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Woman loses battle to cut trees

The tree is non-native cedar, poorly sited and too big. Its branches constantly run afoul of power lines and its sticky drips mess up neighborhood cars and kill grass.

Get ready for newest Olympic sport: the leap of faith

Hey, know what Thursday is? It's the day the Olympic countdown begins in earnest, exactly one year from the opening of the 2010 Winter Games. I can't wait. Can't wait to show ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ to the world. Can't wait for the pageantry.

It's not all fun for gamers

Fans attending GottaCon event are a little obsessive about their hobby

Island traffic fatalities drop

Traffic fatalities on Vancouver Island dropped last year, say police. The number of deaths on Island roads fell from 54 in 2007 to 46 in 2008, said Cpl. Darren Lagan, spokesman for Island District RCMP in Victoria.

Exemption sought for historic tobacco shop that's running afoul of ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ sign law

Historic downtown tobacconist runs afoul of ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ signage laws

Esthetics tool stolen

A late-night break-in at a Colwood business yielded a $170,000 piece of skin-treatment equipment.

Search uncovers stolen property

Police say a large amount of stolen property, including laptops and replica handguns, was recovered in a search at a Fernwood apartment on Thursday.

Region's jobless rate up slightly

Greater Victoria is still third best in country after Regina, Edmonton

City rejects church's office tower proposal

A proposal by St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church to build a nine-storey office tower on church hall property at Courtney and Douglas streets was turned down by Victoria councillors this week as too big and tall.

Expanded neonatal unit will save a plane trip for moms

An expanded neonatal unit at Victoria General Hospital will save mothers facing difficult births one of medicine’s most stressful interventions — a plane trip.