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Insp. Steve Ing, a 25-year veteran of the Victoria Police Department, will take over from Deputy Chief John Ducker, who retires Sept. 1.

Ottawa’s order that the highest ranking Canadian Army officers abandon maple leaf badges for British stars and crowns last used in 1968 has sparked a war of words about whether marching toward the past is a good idea.

There will be no changes to animal care at the Victoria SPCA shelter but there is a new emphasis on balancing efforts to raise funds for both veterinary care and shelter operations, said Craig Daniel, CEO of the B.C. SPCA, on Wednesday.

The case against the couple charged with plotting to plant three pressure cooker bombs at the B.C. legislature on Canada Day has been adjourned for one month.

A 70-foot recreational boat registered in Seattle caught fire Wednesday morning near the Swartz Bay ferry terminal in North Saanich. The Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre said they received a call about 10 a.m.

Nanaimo's top bureaucrat has announced he plans to retire from his post effective Sept. 3. City manager Al Kenning will be replaced by current community safety and development general manager Ted Swabey, a fellow veteran at city hall.

A black and white Focus mountain bike valued at more than $1,000 was stolen in a ‘smash and grab’ at Broad Street Cycles early this morning. Victoria police were called to the downtown bike shop at 1419 Broad Street at 1:30 a.m.

Dalyn Campbell only got to spend a few months with her youngest grandchild, Molly Campbell, but she savoured every minute of it. “She had just a beautiful spirit. She had such strength and courage.

Members of the Tseycum First Nation are facing a setback in their move to revive the traditional practice of harvesting clams in Patricia Bay after the closure of a local program that monitored marine health.

A group of North Saanich volunteers is calling on the federal government to take action to reverse declining marine health in Patricia Bay.