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The editor of the Times Colonist got a letter of complaint one day this year: “I completely am driven crazy by Jack Knox’s ridiculous articles,” it began. “He sensationalizes stories in his own ridiculous mellow-dramatic ways.

When your dog goes missing or is lost, who are you going to call? For a year now, a dedicated group of volunteer dog-searchers under the banner of Find Lost and Escaped Dogs (FLED) has reunited 133 Vancouver Island dogs with their grateful owners.

Whenever a senior is involved in a high-profile accident — such as the early-December incident in which a woman drove her vehicle into a Saanich grocery store — the debate over increased regulations and mandatory testing for older drivers resurfaces.

Turkeys weren’t the only birds that turned out well-done this holiday. A seagull that made contact with live power lines while standing atop a James Bay hydro pole was electrocuted, causing a fire at the top of the pole Thursday morning. B.C.

Victorians who attended Christmas mass Wednesday morning were in the minority — only 24 per cent of B.C. residents planned to attend services Wednesday, according to an online poll. But the dozens who arrived at St.

Firefighters tended to a house fire that broke out early Tuesday afternoon at 6088 Grandview Rd. in Port Alberni. Emergency crews from the Beaver Creek, Sproat Lake and Port Alberni fire departments were on the scene. Personnel from the B.C.

Port Alberni RCMP are asking for the public’s assistance in locating the person who stole a collection of Christmas donations made to the Salvation Army. Police responded to an alarm at the Salvation Army Thrift Store at 2984 3rd Ave. at 12:37 a.m.

The return of passenger rail on Vancouver Island is inching closer to reality amid positive negotiations with Via Rail, say Island proponents.

Having just split with her partner of 11 years, single mom Rachel Sutherland broke the news to her kids that it would be a lean Christmas this year.

Visitors to Elk and Beaver lakes are warned to beware of a seasonal slime that can be poisonous. Blue-green algae blooms have been detected at the Brookleigh boat launch in Elk/Beaver Lake Regional Park , according to the Capital Regional District.