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LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Rush was finally inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Thursday, in front of a Los Angeles crowd packed with the same ardent supporters who campaigned for so long to see the prog-rock virtuosos recognized.

MONTREAL - As Chris Hadfield orbits the planet once every 92 minutes aboard the International Space Station, his wife Helene doesn't spend her time worrying about her astronaut husband.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - A TV miniseries and movie comeback will mean more Emmy Awards than expected at this year's ceremony.

The B.C. Liberal government’s decision to delay ferry service cuts until after the provincial election cost taxpayers about $7 million. The Ministry of Transportation quietly signed a contract amendment with B.C.

B.C. New Democrats launched into three Vancouver Island battleground ridings Thursday, with leader Adrian Dix seeking to pick the “low-hanging fruit” of vulnerable local Liberal seats.

Victoria should consider implementing a whistleblower policy as a guard against misconduct, KPMG Enterprise says in its annual audit of the city’s 2012 financial statements.

After her brother’s suicide, Kelly Paul reflected on her own life, writing out a bucket list. “One of the things I wanted to do was run Vancouver Island,” said Paul, 29, a member of Tsartlip First Nation.

The average Victoria homeowner will see a municipal property tax increase close to four per cent — about $83 — this year as Victoria council tries to ease the tax burden on downtown businesses.

The Capital Regional District will spend $100,000 this year as part of a three-phase, $364,000 plan to install video surveillance equipment at key locations around the Sooke Reservoir and watershed — Greater Victoria’s primary source of drinking wate

A northern Vancouver Island band has pulled out of an organization designed to streamline consultation between First Nations, government and resource companies.