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LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Former Rage Against the Machine guitar-shredder Tom Morello wasn't just one of those hardcore Rush fans who complained and protested each year the Toronto trio was excluded from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Saanich police believe two suspicious fires Thursday could be connected to a series of suspected arsons set a week ago in the same area. Sgt.

A suspicious-looking object unearthed by construction crews at CFB Esquimalt Thursday morning turned out to pose no danger. “They erred on the side of caution and they cordoned off the area,” said Sara Helmeczi, acting base public-affairs officer.

A bald eagle shot and injured near Duncan will likely have to be euthanized. The bird was believed to be the target of a shotgun blast, and the animal is now under close watch at North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre in Errington.

City fire crews were called to the Harmac pulp mill Tuesday afternoon to assist the mill's firefighters extinguish a blaze in a large pile of hog fuel.

An NDP government would hire more teachers, librarians, teaching assistants and counsellors to improve learning conditions in public schools, leader Adrian Dix said today.

TORONTO - A fierce battle about whether police officers under investigation by a civilian watchdog can have a lawyer help them prepare their notes finds its way to the country's top court on Friday.

Bob Wright, founder and head of the Oak Bay Marine Group and philanthropist, died yesterday. Wright, 82, who suffered from heart problems in the past, went into Royal Jubilee Hospital Wednesday and passed away shortly after 6 p.m.

Oak Bay Marine Group founder and philanthropist Bob Wright has died at age 82. A visionary entrepreneur who never backed away from a battle, Wright, who had heart problems, died Wednesday in Royal Jubilee Hospital.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Rush was finally inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Thursday, in front of a Los Angeles crowd packed with the same ardent supporters who campaigned for so long to see the prog-rock virtuosos recognized.