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TORONTO - Asteroids headed for Earth might strike fear into many hearts, but there are others who see business opportunities in the giant space rocks.

Comox Valley RCMP seized three dogs in Black Creek after they killed one cat and went after another Tuesday. Police responded to the report of three dogs killing a cat on the 8900 block of Tammy Road in Black Creek.

The harrowing moments that unfolded when a doorman was hit in a hail of gunfire outside a Victoria nightclub in a drive-by shooting last week were recounted for reporters Friday.

An oil spill on the Pat Bay Highway at Elk Lake expected to tie up traffic for hours this morning has turned out to be 60 litres of cooking oil. Crews are cleaning up the spill, said Saanich police Sgt. Steve Eassie.

OTTAWA - Several departments are ignoring a House of Commons committee's demand to turn over action plans after being scrutinized by the auditor general, a failure one MP calls contempt of Parliament.

A program that helps teenagers and young adults dealing with mental illness on southern Vancouver Island received a $150,000 lift from Coast Capital Savings Thursday.

A Victoria woman charged in connection with a drive-by shooting will remain in custody until her trial.

The sentencing of a Roman Catholic priest convicted of sexually touching a young person while in a position of trust will not take place until at least early June. Last week, B.C.

Two men who share similar tattoos, ethnicity, hairstyle and weight, and who are both wanted on warrants in California were arrested by Victoria police last week.

Police and the B.C. government have made good progress on safety changes to Taser use, after the death of Polish immigrant Robert Dziekanski, says a special legislative committee.