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Three pulled from water as I-5 bridge collapses into Washington state's Skagit river

Seattle Times

Three people were pulled from the water after the Skagit River Bridge on the I-5 in Washington State collapsed Thursday evening, sending vehicles into the water below, ...

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Newly-elected MLAs will hold summer legislature session to pass austerity budget

Premier Christy Clark will send her new majority government into the legislature this summer to ...

Porsche abandoned on ferry impounded as police investigate

[UPDATED] A 2012 Porsche that was abandoned on the Spirit of Vancouver Island ferry has been ...

Port Alberni teen charged in brutal sex assault

PORT ALBERNI — A 17-year-old Port Alberni youth has been charged in Tuesday’s brutal sexual ...

It's Pkols, not Mount Douglas, marchers proclaim

A large sign with the word Pkols carved into it was firmly cemented into the ground Wednesday ...

Sewage plan plows ahead despite Esquimalt rebuke

Greater Victoria’s sewage treatment megaproject barrelled forward Wednesday after a closed-door ...

Record rainfall, snowmelt caused one-in-12,000-year fatal B.C. landslide: report

VANCOUVER - A massive landslide that ripped through a small hamlet in southeastern British Columbia...

Newspaper kiosks on city land face removal in Victoria

Victoria bureaucrats will have to be careful not to trample over press freedoms as they consider...

Jack Knox: Despite praise from Idi Amin, soldier’s faith eroded in ‘Britain’s gulag’

It was Idi Amin who concluded the empire was getting a good deal from Jeremy Hespeler-Boultbee. ...

John Cleese adds third Victoria show

British comedian and Monty Python actor John Cleese ...

Uno Fest review: My Pregnant Brother is engaging portrait of life in dysfunctional ...

The late Jean Drapeau, Montreal’s ...

Victoria cop and Youbou resident rescue 14 after boat capsizes in Cowichan Lake

An alert Youbou resident helped to save the day ...

Death of elderly Island man is a homicide, police investigators say

The death of a 76-year-old Yellow Point man late ...

Public art project helps mark Victoria's historic places

A University of Victoria fine arts graduate is ...

Feeling weight of budget cuts and 34 years of service, deputy chief leaving Victoria...

Sit and have a coffee with Victoria police deputy ...

Spring 2014 goal to open new marina at Songhees

Victoria city hall is considering building permit ...

Greater Victoria police turn attention to ‘high-risk’ drivers

Bad drivers can count on police scrutiny this ...

Rob Ford's chief of staff out of office as 'crack video' scandal swirls

TORONTO - The chief of staff to embattled Mayor Rob...

Woman run over three times by her own car in Quebec

TROIS-RIVIERES, Que. - A woman is recovering ...

Vancouver company to lead search for Victoria's new police chief

The Victoria Police Board has taken a step toward ...

Group hopes commuter race encourages cyclists to join Bike to Work Week

Police officers are often stereotyped as sitting ...

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Man missing in Mexico facing drug charges in Victoria

A B.C. man missing and feared kidnapped in Mexico is facing drug charges in Victoria Supreme Court. Diego Hernandez, 22, was arrested by ...

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Canucks fire head coach Vigneault after suffering first-round sweep

VANCOUVER - Vancouver Canucks general manager Mike Gillis is in no rush to name a replacement for fired coach Alain Vigneault. "I don't have a ...

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Could have accepted chief of staff's resignation sooner, Harper admits

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper acknowledged for the first time Thursday that "perhaps" he could have responded more quickly to the news that ...

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5.7-magnitude quake shakes Northern California; no damage reported

GREENVILLE, Calif. - A magnitude 5.7 earthquake hit Northern California on Thursday night that was widely felt across the region, but there were no ...

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Siblings' Victoria company boosts shellfish sector with algae-producing reactor

They have a new name and a new focus and, as of this week, Industrial Plankton has a new lease on life as the three-year-old Victoria company has ...

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Rising stars: Victoria pair back in national soccer team fold

There is the long view. It entails rebuilding the Canadian men’s soccer team for the 2018 World Cup in Russia after last year’s devastating 8...

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Carole Pope gives B.C. a slap

Finding inspiration isn’t the issue for Carole Pope. The black-haired former frontwoman of Rough Trade says there’s a lot left in her artistic tank. ...

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How sweet it isn't: Some cockroaches evolve to avoid poison - in just 5 years

NEW YORK, N.Y. - People have been getting rid of cockroaches for decades by setting out bait mixed with poison. But in the late 1980s, in an ...

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Editorial: Abolish Senate, don’t reform it

The Senate doesn’t need reforming, it needs abolishing. Many Canadians already regard the red chamber with a certain amount of suspicion; the ...

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Comment: Victoria not necessarily cut off from government

Full disclosure — I am a Liberal and have been a longtime supporter of Premier Christy Clark. Now that we know the B.C. Liberals are here to ...

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Record 25,000 celebrate braw (splendid) weekend at Victoria Highland Games presided over by Prince Andrew

Cindy E. Harnett / Times Colonist

A weekend of caber tossing, royal watching and Highland dancing at the Victoria Highland Games and Celtic Festival came to a glorious end Sunday. Attendance for the two-day games and

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Gallery: Prince Andrew in Victoria

Prince Andrew's Royal Visit to Victoria.

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Photo Gallery: Island Farms Victoria Day Parade

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David Bly: HMCS Victoria is much more than torpedoes

David Bly / Times Colonist

Public tours of the submarine continue Sunday and Monday at the coast guard station.

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Former MLA who perished in floatplane crash remembered by premier for ‘great spirit’

Times Colonist

Former B.C. MLA Harold Long was killed in a floatplane crash in Bute Inlet near Stuart Island on Tuesday, the B.C. Coroners Service has confirmed today. Long, 72, first served as the

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Obituary: Businesswoman Helen Beirnes broke down barriers with style

Carla Wilson / Times Colonist

Businesswoman Helen Beirnes, who has died at age 85, travelled Canada and the U.S. to promote tourism in Victoria, served on city council and was an early advocate of restoring the city’s

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David Foster being honoured with star on Hollywood Walk of Fame at musical spot

Michael D. Reid / Times Colonist

David Foster’s star power will get a big boost when he is honoured on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next week. The 16-time Grammy Award-winning musician from Victoria will have a star

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Monitor: Happy 150th, Congregation Emanu-El

Richard Watts / Times Colonist

Congregation Emanu-El marks its 150th anniversary next month by re-enacting the laying of the cornerstone to its synagogue, and all of Victoria is invited to celebrate. Original

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