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A lightning storm swept across Vancouver Island over the weekend, sparking 11 new wildfires, with more blazes potentially emerging in the coming days. Dry conditions mean anyone heading into the backcountry around the Capital Region should keep an eye on fire bans and air quality advisories through the week.
With Victoria-area sailings disrupted, BC Ferries has released a water taxi schedule to help riders get around during three weeks of ferry cancellations. Commuters and visitors relying on those routes should build extra time into their travel plans while the disruption continues.
A Victoria whale-watching company has been acquired by Colorado-based Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality Inc. The deal folds one of the harbour's best-known tourism operators into a larger international attractions portfolio, a sign of continued outside investment interest in Victoria's visitor economy.
After 41 years, a downtown Victoria deli is getting new operators. The change marks the end of an era for a longtime local business, and residents who've grabbed lunch there for decades will be watching to see what the new owners keep and what they change.
Negotiations between Ottawa and Washington broke down late Friday, and the U.S. imposed 50% tariffs on about $20 billion of Canadian goods, including wine, cement and hockey sticks, in retaliation for alleged Canadian trade discrimination against U.S. cars, alcohol and dairy. Prime Minister Mark Carney vowed dollar-for-dollar countermeasures, with Canadian tariffs on steel, dairy, appliances, agricultural equipment, pulp, paper and electronics set to take effect September 8.
President Trump said Monday the U.S. will raise tariffs on Canadian-made cars, trucks and auto parts to 50% starting January 1, 2027, deepening the fallout from the failed trade talks. The stakes are high for Canada's plants, since Toyota and Honda alone made up 76.5% of Canada's vehicle production in 2025, outproducing Ford, GM and Stellantis combined.
Even as trade ties fray, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand met with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio for security talks covering transnational scam centres, Arctic policy and NATO defence investments. The two are set to speak again in September at the United Nations, suggesting Canada is trying to keep security cooperation separate from the trade dispute.
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