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Every workday, Vanessa Herman pulls on her shoes — or rubber boots if it’s raining — and walks to her job at Russell Books. She’s not alone.

The union representing painters, carpenters, custodians and groundskeepers in the Greater Victoria school district is warning its members to brace for possible job action when students return to the classroom in September.

The minister responsible for government communications is defending a $24,000 communications contract to a Liberal insider.

There will be no construction or lane closings on the Malahat this weekend, the Transportation Ministry announced Thursday.

A lacklustre economy has tightened B.C.’s razor-thin budget and forced yet another round of government cost-cutting, the province’s finance minister says. B.C.

Two Greater Victoria movie theatres will continue to operate as usual despite an announcement today that their parent company is getting out of film to focus on groceries. Empire Company Ltd.

Warning: This story contains graphic content. A North Saanich man who sat at his computer and directed a Chinese father to sexually assault his young son was sentenced Thursday to five years in a federal penitentiary.

The Rona store in Cowichan Commons in Duncan is among 11 across the country that will close later this year as the Quebec-based company shaves operating expenses. Along with the Duncan store, Kamloops and Abbotsford operations will shut in October.

A crash at the intersection of Shelbourne Street and Hillside Avenue around 9 a.m. Thursday morning is affecting traffic but should soon be cleared, said Victoria Police. Media spokesman Const.

A First Nations carved stone artifact of a seated figure documented to be about 2,000 years old and a ball gown said to have been worn by comedian Lucille Ball were among the items that turned up Wednesday at the Victoria audition for Four Rooms, an