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William Bender, 70, hasn’t been heard from since he left his home in Saanich for a bike ride

Nicholas Marion, 28, was last seen leaving a friend’s house at 11439 Youbou Rd. at 6:30 a.m. on Saturday.

About 2,500 people came out to Vic West Park Monday to cheer on this year’s Memorial Drag Ball Game, which began in 1994 as a way to remember those lost to HIV/AIDS.

Last year, Tofino was brought to the brink of a water crisis after an unprecedented drought. Now it’s considering its options for getting more water — and limiting its growth.

Ryan Oakley, owner of True North Group estate liquidation services, says he has purchased five dock-edge life-rings and he’s just waiting for a green light from the city to install them.

Big hopes ride on the tiny backs of young marmots as researchers try to rebuild the fragile population of one of the world’s most endangered mammals.

Edward Bergman qualified through playing a $1,200 satellite tournament on GGPoker, an online poker room

Scientists from the University of Victoria are trying to regrow kelp forests amid threats from heat waves, climate change and voracious sea urchins.

Canada Day events were held all over the Island. The largest event was at Victoria’s Inner Harbour.

It helps people understand the effects of climate change, says Nathan Gillett, a research scientist at Environment and Climate Change Canada.