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Ex-girlfriend arrested on firearms charge

Tents remain standing at farm despite letter from Central Saanich

A cool and wet spring has dampened the risk of forest fires on Vancouver Island so far this summer, but fire starts are now expected to pick up.

Runner Cam Levins, from the small Island community of Black Creek, qualified for the 5,000-metre final at the 2012 London Summer Olympics on Wednesday.

Journalist's 10-week sea-to-sea trip pays tribute to highway's 50th year

A tiny dog that was picked up a week ago by a Good Samaritan while wandering on Prior Street in Victoria is now in foster care, fighting for its life and suffering from years of neglect.

Sarah Moore received TLC as a preemie there

Greater Victoria's sewage treatment mega-project is hitting high gear, with a flurry of activity over the next few months that has left some politicians concerned about whether innovation and plant esthetics will be steamrolled by a ticking clock.

A motorcyclist lost control and crashed in North Saanich Wednesday afternoon, sending his passenger to hospital with a head injury.

CURIOSITY SENDS BACK A FLOOD OF NEW PICTURES FROM MARS The Curiosity rover has delighted scientists with views of its new surroundings on Mars, including the five-kilometre-high mountain it will drive to.