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"That will be one dollar," said the clerk, so I gave her 80 cents. "What's this?" she said, staring at the coins. "It's a Dollar Lite!" I replied, beaming like Regis Philbin on ecstasy. "No it's not," she said. "It's three quarters and a nickel.

Six-year-old Lavender Laforet had only been at the Environmental Fair for a few minutes but she was already imparting the wisdom she gained to her parents. "Don't smoke because it's bad for the environment," the blond-haired tike told them.

Charlayne Thornton-Joe eyes a paper cup as it somersaults past her on a downtown crosswalk. She deftly dips in among the other pedestrians to snatch the cup off the ground and toss it into a corner trash bin.

North Cowichan-Duncan RCMP and the coroner's office are awaiting autopsy results after the body of a 76-year-old man was found this week on a beach at Maple Bay, near Duncan. RCMP Cpl. Kevin Day said people out for a walk about 6:30 a.m.

A Pender Island man is dead after two small power boats collided in Swanson Channel between North Pender and Saltspring islands Friday night.

Metchosin Arts and Cultural Centre gears up for opening event in June

With the promise of a sunny weekend and many people enjoying the outdoors, Saanich police are warning music-lovers and party-goers that there's a cost to making excessive noise.

Corey Judd's story of a broken window, and broken dreams, appeared in Monday's Times Colonist -- a sad tale of how his week-old restaurant, opened on a shoestring budget, had been jeopardized by an act of mindless vandalism.

Victoria city councillors have opted to spend a $434,000 windfall to keep tax increases down slightly and reduce the tax load on business. Mayor Dean Fortin argued in favour of using the windfall to keep the property-tax increase to 5.

A proposed Songhees marina for large yachts offers opportunities for everyone from boatyards to grocers, florists and even artists, says the chairman of the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority.