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Salt Baby plays at the Belfry Theatre in Victoria April 17 to May 13. (Arnold Lim/Black Press)

New play examines Indigenous identity

Belfry Theatres Salt Baby coming to Victoria April 17 - May 13

Salt Baby plays at the Belfry Theatre in Victoria April 17 to May 13. (Arnold Lim/Black Press)
B.C. committed $3.5-million of provincial funding for the Songhees Nation’s 2020 North American Indigenous Games bid. (Arnold Lim/Black Press)

B.C. supports 2020 North American Indigenous Games Bid

Songhees Nation bid now officially supported by British Columbia

B.C. committed $3.5-million of provincial funding for the Songhees Nation’s 2020 North American Indigenous Games bid. (Arnold Lim/Black Press)
Rangefinders Karl Yu, News Bulletin reporter, receives instruction on how to sight a C-7 rifle from Cpl. Tanner McKinnon at Nanaimo Military Camp’s electronic shooting rang Wednesday. The simulation range arms training is part of an array of activities that will require physical fitness, a keen eye and a taste for ready to eat field rations for visitors attending Soldier For a Day, a public relations event to be hosted by the Canadian Armed Forces at the base Saturday (April 7). (CHRIS BUSH/The News Bulletin)

Best videos of the week ending April 6

A look at some of the best video stories from the past week ending April 6, 2018

Rangefinders Karl Yu, News Bulletin reporter, receives instruction on how to sight a C-7 rifle from Cpl. Tanner McKinnon at Nanaimo Military Camp’s electronic shooting rang Wednesday. The simulation range arms training is part of an array of activities that will require physical fitness, a keen eye and a taste for ready to eat field rations for visitors attending Soldier For a Day, a public relations event to be hosted by the Canadian Armed Forces at the base Saturday (April 7). (CHRIS BUSH/The News Bulletin)
MLA Lana Popham gets a hug from a man at Our Place where hundreds enjoyed an Easter meal served by members of the community. (Arnold Lim/Black Press)

Easter at Our Place

Approximately 800 enjoy Easter meals made possible by volunteerism and community donations

MLA Lana Popham gets a hug from a man at Our Place where hundreds enjoyed an Easter meal served by members of the community. (Arnold Lim/Black Press)
Lilia Zaharieva has cystic fibrosis and needs Orkambi, a drug that is not currently covered for Canadians. (Arnold Lim/Black Press)

Vancouver Island’s Best Videos of the Week

A look at some of the best video stories from the past week ending March 23, 2018

Lilia Zaharieva has cystic fibrosis and needs Orkambi, a drug that is not currently covered for Canadians. (Arnold Lim/Black Press)
The Victoria HarbourCats announced a new branding agreement that will the the HarbourCats home called Wilson’s Group Stadium at Royal Athletic Park and include a double-decker bus where fans can enjoy the game from the upper deck. (Courtesy Victoria HarbourCats)

The most “Victoria” way to watch baseball?

HarbourCats fans can now watch games from double-decker buses

The Victoria HarbourCats announced a new branding agreement that will the the HarbourCats home called Wilson’s Group Stadium at Royal Athletic Park and include a double-decker bus where fans can enjoy the game from the upper deck. (Courtesy Victoria HarbourCats)
Kim Scott is spending five days training to achieve her dream of representing Canada at the Paralympics. (Arnold Lim/Black Press)

Paralympic dream for rider with cerebral palsy

Kim Scott’s goal is to represent Canada and won’t let anything, including cerebral palsy, get in her way

Kim Scott is spending five days training to achieve her dream of representing Canada at the Paralympics. (Arnold Lim/Black Press)
Little Ethan Bull hugs his dad who was away for 197-day deployment on the HMCS Submarine Chicoutimi for the longest deployment of a Victoria-class submarine to date. (Arnold Lim/Black Press)

Submariners come home after 197-day deployment

Tears and laughter filled the jetty where emotional friends and family welcomed the HMCS Submarine Chicoutimi

Little Ethan Bull hugs his dad who was away for 197-day deployment on the HMCS Submarine Chicoutimi for the longest deployment of a Victoria-class submarine to date. (Arnold Lim/Black Press)
March 18 os International Transit Driver Appreciation Day. (Arnold Lim/Black Press)

Celebrating our transit drivers on their day

March 18 is International Transit Driver Appreciation Day

March 18 os International Transit Driver Appreciation Day. (Arnold Lim/Black Press)
Victoria Royals starting goaltender Griffen Outhouse has broken several club records including most career wins, most wins in a single season and most shots faced. (Jon Howe/Victoria Royals)

Griffen Outhouse rewriting the Royals’ goaltending records

Victoria Royals goaltender’s record-breaking season is not going unnoticed

Victoria Royals starting goaltender Griffen Outhouse has broken several club records including most career wins, most wins in a single season and most shots faced. (Jon Howe/Victoria Royals)
Jack Boan can recite more than 800 digits of pi. He will be looking to improve upon his 166th world ranking on March 14, all the while raising funds for You Are Not Alone. Photo supplied

Vancouver Island’s Best Videos of the Week

A look at some of the best video stories from the past week ending March 16, 2018

Jack Boan can recite more than 800 digits of pi. He will be looking to improve upon his 166th world ranking on March 14, all the while raising funds for You Are Not Alone. Photo supplied
Esquimalt high school students work on their robot at the First Robotics Competition at the Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre. (Arnold Lim/Black Press)

Robots battle in Greater Victoria

Teams from around Canada and the U.S. put their robotics acumen to the test at the Save-on-Foods Memorial Arena

Esquimalt high school students work on their robot at the First Robotics Competition at the Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre. (Arnold Lim/Black Press)
A “likely” portrait of Captain George Vancouver will be available to the public at the Royal B.C. Museum for the first time. (Arnold Lim/Black Press)

Controversial portrait could open dialogue on colonialism

“Likely” portrait of Captain George Vancouver soon available to public for the first time sparking debate at Royal BC Museum

A “likely” portrait of Captain George Vancouver will be available to the public at the Royal B.C. Museum for the first time. (Arnold Lim/Black Press)
Celebrating B.C.’s paralympians

Celebrating B.C.’s paralympians

Supporters gathered at the Legislature in Victoria to celebrate the start of the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games

Celebrating B.C.’s paralympians
See the progression of reporter Dawn Gibson from reporter to boxer, the house of a hoarder go up in flames, and a new invention in this week’s Island Replay.

Island Replay: The best video stories from Vancouver Island

Take a look back at some of the best videos from the past week ending March 9, 2018.

See the progression of reporter Dawn Gibson from reporter to boxer, the house of a hoarder go up in flames, and a new invention in this week’s Island Replay.
Vancouver Island youth show off their trade skills

Vancouver Island youth show off their trade skills

1,000 middle and secondary school students compete in South Island skills competition

Vancouver Island youth show off their trade skills
The Opening Ceremonies of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games. (Arnold Lim/Black Press)

PyeongChang 2018, through the eyes of a Korean Canadian

Black Press’ Arnold Lim shares his experiences at the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games

The Opening Ceremonies of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games. (Arnold Lim/Black Press)
Best news photographs of 2017

Best news photographs of 2017

A year in review through the lens of of Black Press staff and readers

Best news photographs of 2017
Little kids tell us what they want to ask Santa for on Christmas. (Arnold Lim/Black Press)

Asking kids: What do you want for Christmas?

From changes to smoking laws, to peace on earth, seven-year-olds tell us what they want from Santa

Little kids tell us what they want to ask Santa for on Christmas. (Arnold Lim/Black Press)
Cardiologist Anthony Della-Siega for the Victoria Hospitals Foundation’s Fix-A-Heart campaign. (Arnold Lim/Black Press)

The impact of medical technology

See the difference you make by pledging to the Fix-A-Heart campaign.

Cardiologist Anthony Della-Siega for the Victoria Hospitals Foundation’s Fix-A-Heart campaign. (Arnold Lim/Black Press)
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