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A sweeping core review of government services won’t necessarily lead to major layoffs in B.C.’s already-lean civil service, says Premier Christy Clark.

Ryder Hesjedal's season of woe continued Monday when he crashed out of the Tour de Suisse just moments into the third stage and was rushed to a local hospital.

Prescriptions of antipsychotics to youth for off-label uses in B.C. are soaring — most often for depression, even though there is no evidence to support their use for this disorder in children — according to a new study.

Death may be a universal experience, but it’s also a very intimate one. Today, we share the story of how one family faced it. Manfred Pape was an adventurer through life — crossing glaciers, climbing mountains and descending into canyons.

NANAIMO — The City of Nanaimo has found a use for Scotch broom. The noxious weed will be shredded and burned as hog fuel to power the Harmac pulp mill near Nanaimo.

A Saanich man is recovering from significant cuts to his head and face that police say he doesn’t remember getting. Saanich police arrived at Royal Jubilee Hospital, where the 39-year-old man was being treated, at 6:18 a.m. Sunday morning.

Molly Campbell, the Victoria toddler whose rare form of leukemia put her in the intensive care unit this weekend, has serious damage on the right side of her brain, said her father Dave Campbell on Twitter.

Anna Patten breaks new ground Tuesday during the University of Victoria’s spring convocation ceremonies.

A team of researchers at the University of Victoria has made navigating privacy policies and practices on social media networks a little bit easier — a timely project given online surveillance concerns currently being debated around the globe.

Robert Gill credits his independence to his guide dog. Without his service dog, Gill would not be able to live on his own because he suffers from epileptic seizures and might be unable to summon help when a seizure hits.