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Corey Judd's story of a broken window, and broken dreams, appeared in Monday's sa国际传媒 -- a sad tale of how his week-old restaurant, opened on a shoestring budget, had been jeopardized by an act of mindless vandalism.

Victoria city councillors have opted to spend a $434,000 windfall to keep tax increases down slightly and reduce the tax load on business. Mayor Dean Fortin argued in favour of using the windfall to keep the property-tax increase to 5.

A proposed Songhees marina for large yachts offers opportunities for everyone from boatyards to grocers, florists and even artists, says the chairman of the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority.

A Saanich man has been found guilty of sexually assaulting and choking a woman in July 2008. Sgt. John Price said the Crown is now making an application to have Robert Charles Lawrence declared a dangerous offender.

A man who pleaded guilty to beating an 18-year-old sex-trade worker with a field-hockey stick and living on the proceeds of a 14-year-old's prostitution was ordered in court today to undergo a psychiatric assessment.

A Port Alberni man has been sentenced to five years in prison and received a 15-year driving ban after pleading guilty to criminal negligence causing the death of the father of three young children, who are now orphans.

The Nature Conservancy of sa国际传媒 hopes to raise $100,000 in the Cowichan Valley -- and $1.7 million altogether -- to buy a chunk of pristine wilderness near Cowichan Bay. David Chase bought the property in 1955.

Ilkay wants to build tourist lodge on former WFP land near Jordan River

Anyone thinking of adopting the latest celebrity dog breed -- popularized by U.S. President Barack Obama -- needs to get to know them first, says a leading breeder from Duncan.

Paula Ronald has no doubts Victoria's new computerized parking stations will be a success. "I think they're going to fly," Ronald says. She should know.