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Protecting Metchosin’s tree canopy won’t require residents to take out permits every time they cut some firewood, Mayor John Ranns said.

Sometime in the wee hours of this morning, Natasha Wild was to dance the final scene in the brass pole ballet.

A driver escaped with minor injuries after driving off the road and rolling down a steep embankment next to Finlayson Arm Road on Friday night. The driver, the lone occupant, said he hit a patch of black ice about 10 p.m.

A cooking fire caused significant damage to a Langford home on Saturday. About 20 Langford firefighters responded to a fire in the 1000 block of Shaw Avenue soon after 5 p.m.

TORONTO - Would-be premiers Kathleen Wynne and Sandra Pupatello battled for the lead in crucial delegate selection meetings for the Ontario Liberal leadership late Saturday as party members spend the weekend picking the people who will be eligible to

SUNDAY, JAN. 13 Phillips Comedy Night featuring Vancouver’s Shirley Gnome, hosted by Wes Borg, 8 p.m. at the Victoria Event Centre, 1415 Broad St. Contact mcsquare@shaw.ca "> mcsquare@shaw.ca . St.

TORONTO - Prime Minister Stephen Harper honoured a group of Ontarians with a national community service award Saturday as a leading activist was vowing to send back her award to show solidarity with a First Nations chief on a high-profile protest.

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.