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An off-duty court sheriff who came to the rescue of two police officers locked in a struggle with a suspect, and a hospital security guard who convinced a distraught man not to jump from a parkade ledge were given civic service awards by Victoria pol

The B.C. Coroners Service showed a “shocking” lack of interest in the suicide of a 14-year-old aboriginal girl on a rural B.C. reserve three years ago, B.C.’s representative for children and youth said.

Sidney is looking to do some exterior decorating, adding new “street furniture” on its main drag. New benches, recycling containers, waste bins and planters could all be part of a fresh look for Beacon Avenue.

Port Alberni RCMP are investigating a stabbing Thursday night that left a 47-year-old man with serious injuries.

Thanks to DNA testing, a stray Band-Aid and a condom, a 33-year-old Langford man will spend two years in prison and two more on probation for a pair of assaults on sex workers.

A snowstorm and a frigid -4° C temperature Friday morning made the Island feel like a more appropriate setting for the Winter Games than Sochi, Russia, where it was a relatively balmy 7° during the opening ceremony.

Convicted bank robber and celebrated writer Stephen Reid was granted day parole Thursday at a hearing at William Head Institution in Metchosin. Reid, 63, had last year been granted a 60-day stint on day parole to attend substance-abuse treatment.

The Ontario Provincial Police have arrested a Saanich man and charged him with murdering an inmate in a Kingston prison 20 years ago. Investigators with the Joint Forces Penitentiary Squad and OPP Det. Insp.

Snow has cleared in the Greater Victoria area after morning flurries across the region. But there still a chance of more this long weekend. At 3 p.m. today, Greater Victoria was mainly sunny.

Sabrina Losie was just 16 years old when diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Imagine that. The Grade 11 Stelly’s student endured surgery, blood transfusions, an allergic reaction to chemo drugs, the whole horrible deal.