Christmas Fund

Still time to donate to Christmas Fund; many people are in need

Dave Obee / The Times Colonist

Your Times Colonist Christmas Fund has reached $1.17 million, with a couple of days to go before ...

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Business

After 50 years, store that inspired downtown Victoria's Design District is closing

Darron Kloster / Times Colonist

In 1970, when Greg Sager and Bob Coltart first opened their furniture store, the area around upper Government Street north of Chinatown was a bit of no-man’s land of empty lots, vacant buildings, a . . .

Local

B.C. has power to limit non-essential travel into province: constitutional law professor

Roxanne Egan-Elliott,  Katie DeRosa / Times Colonist

The province has the power to limit non-essential travel into B.C. and could make an argument to restrict other types of travel if it poses a risk to British Columbians, says a constitutional law . . .

Local

Hundreds of thousands waiting for B.C. recovery benefit

Katie DeRosa / Times Colonist

Ralph Folster is banking on the $1,000 B.C. recovery benefit to pay for vital medication that’s not covered by Pharmacare. The 55-year-old, who is on disability assistance, is among the hundreds of. . .

World

Monarch butterfly population moves closer to extinction

Olga R. Rodriguez / The Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO — The number of western monarch butterflies wintering along the California coast has plummeted precipitously to a record low, putting the orange-and-black insects closer to extinction. . .

Local

Transport Canada won't budge on ferry-deck regulation

Andrew Duffy / Times Colonist

Transport Canada appears to be unwilling to reconsider allowing passengers to remain in their cars on B.C. Ferries’ enclosed lower decks, despite pleas to relax the regulation. In an emailed . . .

Food & Drink

Eric Akis: No meat needed for halloumi cheeseburger

Eric Akis / Times Colonist

Today’s column was influenced by an international source. My son Tyler is currently living in Stockholm with his girlfriend, Sarah, who suggested I do a column on a cheese called halloumi that is . . .

Local

At Amy’s Bunny Barn in Sooke, it’s 400 rabbits rescued and counting

Roxanne Egan-Elliott / Times Colonist

As a child, Amy McLaughlin used to scan the classifieds ­looking for free litters of ­kittens and puppies, and then put up her own ads to find homes for the animals — but only to those who passed . . .

Local

Cold comfort: Interest in chilly swims grows as a pandemic stress-reliever

Roxanne Egan-Elliott / Times Colonist

When Andy Bernhart started taking a daily dip in the ocean at Willows Beach in mid-2019, he was joined by a few friends who thought he was crazy but maybe also onto something. They often get . . .

Homes

House Beautiful: Modernized 1903 Esquimalt cottage retains historic charm

Kim Pemberton / The Times Colonist

If architecture is a barometer of culture, how can homes that housed families more than 100 years ago be best adapted to suit modern families? That was the challenge facing Johanne Hemond and her. . .

B.C.

B.C. ministry warned birth alerts 'illegal and unconstitutional' months before banning them

Bayleigh Marelj,  Anna McKenzie,  Brielle Morgan / Local Journalism Initiative, The Discourse

Months before British Columbia officially ended the controversial practice of birth alerts, government lawyers advised the Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) that the practice was “. . .

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