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Violence against women and children was never part of traditional First Nations culture and it is time for aboriginal men to reclaim their path as spiritual warriors, an annual gathering was told in Victoria Friday.

When Patricia O’Byrne disappeared with her baby daughter in May 1993, she genuinely believed she was doing what was necessary to protect the child from harm, Ontario Provincial Court heard Friday.

Angry scientists and academics are accusing the Stephen Harper government of muzzling and censoring its scientists to the point that research cannot be published, even when there is collaboration with international researchers, unless it matches gove

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.