Business

Downtown Nanaimo to get 172-room Marriott hotel

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The Utah-based developer of a hotel on Gordon Street in downtown Nanaimo hopes to begin construction before the end of the year.Once PEG Development receives approval for its building ...

Data show home ownership in Victoria remains elusive

Despite progress, threat of 232 tariffs dominates NAFTA negotiations

Mayors lay out development strategies; Oak Bay and Langford compared

Port Alberni LNG project takes major step forward

Vancouver Island partners sign hull design contract for floating LNG project

Sooke proposes circular $6 million library

Landlords group says 4.5% rent hike is just fine with them

Passenger satisfaction rises at Canada's three largest airports: J.D. Power

Flair’s Victoria to Edmonton flights wrap up for the season

World trade body to rule on US, China anti-dumping spat

Energy and industrials help boost TSX, while U.S. stocks mixed; Loonie lower

Eerily empty condo-style retail mall in Calgary postpones grand opening

Iran's domestic car market stalls as nuclear deal falters

UK leader May hits back on Brexit plan; pound falls

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Saanich offers land for modular supportive housing

Homeless can stay at Goldstream Provincial Park for now, ministry says

A divided camp: Some defend arrival of homeless, others want them to leave

Nanaimo tent-city campers ordered out within 21 days

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Fire destroys multiple buildings at Agassiz dairy farm

Heavy rain and wind forecast for B.C.'s south coast: Environment ...

Several more days before salvage of barge can begin on Haida Gwaii

Chilliwack councillor’s expenses under scrutiny; he sees political ...

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Victoria-raised director's rock opera, with blood

After-party consolation prize for RuPaul fans who couldn't get tickets

New principal pops conductor a softball Hall of Famer

Doll’s House sequel, now at Belfry, stands on its own, says Nora actor

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Suzuki doubles down on criticisms of federal environment minister

Canada to boost support for riskier forms of renewable energy: minister

Dead and dying birds rain down in unexplained occurrence in B.C. community

Off Nova Scotia, a bid to 'unravel the mystery' of great white sharks

Food & Drink

Erik Akis: Serve everyone at the same time with baked omelette

Eric Akis / Times Colonist

Omelettes are popular, and proof of that can be found on menus of breakfast/brunch joints around Victoria. Many of those eateries offer several types and at busy times cooks will be making several . . .

Local

Oct. 20 civic election candidates around the capital region

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Candidates for mayor and council in the 13 municipalities of the capital region, plus electoral areas. Voting day is Saturday, Oct. 20. The nomination period was Sept. 4 to 14. * indicates . . .

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Explore: Wine Festival, modellers show, lantern tours

Richard Watts / Times Colonist

Scale modellers don’t repeat history — they recreate it in miniature. This Saturday, the Victoria Scale Modellers club will stage its annual show with a special theme: the First World War. Many . . .

Op-Ed

Comment: How to make Victoria Harbour waterfront a livelier place

Chris Gower / .

It is laudable that the City of Victoria is looking to improve waterfronts around our Inner Harbour. Emphasis on some green space has value, but at the same time, why hold back on vital mixed uses . . .

Elections 2018

Let us know: What information do you want ahead of the Oct. 20 elections?

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Travel

Taking the slow boat down the U.K.’s Llangollen Canal

Patricia Coppard / Times Colonist

It was my second attempt to manage the tiller of the 61-foot-long narrowboat. The first one hadn’t gone especially well. It felt like pushing a fully grown Douglas fir down a slalom run with a pool. . .

Islander

Vessel that carried Hollywood royalty, doomed aviatrix slated to leave B.C. forever

Katie DeRosa / Times Colonist

She has glided through the Great Bear Rainforest as grizzlies swiped salmon from streams. Amelia Earhart has walked across her warm teak deck, which hosted many extravagant cocktail parties. Her . . .

Columnists

Les Leyne: Taxpayer trapped by the ‘-’ in her name

Les Leyne / Times Colonist

A hybrid British Columbian/Albertan had what she thought was an easy, sensible legal option to avoid paying thousands of dollars in speculation tax every year. All that Merge Gupta-Sunderji had . . .

Food & Drink

Eric Akis: Bring on the fall comfort food, starting with ribs

Eric Akis / Times Colonist

When deciding what recipe to prepare for this week's Sunday Dinner column, I looked at the weather forecast and cheered. My joy was not caused by a prediction of more hot, dry and sunny weather — . . .

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