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Miners trapped, travellers stranded by one of world's worst blackouts

A Victoria man is facing charges of attempted murder, unlawful confinement, extortion and other serious offences after he allegedly tried to attack two people in an apartment suite, forcing one terrified woman to jump out the window.

'Keeping our fingers crossed' for Kaiya

Twin car bombs hit central Baghdad Tuesday, killing at least 19 people, and security forces fought off a separate attack inside a police station by two suicide bombers trying to free al-Qaeda prisoners.

ON OUR WEBSITE TODAY Rare sword auction nets sharp Canadian collector $380,000 One special sabre - only recently revealed to have been owned by 19th-century British prime minister Lord Grenville - fetched twice the expected price at nearly $12,000.

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Mass surveillance of licence plates a breach of privacy, critics say

TODAY Mamma Mia! A musical of ABBA's greatest hits at the Royal Theatre, to Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 7: 30 p.m. with matin脙漏es Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tel. 250-386-6121.

A 24-year-old Vancouver resident was found driving while three times over the legal blood-alcohol limit on the Patricia Bay Highway. Saanich police said the woman was driving from a wedding about 3 a.m.

There's more to the Royal sa国际传媒 Museum's woolly mammoth than its impressive dental work and rockstar hairstyle, and a local high-tech firm has developed software to let museum visitors peek behind the shaggy beast. Yes, there's now an app for that.