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Saanich police are reporting a spike in thefts from vehicles in the past few days, including repeat incidents at a commercial compound on Enterprise Crescent and Vanalman Avenue.

A Montreal municipal official was offered prostitutes' services as a gift from construction companies, he testified Tuesday at Quebec's corruption inquiry.

Opponents of Greater Victoria’s sewage-treatment plan descended on a meeting of regional politicians Wednesday, overwhelming the agenda and forcing a delay in a vote on whether to suspend the project.

Bus riders young and old in Greater Victoria want more discounts when buying daily or monthly passes, according to public feedback collected by B.C. Transit.

Police departments across Canada are offering their condolences following the death of a British Columbia Mountie whose father and brother are also RCMP officers. Const. Adrian Oliver died about 5 a.m.

Passengers aboard a Pacific Coastal Airlines flight had a scare Tuesday as flames erupted from one of the plane's engines. The plane arrived at Trail Regional Airport in the late afternoon after a 75-minute flight from Vancouver.

Victoria will look at lowering the speed limit on Cook Street between Pandora and Bay after hearing from parents worried about the safety of children at George Jay Elementary School.

A 33-year-old Courtenay woman was injured Sunday when she pinned herself between her van and the drive-through wall at a McDonald's restaurant in Courtenay.

Canada is failing to attract university students from China, India and Brazil, internal research commissioned by the Foreign Affairs Department concludes.

There’s more to saving money than simply cutting expenditures. Recent decisions by the B.C. Ministry of Health illustrate the principle that spending money wisely now can result in savings later.