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Former Rupert Murdoch protege Rebekah Brooks has been formally charged with conspiring to hack into the phones of hundreds of well-known people and their associates.

Adding controversy to the menu does not seem to have hurt Chick-fil-A.

Jo-Anne Silverman has been appointed director of fund development for the United Way of Greater Victoria. She was most recently advancement manager at the Camosun College Foundation for more than nine years.

Market maker's shares fall by 80 per cent

July home sales in Vancouver, once the country's hottest real estate market, continued to slide and hit their lowest total for the month since 2000. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver said Thursday that 2,098 properties sold in July, down 18.

B.C. Government and Service Employees' Union members have announced another walkout, almost one month after some staged a one-day strike to back contract demands.

Randy Smith, a retired financial planner, longtime community advocate and avid health and fitness proponent, is the newest board member of the Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence Society.

British-based firm A J Walter Aviation said it has signed a deal to buy the component repair business of insolvent aircraft maintenance firm Aveos Fleet Performance.

The sale of a tree-farm licence and improved lumber and log shipments allowed Western Forest Products to improve its bottom line by $10 million in the second quarter.

New device on sale Thursday