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Roxy gets city's OK to serve alcohol

Liquor control branch gets final say
Safety concerns dim holiday light display at CFB Esquimalt

Safety concerns dim holiday light display at CFB Esquimalt

Food bank hopes to find ways to make up for lost fundraiser

David Suzuki endorsement in Green party flyer a mistake, says Elizabeth May

The Green party leader says it was a mistake that a flyer distributed by the Donald Galloway campaign this week said the candidate was endorsed by David Suzuki. The environmentalist appeared at a Nov.

Lotteries

B.C. Lottery Corp. did not provide Lotto Max numbers by presstime Friday night.
Sewage-dumping hurts region's image: tourism group

Sewage-dumping hurts region's image: tourism group

Tourism Victoria is throwing its support behind sewage treatment for Greater Victoria. CEO Rob Gialloreto says the organization's board passed a motion at a meeting last week to write a clear position on the issue.

Vote with hearts and heads, independent MP urges

Independent MP Bruce Heyer told Victoria voters to cast a ballot with their hearts and minds on Monday and elect Green party candidate Donald Galloway.
Bastion of Calgary Conservatives under fire in byelection

Bastion of Calgary Conservatives under fire in byelection

There's something strange going on in Calgary - people are actually talking about a federal byelection coming up Monday in a downtown riding.

NDP asks Elections Canada to look at alleged Tory donor fraud

The federal Conservatives are facing the same sort of questions about phoney donors as some of the players in Quebec municipal and provincial politics, prompting the Opposition to demand an investigation.
Ex-CEO of the Greater Victoria Public Library racked up $131,606 on library credit card

Ex-CEO of the Greater Victoria Public Library racked up $131,606 on library credit card

Barry Holmes racked up charges in Victoria and Windsor, then quit

Former Mountie who killed wife loses parole over undisclosed relationships

A former Mountie who threw his wife off a 17th floor balcony three decades ago has had his parole revoked after he failed to report relationships with two women to his parole supervisor.