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We’re all used to people going back and finding the yearbook quotes of famous people. But only in this age of global communication could your yearbook quote make you famous almost instantly.

The findings of new study showing an exponential increase in the number of B.C. youth prescribed antipsychotic drugs for non-approved uses are alarming, says the president of the B.C. Medical Association.

Life on the street is becoming increasingly difficult for 75-year-old Gwyn Rees, who is coping with a large cut over one eye and bruises on his face after being beaten up last week.

The kindness of strangers is making a difference for Dave Inglis, who was paralyzed from the chest down last fall after being struck by a falling tree at Elk Lake.

Jackson and Odin have a lot in common. The dogs are in side-by-side kennels at the veterinary hospital after tangling with vehicles — and both are relying on donations to pay for surgery and metal plates in their shattered legs.

It’s humpback heaven in Juan de Fuca Strait with massive humpbacks almost taking the tourism spotlight off killer whales.

A 58-year-old convenience store owner has been convicted of sexual assault causing bodily harm to one of his young employees. On Wednesday, B.C.

Greater Victoria, with its 13 municipalities, presents a nearly perfect setting for an unsustainable “destructive interaction” between neighbouring jurisdictions, says a new research paper written by University of Victoria economists.

The luxury mansion built for Bear Mountain developer Len Barrie is back on the market at less than half of last year’s asking price.

After an unknown amount of recyclable material from this year’s Oak Bay Tea Party ended up in the garbage, disappointed volunteers are being assured that care will be taken to prevent such a mistake from happening again.