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A motorcyclist was sent to hospital following a crash on the Trans-Canada Highway Sunday between the Six Mile and Millstream road overpasses. West Shore RCMP were first to arrive on the scene, followed by the View Royal Fire Department and B.C.

Men and women dressed in outfits ranging from corsets to dresses, boxers to thongs, celebrated Victoria’s 19th annual Pride Parade Sunday afternoon.

Victoria fire crews responded late Sunday afternoon to a large grass fire on the east side of the Johnson Street Bridge, at Wharf and Johnson streets. Officials said a call reporting the fire came in about 4:10 p.m.

Two motorists escaped uninjured from a near head-on collision on West Saanich Road, near the Prospect Lake Road intersection, Sunday afternoon.

Saltspring Island RCMP have arrested a man after an incident in which two women were stabbed repeatedly Saturday evening. About 6 p.m., RCMP responded to a fight at a home on Howell Lane, just north of Ganges, involving a man and two women.

Saltspring Island RCMP are asking for the public’s help in locating a suspect in connection with a stabbing that occurred on Saturday night. About 6 p.m.

A hiker was rescued by helicopter off the West Coast Trail late Saturday after suffering a severe allergic reaction. The 54-year-old woman was in an area accessible only by aircraft and boat, said Capt.

Several downtown streets were blocked off after a natural-gas leak was detected at the intersection of Belleville and Government streets just after midnight, causing the pride parade to reroute.

ESCORT CHAMBER — MLAs are public servants. But one person was looking for a different kind service in the legislature on Thursday. As John Horgan and Bill Bennett battled it out over B.C.

At 17, Justin Plunkett was too young to have a bucket list. But with brain cancer and a negative prognosis, the Victoria teen began listing his wishes: Visit Las Vegas, get a driver’s licence, meet rock band Kiss.