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Wednesday Nov 25

Ladysmith set to light up Thursday 3:48 PM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
More than 250,000 light bulbs will light up the night on Thursday as the 22nd Ladysmith Festival of Lights officially gets underway.
Defence at Basi-Virk trial claims immunity deal breaches constitutional rights 3:48 PM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
VANCOUVER - Defence lawyers at Basi-Virk trial claimed Wednesday that the immunity deal offered a Crown witness breaches the constitutional rights of three former government aides accused of corruption.
CRD committee chooses Saanich, Esquimalt sites for sewage treatment 3:33 PM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Recommendation for Haro Woods in Saanich and McLoughlin Point in Esquimalt goes to the CRD at its December meeting.
Donny Osmond tops Dancing with the Stars, beating Mya and Kelly Osbourne 2:18 PM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Somewhere, Marie Osmond is a little bit jealous: Her brother Donny has done what she couldn't, winning a Dancing with the Stars title.
Dancing with the Stars winner Donny Osmond crowned 1:03 PM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Somewhere, Marie Osmond is a little bit jealous: Her brother Donny has done what she couldn't, beating out Mya and Kelly Osbourne to take the newest Dancing with the Stars title.
Nanaimo girls just wanna play hockey 12:33 PM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Parents are divided over the Nanaimo Minor Hockey Association's decision to sideline a competitive team for 13- and 14-year-old girls. Some people say it's discriminatory and have taken their case to the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal. Others say the decision was simply based on logistics.
B.C. home affordability takes a hit as prices climb in hot market: RBC 12:03 PM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
It’s getting harder to buy a home in B.C. as an increasingly hot real estate market pushes prices higher, according to an RBC report on housing affordability released this morning. According to the report, B.C. and Vancouver posted the biggest increases by far across Canada in the RBC index measures.
Crowd packs CRD sewage meeting; decision today on treatment sites 11:48 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
The Capital Regional District's sewage committee expects a contentious meeting today.
Young man flies into road rage after 69-year-old woman flips him the bird 10:33 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
"You can't hit a woman so what's the next best thing? Hit her car, right?" says accused
The firefighters and the cat: Comox crew rescues animal from blaze 9:33 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Slideshow of the rescue
Victoria police dog tracks down suspected car thief 8:48 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Man was driving truck with smashed window
Sled dog set to retire 'doesn’t know she’s blind' 8:03 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
The end of the trail is near for Isobel the blind sled dog. The nine-year-old Siberian husky-malamute cross will retire in January, five years after she lost her sight.
Anti-secondary-sewage-treatment group wants Victoria plan changed 7:37 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Group says there is still time for governments to change orders for expensive waste treatment in the region.
Shopping, strolling district eyed as boon for Esquimalt 7:37 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Sarah Liedtke and Heidi St. Denis are the new face of Esquimalt, young professionals who chose to live in the municipality because of its lower house prices, numerous parks, access to the water and location within walking distance of downtown Victoria.
More flooding predicted for Cowichan Valley 7:35 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
High water on the Cowichan River is still a threat. Last week, homes were flooded in Duncan and North Cowichan.
B.C. government knew of files breach seven months ago, but only released information last week 7:35 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Income-assistance clients advised to protect their identities last week
Recalled H1N1 vaccines sent to southern Vancouver Island 7:34 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Ten thousand doses of a recalled batch of H1N1 vaccine linked to an unusually high number of severe allergic reactions went to southern Vancouver Island.
University of Victoria's Andrew Weaver says climate changing faster than expected 7:34 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
Climate change is happening at a faster pace and having a bigger impact than expected, says a University of Victoria climatologist who helped write a new scientific report.
Victoria Parade-goers open hearts for food bank 7:34 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
The Mustard Seed Food Bank has already had one Christmas wish come true -- thanks to the Island Farms Santa's Light Parade.
Photographer with broken pelvis lost on Hornby Island for three days 7:34 AM [Submit Article to Yahoo! Canada News]
What started out as a quick hike to take photographs of an island in the Strait of Georgia, turned into a three-day battle to survive for Jordan Nicurity.

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