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CRTC questions timing as Astral hearings begin

The total value of building permits issued in Greater Victoria was $49.9 million in July, an improvement over a slow June, when permits totalling $41.1 million were taken out. That number, however, is down from the $60.

The newest entry into Victoria's Thai cuisine market has opened its doors in Cadboro Bay. Thai Lemongrass opened its doors and its small patio Friday, offering what it calls an authentic and traditional Thai menu.

Private school can be an expensive proposition for many parents.

Mining stocks led the way to a strong showing on the Toronto stock market Friday amid general relief over a plan to lower eurozone borrowing costs. The S&P/TSX composite index jumped 128.28 points to 12,268.

London Drugs has introduced recycling collection boxes for beauty-product packaging and chocolate wrappers at all 75 of their stores. The recycling program is in partnership with TerraCycle, Garnier and Nestlé.

Nokia will start selling its new smartphone, potentially its last chance to break into the most profitable part of the mobile-phone market and secure its future, in November, sources at European telecoms operators said on Friday.

For 30 years, it's been a family kind of place

Carmanah Technologies may never again be a $60-million company, but the man at the helm of the Victoria-based manufacturer of solar-power products and systems is digging into the past in a quest to re-establish it as a world leader.

Loonie rises almost one cent US after bond-buying plan announced