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A Saanich man who knocked an 87-year-old woman to the ground and stole her cash-filled purse has been sentenced to six months in jail followed by two years’ probation.

Here's a brief message to the young guys of Victoria: Man up. Baby Molly needs you to do it. Baby Madrona needs you to do it. Shelley Eaves needs you to do it.

By Bill McKibbenIt’s not just Sandy. Sandy was off-the-charts terrible, a storm that broke every record in the books: for storm surge, for barometric pressure, for sheer size.

More than 100 unionized workers in Prince George lost their jobs Monday. The employees were laid off as the Prince George Zellers outlet closed permanently. It will undergo renovations and is slated to reopen next May as U.S.

Sheila Fynes became Victoria's Silver Cross Mother three years ago after a chance encounter. In 2008, Fynes, her husband Shawn and youngest son Michael had laid a wreath for son Cpl.

VANCOUVER — B.C.’s premier wants to change the way teachers, students and the public think about bullying. Bullies are perpetrators, Premier Christy Clark told an anti-bullying conference in Vancouver on Tuesday. Their targets are victims.

CAIRNS, Australia — A rare full solar eclipse plunged north Queensland into darkness for two minutes early on Wednesday, delighting the thousands of people who had gathered on the Australian state’s beaches.

TODAY Good Person of Setzuan presented by the University of Victoria, Phoenix Theatre, to Nov. 24. Tue.-Sat., 8 p.m. with matinée Nov. 24, 2 p.m. Tickets, 250-721-8000 or phoenixtheatres.ca. An Evening with Rose Cousins, 7 p.m. at Phillip T.

Sunday night incident in Oak Bay comes after senior hit in crosswalk

VENICE, Italy — Heavy rains and seas whipped up by strong winds have flooded Venice and brought the lagoon city’s high tide mark to its sixth-highest level since records began being kept 150 years ago.