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Highlands quarry clears appeals hurdle, but opponents claim small victory

Andrew Duffy / Times Colonist

The Highlands District Community Association may have lost the battle over a new quarry, but it may still win the war, according to its chairman. Scott Richardson said having the ...

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Local

A police chief, a broadcaster and the lure of the rings

Cleve Dheensaw / Times Colonist

The New York Islanders are having a moment — playing the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Stanley Cup semifinals — and two Vancouver Islanders who have a four-decade relationship with the team are . . .

Op-Ed

Comment: We are stronger together only if guided by respect

The Times Colonist

Chief Ron Sam and Chief Rob Thomas A commentary by the chiefs of the Songhees Nation and Esquimalt Nation. The acts of vandalism on the statue on the grounds of the legislature last Friday are . . .

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Navy returns submarine HMCS Corner Brook to the water

Andrew Duffy / Times Colonist

HMCS Corner Brook hit the water for the first time in 10 years on Sunday morning. The submarine, which was purchased from the United Kingdom in 1998, has been subject to significant repair and . . .

Business

Bear Mountain sees surge in interest as more people discover it during pandemic

Andrew Duffy / Times Colonist

One of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, intensified by lockdowns, restrictive health measures and quarantine periods over the last 18 months, is the desire to get outside and back to nature.. . .

Local

Reward offered for return of dog who fled violent attack in downtown Victoria

Pedro Arrais / Times Colonist

Times ColonistThe victim of an act of random violence in downtown Victoria is offering a reward for the safe return of her dog, which was last seen running away from the attack on Friday.Rebecca . . .

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Man in underwear saves goats from grizzly

Jeff Bell / Times Colonist

Ben McGuffie didn’t hesitate when he heard two of his Nigerian dwarf goats making a racket after he headed to bed Monday night. Dressed only in underwear and a T-shirt, the Quadra Island man . . .

Entertainment

Victoria filmmaker's documentary examines sinister side of facial recognition technology

Mike Devlin / Times Colonist

Discriminator, director Brett Gaylor’s new independent film about facial recognition software, is as close to a horror movie Hollywood has ever produced — but there’s a nary a ghost, serial killer, or unexplained phenomenon anywhere in sight.

Business

Amazon rumours continue to swirl in Langford and Sidney

Darron Kloster / Times Colonist

Rumours are flying that Langford will soon be home to a new Island distribution centre for Amazon. The buzz is that a 13-acre parcel bordered by Sooke and Luxton Roads will be the site for a . . .

B.C.

Researchers pull record-breaking 100-year-old white sturgeon from B.C. river

Stefan Labbé / Glacier Media

Jordan Cranmer reached over the edge of the boat, dipping her hands into the water of the Nechako River. Below her, an ancient giant rose from the depths. “At first, I didn’t feel anything. It . . .

Sports

Victoria organizers request 10% capacity for Olympic basketball qualifying tournament

Cleve Dheensaw / Times Colonist

Organizers of the Tokyo Olympics basketball qualifying tournament from June 29 to July 4 have requested 10 per cent spectator capacity at 7,400-seat Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre when provincial . . .

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