Local News

A 26-year-old woman is facing a variety of charges after a hit-and-run collision Sunday in Cobble Hill. A motorcyclist in the southbound lane of the Trans-Canada Highway was struck from behind while at a red light at Hutchinson Road, RCMP said.

The B.C. Criminal Justice Branch has decided not to lay charges against a police officer after investigating a Dec. 2, 2012, incident in which a motorcyclist lost control and slid into the officer’s vehicle.

NDP candidate Gary Holman’s lead shrunk to only 47 votes after a recount of provincial election ballots in Saanich North and the Islands on Monday. Holman had been leading Liberal Stephen P.

Update: The first results, as of noon, shrunk Holman’s lead on Roberts to 50 votes. Olsen was 382 votes behind. The next update is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. ----------------------- Elections B.C.

Veteran B.C. newspaper satirist Dan Murphy drew a funny editorial cartoon the other day. It looks like a $50 bill, except it’s for $90,000 and features a picture of Mike Duffy.

Victoria police have joined judges, lawyers and advocacy organizations in calling for a remand centre for female prisoners on Vancouver Island.

As Victoria residents dust off their bicycles for Bike to Work Week — the annual event starts Monday — others are gearing up for a considerably longer ride.

Mount Newton is next on the list of Greater Victoria landmarks that First Nations want to see restored to their traditional names. The Saanich, or Wsanec, tribes know the mountain as Lau,Welnew, which means place of refuge in the Sencoten language.

Children playing minor hockey will face a lower risk of injury as a result of Hockey Canada’s decision to ban bodychecking at the peewee level, Harold Bloomenthal, president of Juan de Fuca Minor Hockey, said Saturday.

The 70th running of the Swiftsure International Yacht Race drew 194 registered boats to local waters Saturday — typical numbers but well below those from the height of the event’s popularity in the 1980s.