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First Nations child woes explored

First Nations children make up a disproportionate number of children in the province's care, but they're often cut off from aboriginal culture, a conference in Victoria heard this week.

Most care-home clients to pay more

Six with incomes over $500,000 live in subsidized B.C. facilities

Jack Knox: Security rules may ground airlines

Scanning requirement during Olympics is overkill

Crystal's rare plants have new garden

3,000-plus varieties of flora rooted just a block from their old home

Man found dead under ATV

A 60-year-old Ladysmith man is dead after an apparent ATV accident. The man was picking salal in a remote area off Spruston Road near MacKay Lake on Thursday. When he did not return home at the normal time, family and friends went in search of him.

Vigil to honour slain, missing aboriginal women

Murdered and missing aboriginal women and girls will be remembered tomorrow in the annual Sisters in Spirit vigil at the legislature.

Election rules to be tweaked

A provincial task force has been struck to look at modernizing B.C.'s election rules. The task force's mandate will include examining disclosure requirements and improving fairness, transparency and public participation.

Man convicted of impaired driving in Metchosin crash that killed girlfriend, cousin

Andrew Charles convicted of drunk driving

Royal B.C. Museum reduces opening hours to cut costs

Opening hours for the Royal B.C. Museum and the adjacent B.C. Archives have been reduced as part of cost-cutting efforts amid budget constraints. Beginning Oct. 13, the museum will open an hour later, at 10 a.m., seven days a week.

Video: Capital's story now on YouTube

Francis Rattenbury, the man behind the provincial legislature, The Empress and other well-known Victoria buildings, never had formal training as an architect.