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OTTAWA - Over the past few days, as National Chief Shawn Atleo has been buffeted by harsh division among chiefs, protesters in the streets and a hunger protest with no obvious resolution, there were "fleeting" moments when he wondered whether he shou

Opposition New Democrats raised questions Friday about how one of the men at the centre of the B.C. Rail corruption scandal is connected to the purchase and development of a property in Saanich. Bob Virk, a former B.C.

SATURDAY, JAN. 12 Almost Legal: Theatre SKAM’s 18th Birthday Bash and Fundraiser with Mike Demers and Waves of Daves at Oddfellows Hall, 1315 Douglas St., 8 p.m. Tickets include ticket for Canadian Theatre’s best door prize, the SKAMraffle. Tel.

It’s a distinctive pink building dating back to 1895, but its educational history in recent years is definitely below grade. Now the former home of the International College of Traditional Chinese Medicine at 769 Pandora Ave.

The doors of Victoria’s oldest school of traditional Chinese medicine have closed, and after more than a year, there are no plans to reopen them.

Despite the closure of two traditional Chinese medicine colleges, enrolment in the field has rebounded, mostly at Pacific Rim.

Victoria councillors are driving an initiative to reduce the default speed limit on B.C. residential streets to 40 kilometres an hour. “Consistency in speed zones is imperative but the council seems to have embraced it,” said Victoria Coun.

Emma Gilchrist can be excused for feeling like an extra in Groundhog Day. For eight days, she sat through the Northern Gateway pipeline hearings in Victoria, heard 253 oral presentations made to the panel reviewing the proposal.

A University of Victoria student found dead in his home this week handled his termination from the Health Ministry as part of an ongoing investigation “with dignity,” said his university director.

Actor, animal-rights activist and model Pamela Anderson is running late on last year’s property taxes in her hometown of Ladysmith.