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We spent Tuesday waiting for a cardinal to run out into Saint Peter’s Square and shout: “It’s a boy!” Canadian boy. American boy. Italian boy. All we knew for sure was the new pope wouldn’t be a girl.

Direct flights from Victoria to parts of Europe could be a reality in 2017 under a Victoria International Airport expansion plan.

An investigation Tuesday into the attempted robbery of the Scotiabank branch at 702 Yates St. took an interesting twist when the robber asked the teller for a performance review.

A top adviser to Premier Christy Clark will not return to the top communications job at the Vancouver Island Health Authority as planned.

With renovations of existing rental townhouses well underway, League Assets Corp. is looking to build 36 condo units at its Quadra Villa site.

NANAIMO — A 25-year-old man reported missing from a fishing vessel was found cooling his heels in a Ladysmith jail cell. Nanaimo police said a man was reported missing from a fishing boat just after 7 a.m. Tuesday, triggering a massive search.

The provincial government has backed away from a plan that critics claim would have radically reduced public control of forest land.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13 Opening night of Casting for Murder, presented by St. Luke’s Players, 8 p.m. at St. Luke’s Hall, 3821 Cedar Hill Cross Rd. Tickets at tel. 250-884-5484 or stlukesplayers.org.

A missing Campbell River fisherman was found dead Tuesday morning. The fisherman was reported missing about 10:30 p.m. Monday night. Campbell River Search and Rescue took a boat out to look for the man in the area of Fry Lake.

MONTREAL - For the first time in the history of the International Space Station, a Canadian will take charge of the giant orbiting space lab.