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It was a special end to a honeymoon for Michael Alastair Nace and Patricia Louise Guthrie. The newlyweds from Santee, Calif., were singled out Friday afternoon as Odgen Point marked a significant milestone in its cruise ship industry.

A Ladysmith teen reported missing early Friday morning was found dead by search-and-rescue crews in the Twin Falls trail area about 9:30 a.m. Kaitlin Brooke Heidelbach, 16, texted her father about 6:30 p.m.

A 27-year-old woman of no fixed address has been charged with arson in connection with an Aug. 25 fire at a residence on a North Saanich farm.

The B.C. Teachers’ Federation expects to resume contract negotiations with the provincial government in October, says union president Jim Iker.

The race to lead the B.C. Conservative Party is expected to begin within days, as candidates seek to revitalize the beleaguered political party after a disappointing election performance.

B.C.’s new complex chronic disease program is a “complete waste of time” for Lyme disease patients, says the Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation.

An elderly man’s death after falling and lying helpless for at least a week on the floor of his apartment was the sad culmination of several things that went wrong, said the board chairman of a non-profit housing complex.

The NDP has stood for the abolition of the Canadian Senate for 50 years says Leader Thomas Mulcair, who told the Times Colonist “there’s an alignment of the stars right now” to push it further. Mulcair is on a two-day swing through B.C.

A recent run on fraud cases continues in Saanich with a warning about phone calls from individuals claiming to be with Microsoft. The callers try to obtain personal information by telling potential victims their computers have one or more viruses.

Like so many Victoria police officers before him, Deputy Chief John Ducker rolled into retirement in the department’s long-serving Car 40 — a restored 1940 police vehicle that has taken on a ceremonial role.