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Douglas Willoughby is living proof that early CPR saves lives. On the morning of May 26, Willoughby was sitting at the traffic light on the Helmcken Road off-ramp of the Trans-Canada Highway when he went into full cardiac arrest.

OTTAWA - Some international observers have expressed shock at the difficulties Canada's parliamentary budget office has had prying information from the government, says the departing Kevin Page.

Frustrated neighbours of crack shacks, drug dens and other troublesome properties will soon be able to make confidential complaints to a government office that can shut down the sites.

Canadian Heritage Minister James Moore used his smartphone to snap several photos of archival treaty documents at the Royal B.C. Museum on Thursday after announcing an agreement to share artifacts.

Victoria police are asking for help finding Dennis Stork, a 21-year-old man who left the Royal Jubilee Psychiatric Centre on Friday and hasn’t been seen since.

TORONTO - The right of police officers to look through someone's phone depends on whether there's a password, Ontario's highest court has ruled.

Esquimalt council has endorsed a staff recommendation to participate in the regional kitchen scraps program. Council voted Monday night to negotiate with the City of Victoria to use its transfer station for kitchen scraps and garbage.

Sooke RCMP are searching for a 74-year-old man who was charged last week with two counts of sexually assaulting young boys. Robert Deryk, known as Bonsai Bob, was expected to appear in court this morning. He was reported missing Tuesday at 9 a.m.

The capital region is no exception to the global trend toward urbanization, meaning more compromise from residents leading ever more diverse ways of life, says a nationally recognized authority on urban studies.

The government should stop hiding its list of the publicly owned property it plans to sell to balance its budget, NDP leader Adrian Dix said Wednesday.