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The office responsible for civilian oversight of police is investigating the death of a woman who suffered serious injuries after falling in her Metchosin home while in the care of a Mountie.

A drunk driver who decided to bypass a fire truck blocking Inverness Road on Friday afternoon won’t be driving for 90 days. Saanich police and fire were investigating a two-vehicle collision on Inverness Road at Glasgow Avenue just after 5:30 p.m.

Customers who buy marijuana at the Vancouver Island Health Advocacy Centre on Quadra Street are worried they’ll have to buy “street junk” laced with chemicals from downtown dealers in the wake of a police raid Thursday afternoon.

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.

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.