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Men’s elite racers take a lap at Windsor Park at the 2011 Oak Bay Bicycle Cops For Cancer Criterium.

Breaking away around Windsor

Roads closed as cyclists set for first criterium race

Men’s elite racers take a lap at Windsor Park at the 2011 Oak Bay Bicycle Cops For Cancer Criterium.

Crash, roadblock net impaired drivers in Victoria

Drivers still climbing behind wheel when extremely inebriated

St. Michaels University School rugby player Jeff Nishima-Miller prepares for contact with the Gulf Islands’ Alex Graham during the Vancouver Island seven-a-side tournament at Centennial Stadium on Friday. Private schools such as SMUS won’t be affected by this week’s teachers’ vote

Teacher strike could affect high school grad, sports and drama this spring

Voluntary extracurricular activities cancelled in Saanich district, no word in Victoria expected until Friday

St. Michaels University School rugby player Jeff Nishima-Miller prepares for contact with the Gulf Islands’ Alex Graham during the Vancouver Island seven-a-side tournament at Centennial Stadium on Friday. Private schools such as SMUS won’t be affected by this week’s teachers’ vote

E&N Railway bridge studies available online

Check out the assessments on the rail line's various spans

Saanich police seek motorcyclist seen on YouTube weaving through traffic at 299km/h

Police believe the video was shot in the late afternoon on either April 5 or 6

Volunteer Eira-Shay Barker-Hart

Artists unite for the planet

Festival takes place April 20-22 at St. Matthias Anglican Church in Victoria

Volunteer Eira-Shay Barker-Hart
The Esquimalt Nation drumming and dancing group

Victoria events offer a call to witness residential school legacy

Truth telling: Part 3 in a series looking at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission

The Esquimalt Nation drumming and dancing group

Arrest quickly follows alleged head-bashing of Saanich man

Man also wanted in Cranbrook is arrested in Victoria on suspicion of assault

Borg Erichsen takes a photo of the first cruise ship of the season

Greater Victoria will see even larger cruise ships next season

Politicians in town to trumpet past infrastructure investment

Borg Erichsen takes a photo of the first cruise ship of the season
Nine-year-old Ben White stands beside Vancouver Canucks Sami Salo during the national anthem before the Canucks faced the Detroit Red Wings at Rogers Arena last December.

On the ice with the Canucks

Meeting Sami Salo and Daniel Sedin of the Vancouver Canucks was no big deal for Oak Bay’s Ben White.

Nine-year-old Ben White stands beside Vancouver Canucks Sami Salo during the national anthem before the Canucks faced the Detroit Red Wings at Rogers Arena last December.
This orca

Navy sonar all but ruled out as cause of orca’s death

Exercises done by HMCS Ottawa far from where whale washed up

This orca

Saanich to re-examine restructured golf course food service

Municipality is looking to bring in a third party to ensure food and beverage service running as efficiently as possible.

Ron Carter and the Bald Eagles will perform at Earth Day celebrations at Uplands Park this Sunday.

New sign to be unveiled at Oak Bay Earth Day celebration

Residents are invited to celebrate Earth Day with a picnic in Uplands Park and the unveiling of a new Uplands Park sign on Sunday, April 22.

Ron Carter and the Bald Eagles will perform at Earth Day celebrations at Uplands Park this Sunday.

Computer store burglarized through hole in the wall

Glass panel window at vacant store next door had been removed and a hole was discovered in the drywall wall connecting the two stores.

Saanich police are asking anyone with information on the whereabouts of Shirley Burstall

Saanich woman’s disappearance a ‘mystery,’ police say

Shirley Burstall, 75, has been missing since April 5, leaving family concerned for her safety and well being.

  • Apr 16, 2012
Saanich police are asking anyone with information on the whereabouts of Shirley Burstall
Cristina Sousa

Early sales slow for annual passes at Cedar Hill golf course

Number of annual passes purchased to play at the Cedar Hill Golf Course is down by 15 per cent this year compared to last

Cristina Sousa

UVic palliative care expert weighs in on end-of-life ruminations

Stajduhar’s work exposes her to life’s most common last regrets – a topic that went viral after Bronnie Ware blogged about her experiences

Fire in downtown Victoria hi-rise causes $100K damage

View Towers has no sprinkler system, members from all three halls called out

Sidney Scammell

Titanic’s Victoria connection

Titanic tragedy's 100th anniversary

Sidney Scammell
The original design presented by the University of Victoria that shows a rough outline of how a partially underground parkade would be oriented on campus.

Residents favour a buried UVic parkade, UVic still mulling all design options

Next series of open houses will present aesthetic design options

  • Apr 13, 2012
The original design presented by the University of Victoria that shows a rough outline of how a partially underground parkade would be oriented on campus.