Martin ekes out win in Esquimalt-JDF

It came down to 68 votes. In one of the tightest races in Canada and certainly in B.C., Dr. Keith Martin held on to Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca for the Liberals by a bare margin, earning a sixth term as MP. With all 225 polls reporting at 11 p.m. Tuesday night, Martin had... more

Election Night Live!

Thanks and good night! Keith Martin wins by 68, which suggests a recount is likely. Gary Lunn will return to Ottawa and Denise Savoie has re-affirmed her seat in Victoria. For all the details of election night, go to www.saanichnews.com. SAANICH... more

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• Colwood councillors vie for mayor

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Keeping tweens on the path to fitness

Free JDF passes for John Stubbs memorial Grade 7s This year the Grade 7 students at John Stubbs memorial school will have free access to West Shore Parks and Recreation. Through the Grade 7 Free Access Pilot Program, students receive passes... more

• Vikes and alumni stage tuneup for Canada West season
• SPORTS NEWS IN BRIEF
• Crossing paths is nothing new for Hall inductees Tooby, Hartley

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Big Boo contest winner

• Big Boo at Westshore Town Centre
• Interprovincial trade deal grows

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Performing arts colleges mounts Neil Simon classic

New York playwright Neil Simon wrote Rumors as a farce in the late 1980s and has since seen it performed everywhere from community theatres to Broadway. Victoria’s Canadian College for the Performing Arts is the latest company to tackle the legendary... more

• New name, new approach for band whose sound is compared to The Kinks and The Beatles
• Ruffians ignore press
• VISA is hosting a few weekend classes for budding artists

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