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Don't travel with firewood: Another bad bug on B.C.'s hit list

Don't travel with firewood: Another bad bug on B.C.'s hit list

Moving firewood between regions can spread the range of not only the emerald ash borer but other destructive pests.
'Built by lawyers for lawyers': people self-representing in court face challenges

'Built by lawyers for lawyers': people self-representing in court face challenges

Every accused has a constitutional right to represent themselves and no court can override that decision, she said, as long as the person is fit to stand trial.
City blocks effort to convert Victoria rental units into hotel

City blocks effort to convert Victoria rental units into hotel

The decision closes a loophole that would have allowed units that had been used for short-term rentals to continue to be rented out.
North Saanich family home after months-long sailing trip

North Saanich family home after months-long sailing trip

The voyage took the family down the west coast of the United States and Mexico, and across the 91Ô­´´ to Hawaii.
Expect to be surprised: Canada Modern exhibit opens at Royal B.C. Museum

Expect to be surprised: Canada Modern exhibit opens at Royal B.C. Museum

There are more than 100 objects — some mass produced, others on a limited scale — that put Canada on the global map of design.
Task force poised to report on Victoria councillors' pay

Task force poised to report on Victoria councillors' pay

Coun. Stephen Hammond has called the process into question
Significant progress on Cancer Action Plan but 'work to do,' health minister says

Significant progress on Cancer Action Plan but 'work to do,' health minister says

As part of cancer screening, the province launched the country’s first HPV self-screening program to catch the virus that can cause cervical cancer. Almost 30,000 have been ordered since Jan. 29.
Work on Charters Road in Sooke moving ahead

Work on Charters Road in Sooke moving ahead

Charters Road is considered among the sticking points in Sooke’s ongoing traffic problems.
Teen missing from Comox Valley

Teen missing from Comox Valley

Vincent Ashdown-Charalambidis is about five-foot-10 and 190 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes.
Residents safe after Port Alberni fire

Residents safe after Port Alberni fire

Crews from the Beaver Creek, Cherry Creek and Sproat Lake fire departments also responded.