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The Upside is looking for incredible performances, sweet skills and hidden talents from our viewers, and we want to see what you’ve got!
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September 16, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Are you cool? A team of scientists have come up with a definition of cool, so Jordan Cunningham hit the streets to find out if their definition matches what people in Victoria find cool.
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July 9, 2025 at 1:09 AM
This Island Rewind brings you a high and a low from 2001.

On the low end, the year saw the introduction of the fastcat ferries.

On the high end, a Parksville couple had a unique backdrop for their wedding after spending hours to build a sandcastle church.
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July 8, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Back in 1994, the Toronto Maple Leafs were in the playoffs against the Canucks, and reporter Terry Roberts found the biggest Leafs fan, not just on the Island but possibly the country.
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May 13, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Technology plays a big role in elections nowadays, but that wasn't always the case. For Island Rewind, we looked back on previous election coverage at CHEK and CBC.
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April 29, 2025 at 5:22 PM
We Are Canadian
March 11, 2025 at 12:15 AM
CHEK’s Mary Griffin is in Port Angeles, Washington, today where Americans invited Canadians to visit despite strained international relationships.

More on their neighbo(u)rly welcome tonight on CHEK News at 5 & 6 p.m., and on cheknews.ca
February 20, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Love is in the air for Island Rewind, where we take you back to February 2004 when reporter Bruce Kirkpatrick tracked down some lovebirds around Victoria.
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February 11, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Island Rewind: B.C. government TV programs taken off the airwaves chekplus.ca/m/nicF2j59/i...
January 14, 2025 at 5:35 PM
This Island Rewind takes us back to January 1993, amid a big push to stop people smoking inside of Victoria restaurants. The non-smoking section was being boosted up to 60 per cent, but not everyone was happy to butt out.
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January 7, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Back in 1995, a care home in Esquimalt had its Christmas tree stolen, so a local cab driver stepped in to restore the spirit of the holiday.
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December 3, 2024 at 5:46 PM