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Hundreds attend rally at Centennial Square to mark two years of Ukrainians fighting against invasion by Russia

Police said in a statement on Thursday that investigators determined the arson was a targeted offence, but was not a hate crime.

Police have arrested a former priest for a targeted arson to the family home of a Ukrainian priest nearly a year ago in Victoria, B.C.

Walter "Theo" Machinski, of Nanaimo, was arrested Wednesday and is charged with carrying out the attack. According to the church, a man with the same name served as the churchs pastor before the current pastor, whose home was attacked, took over the role.

Police have arrested a former priest for a targeted arson to the family home of a Ukrainian priest nearly a year ago in Victoria, B.C.

Three weeks after an arson attack forced a Ukrainian priest and his family to flee their Victoria home in the middle of the night, police have still not identified any witnesses to the incident.

Two men – one Ukrainian, one Canadian – are preparing to travel from British Columbia to Ukraine to help fight off invading Russian forces.

Two men – one Ukrainian, one Canadian – are preparing to travel from British Columbia to Ukraine to help fight off invading Russian forces.

Two men – one Ukrainian, one Canadian – are preparing to travel from British Columbia to Ukraine to help fight off invading Russian forces.

A line cook from Powell River, B.C., quit his job and is putting his life on hold to fight Russian troops in war-torn Ukraine.