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Rob Ford must pay own legal bills despite successful fight to stay in office

Rob Ford must pay own legal bills despite successful fight to stay in office

TORONTO - Mayor Rob Ford will have to foot his own legal bills for his hard-won fight to keep his job in light of a citizen's application to have him removed for conflict of interest, an Ontario court ruled Tuesday.

Sewage plan means Capital Region District taxes will increase 4.2 per cent this year

Capital Regional District taxes will increase about 4.2 per cent this year, but just how much you will pay depends on where you live.
Some things get cheaper, others cost more as hated HST is replaced

Some things get cheaper, others cost more as hated HST is replaced

April Fools’ Day brought good news and bad for British Columbians.
Watchdog to probe University of Victoria law centre’s complaint that scientists are muzzled

Watchdog to probe University of Victoria law centre’s complaint that scientists are muzzled

Federal Information Commissioner Suzanne Legault has agreed to investigate a complaint by the University of Victoria’s Environmental Law Centre that federal scientists are being muzzled.
Former Chinese-medicine school to become friendship-centre head office

Former Chinese-medicine school to become friendship-centre head office

The signs still proclaim For Sale by Court Order, but the deal is all but done. The B.C. Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres has offered $1.
Popular brown pelicans treated in Metchosin now healthy enough to head south

Popular brown pelicans treated in Metchosin now healthy enough to head south

They missed spring break in Malibu, but three brown pelicans will finally head south today after undergoing treatment at the Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centre in Metchosin.
Jack Knox: 10 years in, we love-hate private B.C. Ferries

Jack Knox: 10 years in, we love-hate private B.C. Ferries

Ferry fare hikes are like getting kicked in the crotch in the schoolyard. First time we got a nasty one, back in 1997, we ran straight to the principal, sputtering in indignation: “Mr. Clark, B.C.
Entries trickle in as Victoria Day parade deadline gets closer

Entries trickle in as Victoria Day parade deadline gets closer

With the 115th consecutive Island Farms Victoria Day Parade coming up next month, longtime organizer Ron Butlin has issued a final call for entries.
Craigflower Bridge will be closed while $15.89-million replacement is built

Craigflower Bridge will be closed while $15.89-million replacement is built

View Royal and Saanich engineering staff will meet with their contractor today to determine the construction schedule for the Craigflower Bridge replacement, including when the bridge will close to vehicle traffic.
Greater Victoria mayors consider Nanaimo’s e-town hall model to involve more people

Greater Victoria mayors consider Nanaimo’s e-town hall model to involve more people

To many, the idea of going to city hall to sit in on a municipal budget session has all the appeal of watching paint dry.