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Victoria police are asking people who rushed to the care of a 20-year-old Saanich woman, who died in a crash on Blanshard and Bay streets Sunday, to come forward.

Victoria Police Chief Frank Elsner swore in his first recruits on Wednesday — a pair of homeowners eager to be part of the local force. Casey Jones is 28 and graduated from Parkland Secondary School, while 32-year-old Matthew King attended St.

Ten employees at the Victoria Salvation Army recycling centre were laid off and escorted out of the building this week. At least three had worked for the Christian-based charity organization for more than 20 years.

Arguing they were caught between a rock and a hard place, local politicians put off making a decision on whether to landfill collected household food scraps or ship them to Richmond for processing.

Police dog Uno did his job early Thursday, tracking down three suspects after a 28-year-old man was assaulted in downtown Victoria. Uno and his handler, Const.

A man in his 50s died Thursday after being pulled from the freezing, rushing water underneath Tillicum bridge. Police received a call at 3:30 p.m. about a man in distress in the water.

School districts can keep class sizes and staffing levels as they are until the B.C. Court of Appeal rules on a dispute between the government and the B.C. Teachers’ Federation.

The NDP is calling for a “silver alert” program that would help find missing and disoriented seniors as the number of people with Alzheimer’s disease continues to rise.

A full-time bell ringer at Christ Church Cathedral in Victoria went into cardiac arrest in the bell tower Tuesday evening, requiring firefighters to use their rope skills to get him down. Victoria firefighters responded to a call via B.C.

Western Forest Products chairman Dominic Gammiero is retiring and leaving the company’s board of directors. Gammiero, who joined the board in 2006, served as Western’s CEO between October 2010 and February 2013, and as chairman thereafter.