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Brotherston murder trial: Girlfriend came to Taylor's defence
She's just five foot two, but Andrea "Andy" Olson says she jumped on the back of Kenneth Brotherston Sr. when he pinned her boyfriend, Keith Taylor, to the ground.
New ground was broken in North Saanich today as local politicians and representatives from the Victoria Airport Authority took shovel to dirt to commence a $24-million highway interchange project.
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Big-box daycare will not be coming to the University of Victoria in the forseeable future, the UVic board of governors decided this week.
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'Dr. Death' gets it right
Few blues musicians are more legendary than Blind Lemon Jefferson. He's arguably the most famous country bluesman of all time.
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Quester rides growth track
It's been nearly 75 years since any sort of railway operated on the Saanich Peninsula.
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Orcas Islanders settling in with Café Mela
An American couple with an affinity for Canada and Victoria's old-world charm is taking the first steps to citizenship by acquiring a European-style coffee house in the Humboldt Valley downtown.
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Health minister urges Canadians to get flu shot - plus Island clinics today and tomorrow
Federal Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq received her H1N1 vaccine yesterday at a clinic in Ottawa and urged Canadians to follow her example because the virus is so unpredictable.
Firefighters to handle car crashes
If you have a minor car accident in nanaimo, firefighters might turn up, but not police.
Man flashes his privates at woman on Goose
Saanich police are looking for a man who exposed himself to a female jogger on the Galloping Goose Trail yesterday morning. The woman was running along the trail near Brett Avenue at about 9.30 a.m. when the man exposed his genitals. He then sat down on the ground and did not say anything to the woman as sh
Opposition wants in on municipal review
B.C.'s New Democrats appealed to the government yesterday to put aside partisan interests and include opposition members in a yet-to-be-announced committee examining gaping holes in municipal-election legislation.
Jack Knox: Not everyone answering their responsibilities
Stood at Hillside and Douglas for four minutes yesterday, and counted 12 drivers cruising through the busy intersection with cellphones glued to their ears.
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City to hear input on food court
Cook Street Village residents will get a chance to weigh in on whether to allow a makeshift open-air food court to become a more permanent feature on the landscape.
Interest-free staffer loans in Colwood
Colwood will offer interest-free loans to municipal employees wanting to buy electric bikes, a move one councillor decries as part of a "green kook agenda."
Brotherston trial: Witness said gun was jammed
A witness in the second-degree murder trial of former Highlands councillor Kenneth Brotherston and his two sons said yesterday that the victim asked him to look at a gun prior to getting into a fight at a Colwood house.
Native leader Leeson who helped fight for property rights dies
A prominent First Nations leader in British Columbia who was instrumental in passing a historic law last week allowing residents to own property in New Aiyansh reserve has passed away.
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Saanich murderer loses parole
A convicted killer from Saanich has had his parole privileges yanked after lying to authorities and being caught with an empty beer can.
Public tip leads Sidney/Saanich RCMP to handgun, drugs and alleged criminals in stolen truck
A tip about an erratic driver on the Pat Bay Highway led Sidney/North Saanich RCMP to evidence of a crime spree last night
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Good News Page: Latest peace mural has Coast Salish theme
The latest project from the Creative Peace Mural Society has been feted at Government House by Lt.-Gov. Steven Point.
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