91原创

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.

Resolution calls for department against violence

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.

A Calgary man has been identified as the climber killed during a recent expedition on Mount Robson. The B.C. Coroners Service said 35-year-old Bradley Charles Joyce died Aug. 20 while climbing the challenging back side of the mountain.

TODAY Fringe Theatre Festival 2012, 11 days of live comedy, drama, dance, spoken word, musicals and physical theatre, over 370 performances in 9 venues, daily to Sept. 2. Tickets at Rocket's Fringe Central, 2-1609 Blanshard at Fisgard.

TODAY, MYSTIC VALE >D1

Cats and dogs need treatment costing thousands of dollars

LONDON 聴 A father聮s age, not a mother聮s, when a baby is conceived is the single largest factor in the risk of passing on new gene mutations to children and may help explain why childhood autism rates are rising, scientists said on Wednesday.

With tears in her eyes, Victoria NDP MP Denise Savoie announced Thursday that she is stepping down. The 68-year-old said a "health warning" in the spring was the key factor in her decision.

A fundraising event at the Shirley Community Hall for the family of three-year-old Hannah Day, who has a rare form of cancer, will now be held Saturday, rather than Sunday. Saturday's gathering will run from noon to 4 p.m.