Mastodawn

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/fired-bc-ministry-staffer-wendy-taylor-9.7229430

This was a conservative government. 2012. I remember this. #researcher It was AWFUL.

#bc #canada #vancouver #bcpoli #victoria

B.C. judge says province scapegoated fired staffer who was awarded $250K in damages | CBC News

A B.C. Supreme Court justice was highly critical of the province's conduct in awarding a fired public servant $250,000 in damages, following her involvement in a 2012 scandal that involved fired health researchers and a man's suicide.

CBC

The Guardian Feeds 12h ago

Escaped prisoner who fled brother’s funeral believed to be in Melbourne, police say
By Guardian staff

Orijol Rukaj was on pallbearer duties when he evaded corrections staff – and has been on the run for the six weeks since

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/11/escaped-prisoner-on-run-escorted-from-brothers-funeral-accused-drug-trafficker-orijol-rukaj-melbourne-ntwnfb

#Melbourne #Victoria #Australianpoliceandpolicing #Australianews #Guardianstaff

Escaped prisoner who fled brother’s funeral believed to be in Melbourne, police say

Orijol Rukaj was on pallbearer duties when he evaded corrections staff – and has been on the run for the six weeks since

The Guardian

World news | The Guardian 13h ago

Escaped prisoner who fled brother’s funeral believed to be in Melbourne, police say https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/11/escaped-prisoner-on-run-escorted-from-brothers-funeral-accused-drug-trafficker-orijol-rukaj-melbourne-ntwnfb #Melbourne #Victoria #AustralianPoliceAndPolicing #AustraliaNews

Escaped prisoner who fled brother’s funeral believed to be in Melbourne, police say

Orijol Rukaj was on pallbearer duties when he evaded corrections staff – and has been on the run for the six weeks since

The Guardian

Akerix 19h ago

Valencia Basket Asegura la Victoria En Medio del Apoyo Entusiasta

Valencia Basket celebró una victoria significativa recientemente, marcando un triunfo que ha capturado la atención de los entusiastas del baloncesto en toda Europa. El equipo aseguró su victoria en un partido muy disputado que tuvo lugar en Valencia, España.

## El Partido y sus Momentos Clave
El juego se caracterizó por una intens…

#Akerix #IA #ValenciaBasket #Victoria #España
https://akerix.com/article/valencia-basket-victory

CBC British Columbia 22h ago

Victoria's 2026 Rifflandia music festival cancelled, with no plan to return
Organizers of the Rifflandia festival say they will no longer run the multimillion-dollar music and arts event, citing rising production costs.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/victoria-rifflandia-2026-cancelled-9.7230262?cmp=rss

Mike Nelson Pedde 22h ago

Came across a (rarely-seen) squashed rose dragonfly yesterday. Quite the find!

#photo #photography #yyj #Victoria #BC #JamesBay #flowers #NotAI #dragonfly #pareidolia

The Victorian News 1d ago

June 11, 1851: The first gold is found in Victoria
#ausnews #vicnews #goldrush #history #victoria #onthisday

https://www.victoriannews.com.au/history/on-this-day/june-11-1851-the-first-gold-is-found-in-victoria/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

June 11, 1851: The first gold is found in Victoria

WARRANDYTE, VIC. — Gold was discovered in Australia as early as the 1830s, but discoveries were kept secret, for fear of sparking off unrest among the convicts.

VicNews

The Guardian Feeds 1d ago

John Bennett didn’t factor a war into his farm’s finances. Now he’s down $600,000
By Tania Lee

Urea prices have risen 75% since the start of the US-Israel war in Iran, eroding the already thin profit margins of Australian grain farmers

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/09/iran-war-hormuz-oil-prices-fuel-crisis-australia-fertiliser-impact-farming

#RuralandregionalAustralia #Australianeconomy #Business #Agriculture #Victoria #Australianews #StraitofHormuz #TaniaLee