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Victoria will be making changes to parking in the 1300 block of Gladstone Avenue, near Fernwood Road, to address concerns raised by local businesses and residents.

The tattered relationship between First Nations and non-aboriginal Canadians sprang into prominence during the Idle No More movement, but despite demonstrations and publicity, little was resolved.

The return to the provincial sales tax this month is costing B.C. municipal governments and school districts millions of dollars — a “claw-up” some leaders are calling on the province to address.

Nick Perry urges workers young and old to stand up to their employers on matters of workplace safety. Perry, now 31, almost lost his life in an accident at a Victoria lumberyard on Nov. 3, 2001.

Sudden, unexpected events — including an electrical blackout — occurred on a U.S.

Esquimalt won’t be forced to accept a sewage sludge plant if the NDP wins government, the party says.

FRIDAY, APRIL 26 Victoria Symphony is joined by Cirque de la Symphonie, a corps of performers including aerial flyers, acrobats, contortionists, dancers, jugglers, balancers and strongmen. Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m., and Saturday matinée, 2 p.m.

Saanich police say there is no apparent link between a suspicious fire Thursday and a series of suspected arsons over the past two weeks.

CORAL GABLES, Fla. - Reggaeton star Don Omar was the top winner of the Billboard Latin Music Awards, though the bigger star of the show might have been the one who wasn't there: The late Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera.

Glen and Debbie Naylor had a clear vision of the new home they wanted to create in the Cowichan Valley: Their goal was to move up in size and altitude.