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Thanks to our readers for helping those in need

Dave Obee / Times Colonist

When there is need, our readers step forward. There might be no better proof than our annual ...

Times Colonist Christmas Fund: In good times and bad, you can make a difference

How the Salvation Army helped save a marriage

Worried Salvation Army $80,000 short of Victoria target

She used to rely on donated toys for gifts, now she gives them out

A feast of community spirit at Our Place Christmas dinner

Architect builds on matching donations for Christmas Fund

‘Christmas is just too hard’ for mother with disability

Theft of 10 bags of toys moves others to step up

Tuba Christmas all about that bass — and donations (VIDEO)

One last season for Christmasland, a house filled with festive lights

Jack Knox: Salvation Army ups its game, taps celebrity power

A habit of giving — and challenging for donation matches

Jack Knox: How Victoria’s Christmas charities work together

Labour of love cooks Mustard Seed Christmas dinner

A Christmas story: Need is a thing that hits someone else — until it’s you

Memories of how fund helped a new arrival to Victoria in 1950s

Jack Knox: A single mother’s heartbreak and hope

Lon Wood: Food for body and soul in the act of giving

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B.C., federal government working to save Fraser River stocks after rock slide

Trampoline park denies wrongdoing in Victoria man's death as calls for regulation ...

Trampoline park denies wrongdoing in man's death as calls for regulation grow

B.C. Securities Commission reaches deal with Genus Capital Management

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B.C. government’s surplus higher than reported, auditor general says

Seaspan Victoria Shipyards' navy contract offers apprentices chance to work on front...

Kevin Greenard: The Greenard Group’s 10 principles for picking stocks

Bear Mountain Resort hotel sold to businessman Raoul Malak

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Victoria Shamrocks roll over Coquitlam Adanacs

Pacific FC looks to right the ship

New all-girls minor hockey association hopes to Reign supreme

Aaliyah Edwards almost has double-double in Canada's 65-54 loss to Latvia

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Explore: Vegan festival in Centennial Square; music and food in Colwood

Everyone has invitation to Victoria’s biggest art party, Paint-In on Moss Street ...

New inductees to Canada's Walk of Fame include Coombs, Arnett, Klassen, Gehry

Warm memories, hit singles: Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings reunite for charity ...

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Moon memories: Times Colonist readers share memories of 1969 lunar landings

Helen Chesnut’s Garden Notes: July says larkspur and no-cook pudding

Rick Steves: Tivoli — Rome’s great escape for 2,000 years

Your Good Health: Mild bipolar case may get missed

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Comment: Better primary health care in six simple steps

Editorial: When legislature isn’t in session, what are MLAs doing?

Comment: A chance to save B.C.’s last ancient forests

Editorial: Bitten by a bat? Get treatment without delay

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Letters July 20: Deer and cars, MLAs’ duties, Victoria councillors, Quebec’s Bill 21

Letters July 19: Victoria council’s priorities, protecting trees, bats and rabies

Letters July 18: How to get good price quotes, our Mediterranean climate, chinook salmon

Letters July 17: Legislature intrigue, verbose Saanich staffers, amalgamation disadvantages

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Helen Chesnut’s Garden Notes: July says larkspur and no-cook pudding

Debbie Travis: Surroundings inside and out bring ‘spirit of escape’ to life

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Leafcutter bees are important pollinators

Condo Smarts: Installation of cameras violated strata act

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Tentative agreement averts strike by Quebec provincial park employees

Rick Steves: Tivoli — Rome’s great escape for 2,000 years

As busiest holiday season begins, Quebec provincial park employees could strike

Summer travel deals require flexibility if you want to find a deal

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Special cars and special days at a beautiful track in North Cowichan

Steve Wallace: Infant on car roof and other weird tales

Nearly 1,400 vintage cars in Victoria for Deuce Days; public show on Sunday

Ford to cut 200 jobs at Oakville, Ont. auto assembly plant on slowing sales

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20 years later: Migrants who landed on Vancouver Island risked lives for their ...

Our History: The resilient women of Telegraph Cove

Charla Huber: Drawing the line between coaching and bullying

Island Voices: Federal NDP at the precipice

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Photo gallery: Readers' snow photos

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Photo gallery: Butchart Gardens shine bright for Christmas

Photo gallery: 37th annual Santa's Light Parade

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Entertainment

Explore: Vegan festival in Centennial Square; music and food in Colwood

Pedro Arrais / Times Colonist

You can eat plants, love animals and get a taste of nutritious and delicious plant-based food at the Vegtoria Veg Fest, Saturday in Centennial Square. This is the third year of the festival, . . .

Entertainment

Norrie Spencer’s ’32 cabriolet likely one of a kind at meet

Pedro Arrais / Times Colonist

There will be hundreds of 1932 Fords at Deuce Days, but you likely won’t see more than one ’32 cabriolet in original condition at the gathering. Norrie Spencer is the owner of a late- 1932 . . .

Driving

Steve Wallace: Infant on car roof and other weird tales

Steve Wallace / Times Colonist

The things one sees while driving in our province are difficult to believe. Here are some real-world examples which could be filed under the heading: “You Can't Make This Stuff Up.” The guy . . .

Business

Developers clamour for piece of Vancouver Island

Frank O'Brien / Business In Vancouver

Victoria faces big-city problems, and potential, as an industrial land shortage and high demand for office and retail space characterize the province’s strongest commercial real estate market . . .

Islander

Why can't you find a doctor?

Lindsay Kines ,  Cindy E. Harnett / Times Colonist

Is there a “shortage” of doctors or are other factors at work? Why are young doctors opting out of family practice, where are they going and what’s the impact on patients when they’re unable to find a physician?

Real Estate

Average rent for 2-bedroom suite nears $1,800 in Victoria

Vancouver Sun / Times Colonist

Renters seeking a two-bedroom apartment can expect to shell out almost $1,800 a month for a place to live in Victoria, according to the latest data from Rentals.ca. In its monthly Canadian rental. . .

Islander

A preview of the Island's summer festivals and events

Mike Devlin / Times Colonist

The music community on Vancouver Island has undergone a seismic shift the past few years, with postponement or cancellation of some of the area’s biggest festivals, leaving the future of summer . . .

Opinion

To stay cool, leave house windows closed or open?

Phillip Jang / Times Colonist

The assumption here is that you want to keep your house as cool as possible in hot weather without resorting to air conditioning.

Local

Lifetime ban from Empress for pepperoni seagull fiasco has been lifted

Katie DeRosa / Times Colonist

After he inadvertently trashed one of its room with packs of pepperoni and a flock of seagulls, the Empress Hotel has granted a Nova Scotia man a pardon and lifted a lifetime ban. Seventeen years. . .

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