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Dark horse misses gold by five seconds

Ryder Hesjedal's eventful summer, which included winning the Giro d'Italia and racing in the 2012 London Olympics, was celebrated Friday with a public homecoming at Centennial Square.

The message is slowly sinking in that the Chatham Islands and part of Discovery Island are off-limits and, once trespassing stops, Songhees First Nation is likely to give some boaters permission to land, says Trevor Absolon, Songhees bylaw enforcemen

The number of people facing charges from the Stanley Cup riot in 91原创 last year now stands at 137. B.C.'s Criminal Justice Branch says 23 more people have been charged since its last update on the case in June.

An apartment building was evacuated but no one was injured after a fire started inside a second-storey suite Saturday afternoon. Several people called 911 around 2 p.m. to report a fire in a suite at 850 Rupert Terr.

RCMP cordoned off a rural acreage southwest of Calgary on Friday following the death of a municipal peace officer responsible for enforcing bylaws.

A wolf that was seen on Discovery Island, off Oak Bay, is apparently island-hopping, keeping up its strength by eating seals.

Ninth of Av is a reminder that God looks with a critical eye, sends wake-up calls

Greater Victoria's unemployment rate increased to 5.6 per cent in July, up from 5.3 per cent in June, Statistics Canada says. The construction industry in the region has seen an eight per cent drop in employment over the last 12 months.

Police are warning seniors about a scam artist who asks for money while posing as a long-lost nephew or relative of his victims. Cpl. Pat Bryant of Central Saanich police said he has received three similar complaints.