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Five weeks before Griffyn Dmytar was born, an ultrasound showed a mysterious shadow. By the time he was diagnosed with cancer at nine days of age, the shadow had grown into a baseball-sized tumour.

A simulated submarine disaster called Smashex saw hundreds of people — including the crew of HMCS Calgary and Island Health emergency doctors — hauling and healing the wounded on Wednesday.

The Bay Street bridge has been added to the Crystal Pool and Fire Station No. 1 as a third piece of Victoria infrastructure in dire need of millions of dollars in unbudgeted repairs.

A consultant’s report on restructuring city operations was substantially altered between the time a draft version hit the former city manager’s office and the time the final report was presented to Victoria council, says Coun. Ben Isitt.

A sentencing hearing is underway for a Victoria man convicted of Internet luring and sexually interfering with a 13-year-old girl in the fall of 2009.

A former Victoria High School teacher convicted of stalking women was ordered into custody Wednesday while the judge decides on his sentence.

Camosun College has posted a nearly 36 per cent increase in international student enrolments this year despite a strike by foreign service workers that threatened to delay the processing of study permits.

A Victoria woman and a police officer were recognized Wednesday for their work in saving a woman’s life. Kelsey Kanhoffen was walking with friends along Johnson Street after a night out just before 2 a.m. Sept.

Premier Christy Clark said she knows little about an RCMP investigation into her government’s multicultural outreach plan and pledged not to interfere with the probe.

UPDATE: Two Victoria men missing on Mount Albert Edward since the weekend have been found alive and healthy. Paul Berry of Comox Search and Rescue said the hikers were found in "good condition" by Moat Lake this morning.