency. “Sixteen thousand people have died since that declaration,” Leslie McBain, with Mom’s Stop the Harm, said.

1 month ago | cheknews.ca | Mackenzie Read

While it might have been a day early, Victorians gathered in the downtown core Sunday to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. The city’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Festival closed down Government Street, between Yates and Fort streets, for a family-friendly celebration. Watch the report below: The festival featured a market with various treats and vendors, a bouncy castle for the kids and a variety of music performances for people to dance to.

1 month ago | cheknews.ca | Mackenzie Read

Hudson’s Bay, Canada’s oldest company, is hoping it can avoid a shut down by announcing a liquidation strategy amid financial struggles. On Friday, the department store company said unless it finds a more viable path forward, it will begin liquidating its entire business as soon as next week. “Devastating,” Victoria shopper Maggie said on Saturday.

1 month ago | cheknews.ca | Mackenzie Read

British Columbians are consuming less alcohol than they have since the turn of the millennium, according to the University of Victoria’s Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR). New information from CISUR’s BC Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Monitoring Project shows per capita sales across the province in 2023/24 were equivalent to 469 standard drinks per person over the age of 15.

1 month ago | cheknews.ca | Mackenzie Read

It’s once again time to change your clocks as we “spring forward” into Daylight Saving Time (DST). The clocks will spring forward one hour at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 9, 2025. The upcoming time change became a big topic of discussion for one psychology class at Camosun College’s Lansdowne Campus earlier in the week. Students were learning about how it works and how it affects people.