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Esquimalt has bowed to pressure to release the RCMP and Victoria policing proposals, giving the public a glimpse of why council wanted to ditch VicPD for the Mounties and why the province rejected that plan.

Commissionaire linked to remarks about blasting new mosque

Three-year-old diagnosed with an extremely rare form of the disease

Three-year-old ill with extremely rare form of the disease

Farmers consider fencing, culls to limit animals' damage

A man and woman who woke up about 3 a.m. Monday to the sound of their pickup truck being started got a quick response after calling Saanich police. The two heard the truck's engine in the driveway and immediately called 911.

OTTAWA — Naval planners have started to lay the groundwork for the possible replacement of the country’s second-hand, glitch-prone Victoria-class submarines, arguing such warships are a necessary part of Canada’s arsenal.

There are good reasons to be skeptical about Victoria businessman David Black’s surprise proposal for a $13-billion Kitimat refinery to save the Northern Gateway pipeline.

TORONTO — A new survey of Canadians in their 50s found that 53 per cent of those polled said they plan to continue working after retiring in their early 60s.

The body of a 32-year-old man who has been missing since late April was found in East Sooke Park on Saturday.Foul play is not suspected in the death of Daniel Gandza. The cause of death was not released.