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It was only fitting that Brandon Magee, one of the dwindling number of Victoria Royals with connections to the team’s days as the Chilliwack Bruins, led the Royals with four goals Friday night at Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre.

This is B.C. rugby’s Welcome Back, Kotter moment. Inter-union play, once a staple of provincial rugby before disappearing from the pitches of B.C. for nearly a decade, will be revived today at Westhills Stadium in Langford.

A reward fund for information leading to the arrest of the person who fatally injured a miniature horse earlier this month now stands at more than $4,000.

Education Minister Don McRae has backed off a request that school boards find savings to cover the cost of anticipated wage increases for support staff.

Troubling security flaws within the B.C. government’s justice computer system have prompted the auditor general to probe the province’s massive police computer database.

The man accused of stabbing a 15-year-old boy to death thought a “crew” of people was out to get him, a B.C. Supreme Court trial heard Friday.

Police believe a Langley man is behind 28 thefts of cigarettes worth about $100,000 that were stolen from people he followed from Costco stores. “It’s definitely an unusual case,” said Sgt. Gary Schenk of the Regional Crime Unit on Friday.

Just three days after asking the community for help, Shirley Harrison is looking forward to getting a new set of dentures.

TORONTO - The polarizing mayor of Canada's biggest city emerged a survivor Friday, hanging on to his job after a fierce battle with courts and his critics. But Rob Ford's troubles may be far from over.

OTTAWA - Personal connections and political obligations played a role Friday as Stephen Harper named five new senators, including the controversial winner of a Senate election in Alberta and the wife of a Conservative MP who committed suicide in 2009