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Solar Colwood is on the rise again now that Colwood council has overturned its recent split-vote decision to let the program expire.

Almost 12 per cent of students on southern Vancouver Island who listened to a presentation on suicide prevention over the past year disclosed that they or a friend had thought about killing themselves.

As a world champion athlete, motivational speaker and home-schooling mom, Michelle Stilwell has always been busy. Now, she’s about to get even busier.

Another chunk of Saanich is likely to be permitted secondary suites by the end of the year. “It won’t be all of the Saanich,” said Mayor Frank Leonard, adding he doesn’t know which neighbourhoods will be targeted under phase two of the program.

Victoria business owners will have to pay for the privilege of putting signs on city sidewalks, but councillors are in no rush to shut down illegal newspaper kiosks.

Two people were unhurt but their boat received significant damage after a grounding near Swartz Bay this evening. The 46-foot yacht, based in Canoe Cove, ran aground on a shallow reef at 5:50 p.m.

The Cat in the Hat came back, but it took him almost 56 years. A 1957 first-edition copy of The Cat in the Hat, signed by author Dr.

Calls for the Royal Canadian Navy to scrap or replace its beleaguered fleet of submarines are premature, says retired rear-admiral Tyrone Pile.

Premier Christy Clark has handed out pay hikes to political staffers, bumping the maximum pay for assistants above the salary of an MLA.

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