Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, Republican John McCain's vice presidential running mate in 2008, said Friday she will resign this month, an unexpected move that could signal a run for higher office.

A 28-year-old man with a history of violence has escaped for the second time from the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital in Port Coquitlam.

Langford Fire Department was called to Spencer Middle School on Friday morning after a small fire broke out on the school’s roof.

The convoy which transports Canada's top soldier in Afghanistan hit a roadside bomb Friday, killing one member of the general's tactical team and injuring five others.

Alaska Governor Sarah Palin will resign this month and will not run for re-election as governor, CNN reported Friday.

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others also read... House sales closed in on a record last month in Greater Victoria. A total of 946 homes and other properties sold in June, making it one of the top five months in almost 20 years.

others also read... Many thanks to B.C. Supreme Court Justice Robert Metzger for his fair and just ruling in favour of Greater Victoria School District trustee Catherine Alpha.

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VANCOUVER - A 28-year-old man with a history of violence has escaped for the second time from the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital in Port Coquitlam. Matthew David Mikolajczyk's most recent escape was on June 16.

Langford Fire Department was called to Spencer Middle School on Friday morning after a small fire broke out on the school's roof. Nobody was hurt in the incident as the school was near-empty, save for a group of construction workers who were working on the building.

WASHINGTON - Alaska Governor Sarah Palin said on Friday she will resign this month and will not run for re-election as governor. "I'm not seeking re-election," Palin told a news conference at which she said she would transfer authority to Lieutenant Governor Sean Parnell.

121 Canadian soldiers, one diplomat and two aid workers have been killed since the Canadian military deployed to Afghanistan in early 2002.

KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - The convoy that transports Canada's top soldier in Afghanistan hit a roadside bomb Friday, killing one member of the general's tactical team and injuring five others.

Musicians have a new place to play in Beacon Park.

When Japanese Emperor Akihito arrives in Victoria next week, his trip promises to be quite different than his first to the city.

Everyone’s heard some sort of statistic surrounding the number of horses on the Saanich Peninsula.

As summer gets into full swing, winter holidays are set in North Saanich.

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The Grouse Grind trail on Vancouver's North Shore reopened Friday afternoon after being closed due to falling rock.

Historically low interest rates and discounted housing prices are fuelling a real estate boom on B.C.'s south coast with sales in Vancouver up 75 per cent compared to June of last year.

Police say foul play has been ruled out after a man's body was found in Bridal Veil Falls Provincial Park Friday morning.

Work on a windmill as tall as a 20-storey building on the peak of Grouse Mountain has been delayed because of a helicopter pilot's concerns about lifting the massive blades.

Free agent winger Mikael Samuelsson signed a three-year contract with the Vancouver Canucks on Friday.

METRO VANCOUVER — North Vancouver's immensely popular Grouse Grind hiking trail reopened Friday after the completion of emergency work in the upper trail sections.

VANCOUVER — Expect road closures as the new version of the city's car-free days launches this weekend.

Former French soccer star Zinedine Zidane attracted a large crowd of media and well-wishers Friday as he whisked into a summer camp on the city's east side for an appearance. Zidane appeared despite the cancellation of a charity soccer game originally scheduled for Saturday. The game was postposed to July 12, according to event organizers, because Zidane injured his back while picking up his ...

Deputy Managing Editor Harold Munro gives an update on the stories that the editors and reporters of The Vancouver Sun are working on for publication in tomorrow's newspaper and online.

It will be next week — at least — before two B.C. men charged with polygamy find out whether the charges against them will be stayed.

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Two of these kittens came to the Abbotsford SPCA after a man found them abandoned a week ago. They were accepted by Peggy, a mother cat at the shelter who gave birth in mid-June to four. The kittens are among 120 felines at the local shelter needing homes.

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