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The B.C. Cancer Agency says it’s not concerned that a Victoria clinic uses a digital technology shown in a new Canadian study to be 21 per cent less effective than two others in breast-cancer detection. “I can reassure the women of B.C.

The Cowichan Valley school district will close six schools and begin charging students to ride the bus as it struggles to eliminate a $3.7-million shortfall. The closings were approved by trustee Mike McKay, who was appointed last year after the B.C.

Capital region drivers are paying prices not seen at the pumps since they peaked five years ago. As the Victoria Day long weekend approaches, the price of regular fuel at many Greater Victoria service stations was $1.419 per litre Thursday.

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Traigo Andretti, 37, accused of killing his wife on Hanson Island is now linked to 28 unsolved murders and missing person cases in Winnipeg.

WHITE ROCK — With the sound of a clink, Jordan Remple’s heart sank. The 25-year-old Langley man had the perfect marriage proposal planned for girlfriend Jodi Hodge, 22, on the pier in White Rock on Sunday evening. But his palms were sweating.

Researchers at the UBC-based Therapeutics Initiative, which serves as a drug-safety watchdog for British Columbians, say it’s crucial the Health Ministry restore the group’s funding.

A four-vehicle crash in Mill Bay Thursday morning sent one man to Victoria General Hospital with serious head injuries. The collision occurred at 8:25 a.m. at the intersection of Frayne Road and the Trans-Canada Highway.

John Ducker has decided to call it a career after 34 years with the Victoria Police Department. The 54-year-old Ducker, one of two deputy police chiefs on the force, will retire Sept. 1.

Random post-election thoughts: • Hey, NDP, how’s that decision to frag your old company commander going? Carole James, ousted as party leader in a 2010 putsch, looks pretty good today. Somebody measure Adrian Dix for a Maple Leafs sweater.