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Eight recent break-ins, and maybe more, appear to be part of single crime spree, including break-ins committed when people were in their beds, Saanich police say.

Saanich police say that as many as eight recent incidents appear to be part of single crime spree, including break-ins committed when people were in their beds.

Rumours and fear are flying among Victoria’s Ukrainian-Canadians as Russia seems to come closer to full-scale military intervention in Ukraine.

A wooden octopus stolen from his garden in the window of Nanaimo’s Blue Poppy Garden Gallery in a smash-and-grab robbery has still not been found.

Tilray filtered through more than 400 applications for jobs at its Duke Point medical marijuana factory during a unique hiring fair over the weekend.

A bank robber attracted attention for the pinstripe suit he wore. The man went into a Bank of Montreal at 3481 Cook St. about 12:40 p.m. Monday, pulled out what appeared to be a handgun and demanded cash, Saanich police spokesman Sgt.

Major police investigations that have been allowed to languish or “go to sleep” could soon be subject to provincial audits, B.C.’s Justice Minister said Monday.

In the first public settlement to arise out of a sweeping two-year Health Ministry investigation, a B.C. civil servant was rehired Monday.

The fire that left Royal Canadian Navy supply ship HMCS Protecteur dead in the water thousands of kilometres from home shows again that the navy needs a third such vessel in its fleet, says David Perry, senior analyst with the Conference of Defence A

The Ministry of Health has ordered a detailed review of about 35 seniors’ residences in B.C. that have either no automatic sprinklers or only a partial system to prevent fires.