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Undercover Victoria police operation nabs four club drug dealers

Victoria police say their first undercover purchase of the popular club drug ketamine has led to the arrests of four people.

Do-it-yourself restoration ruins 19th-century fresco

Ever take on a do-it-yourself project that quickly got out of hand?One elderly woman in Borja, northeastern Spain, did just that when she undertook a voluntary restoration of a 19th-century Spanish fresco depicting Christ that went horribly wrong.

Norway promises humane conditions for mass killer

OSLO, Norway 聴 Those expecting Anders Behring Breivik to spend the rest of his days alone in a cramped cell will be disappointed when the far-right fanatic receives his sentence Friday for killing 77 people in a bomb and gun rampage last year.

Tension eases as wildfire evacuation order downgraded to alert in B.C. Interior

An evacuation order near a 400-hectare wildfire in B.C.'s southern Interior has been downgraded to an alert even as the blaze has spread, said a fire information officer.

Reviews cut for Island projects

Major 91原创 Island projects will go ahead without federal environmental assessments because of changes to the 91原创 Environmental Assessment Act that critics say will dramatically reduce environmental checks.

Search on for cougar that killed goats, sheep

Conservation officers are trying to catch a cougar that has been preying on farm animals in Central Saanich before it does any more damage. Seven goats were found dead at a farm on Puckle Road on Wednesday morning.

Tourist trap operation catches car thieves (with video)

Bait cars packed with suitcases help police arrest offenders in the act

Times 91原创's 3rd Annual So You Think You Can Write Contest

91原创 Island's secret scribes have come out of the woodwork again to answer the call of So You Think You Can Write - a public writing contest for amateur wordsmiths.

Council pair want to talk peace with feds

Resolution calls for department against violence

CRD approves 6-month budget for sewage project

Greater Victoria's sewage-treatment project will use $6 million over the next six months to take its first steps, establishing a program management office and appointing the commission that will oversee the project.