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Vic West teen's sudden death remains a mystery
The 19-year-old woman who died suddenly in Vic West last Saturday has been identified by her family as Amanda Bouchard, but how she died remains a mystery.
An 11-year-old boy was struck by a car in Nanaimo this morning.
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A 35-year-old woman is dead and a man seriously injured after a southbound vehicle left the highway in Nanaimo early today.
The car flipped and slid some distance before stopping.
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Does lack of sleep turn a hare into a tortoise?
Excuses that worked for a beginner runner don't cut it anymore
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Movies
A man for all reasons
It's hard to believe Charles Martin Smith when he says he's surprised that people still recognize him as an actor.
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Island Lives
Island Lives: Lorelei O'Byrne taught kids how to succeed on the ice, on the court and in life
Lorelei O'Byrne was the ultimate hockey mom -- and basketball mom, outdoor adventurer, advocate for women's sports, megawatt party-thrower and soulmate for her husband. She was also a staunch warrior who fought cancer until it ended her life at Victoria Hospice.
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Business
Jeune Bros. builds on a long history
Victoria's Micqualyn Waldie grew up hearing stories about how Jeune Bros. Tent and Awning -- once the family business -- provided sails for clipper ships plying the coast and outfitted gold miners.
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Orcas choose to eat B.C. chinook for majority of diet
The palates of endangered southern resident killer whales are refined to the point that they choose to eat Fraser River chinook salmon, say researchers, who hope new information about orcas' menu choices will help the population recover.
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Saanich may cut more teachers
More teacher layoffs could be in the cards for Saanich school district, where a projected budget shortfall of about $2.6 million in January has climbed to about $3.3 million.
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Ottawa to review bid to expand salmon farm
The federal government has reversed a decision to approve a planned expansion of one of B.C.'s biggest fish farms without an environmental assessment.
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Cops need harm-reduction training, councillor says
Victoria police should be better educated on harm-reduction strategies for dealing with illicit drug use, says a city councillor.
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Man, 52, arrested at View Towers in connection with recent bank robberies
A 52-year-old Victoria man was arrested last night in connection with two bank robberies in the past few days.
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Editorial: Luring tourists is vital to region
Tourism is one of the most important engines in Greater Victoria's economy. Visitors who come to the region spend money that creates employment, directly and indirectly.
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Cowichan man, 26, arrested after gas station robbed with Exacto knife
Police arrested a 26-year-old man after receiving a report that a man wielding an Exacto knife robbed a Cowichan gas station.
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Tsawout man stabbed to death
A man from the Tsawout First Nation in Central Saanich is dead after being stabbed in Saint John, N.B., early Monday.
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Jody Paterson: Carole, what's happened to the NDP?
With all due respect to a woman who I personally like, there's a burning question I need to get off my chest: Where the heck is Carole James and the NDP?
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Gaming grant cuts leave service clubs strapped
A lot of good causes, from equipment for school crossing guards to free holidays for disabled kids at Camp Shawnigan, rely on Victoria-area service clubs to come up with financial support.
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Big names in Blue Bridge theatre lineup
Queer as Folk's Thea Gill will star as Blanche Dubois in A Streetcar Named Desire, to be staged this summer by Victoria's Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre.
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