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A woman who lived in Victoria under a fake identity for at least 10 years pleaded guilty Friday to abducting her toddler daughter nearly two decades ago.

A 27-year-old Nanaimo man has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of his father. Aaron Roger Harvey has been remanded in custody.

The Greater Victoria Harbour Authority altered course Friday and welcomed Victoria Coun. Shellie Gudgeon to its board of directors.

SATURDAY, FEB. 16 Pepe Romero and Friends with Alexander Dunn, Randy Pile and Robert Ward, 7:30 p.m. at First Metropolitan Church, 932 Balmoral Rd. Tel. 250-386-6121. Home Design and Renovation Show with HGTV’S Bryan Baeumier. Today, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

The Blue Bridge will shut down for five-and-a-half hours Sunday morning to allow for repairs. The bridge will be closed to all vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians from 5:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., the City of Victoria said in a statement.

CALGARY - As she was driving to a rally to raise awareness about violence against women, Amanda Lindhout started to have doubts about her plan to speak publicly for the first time about how she had been raped and tortured while being held captive in

MONTREAL - The meteor that streaked across the sky above the Ural Mountains in Russia on Friday and caused several hundred injuries caught Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield off guard.

A parolee who went missing from his Victoria halfway house was arrested in Oak Bay this morning without incident, say police.

Sooke RCMP are seeking information from the public after a 73-year-old resident was charged with two counts of sexual assault.

ROB SHAW Times Colonist B.C. Ferries won’t get away with sidestepping property tax on its waterfront terminals, but municipalities also won’t get back all the tax revenue they had hoped for, the provincial government announced Thursday.