Driving

Pedro Arrais: A weekend for classic automobiles

Pedro Arrais / Times Colonist

The name and venue have both changed, but the Vancouver Island Concours d’Elegance and Motorcar Weekend, a leading fundraising event featuring exotic, classic and collectible ...

Steve Wallace: The science behind designing our roads

Review: Plush Chrysler 300 sedan still stands the test of time

Bill Vance: When front-wheel drive crossed the pond

Skid-resistant road surfaces aim to reduce crashes

Keep On Truckin': NASCAR Trucks driver Friesen ready for Mosport playoff race

Colorado OKs electric car requirement to fight air pollution

Bill Vance: VW led minivans’ rise to prominence

Steve Wallace: Once more into the readers’ mailbag

Earnhardt takes weekend off after plane crash near Bristol

People could be in fully automated cars by 2035

Dashcams provide 'unbiased witness' when bad things happen to good drivers

ICBC: Cap on claims shrinks sea of red ink

Steve Wallace: ‘Scramble’ crosswalk a safer alternative

Bill Vance: Offbeat designs set Saab apart

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Death of man in Saanich not foul play, police say

Edmonton Fringe patron ‘furious’ after Victoria performer undresses him without ...

Andrew Berry tells trial he was tackled, stabbed

Reena Virk’s dad sees ‘same scenario’ in death of Langley teen

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‘Procedural error’ led to B.C. Ferries Queen of Surrey crash

RCMP plane chases fleeing helicopter as part of major cross-border ...

BC Hydro seeks approval for first rate decrease in decades: ministry

Crown counsel begins cross-examination of B.C. father accused of ...

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Devotees eat up ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic’s palette of musical parody

Island metal festival on this weekend and the price is right

Victoria Fringe Festival: Twelve days of ‘this crazy explosion’

Explore: Greek Fest in Saanich; boating in Oak Bay; Indigenous music and arts

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Canadian band Billy Talent criticizes Ontario culture minister for arts funding

Court battle over birth certificate ends with father's name left off

Third-party buys billboard to promote Bernier's anti-mass immigration stance

Ottawa ready to pass law forcing CN to restore rusting Quebec Bridge

Photo galleries from the Times Colonist

Saturday photo gallery: Paint-In and Deuce Days

Photos: 2019 Victoria Pride Parade

Photo gallery: Island Farms Victoria Day Parade

Photo Gallery: Welcome to the world Archie Harrison!

Gallery: Kids' weather art

Photo gallery: Student climate strike in Victoria and around the world

Photos: In search of the Spirit Bear

Photo gallery: Readers' snow photos

Photo gallery: Greater Victoria gets a taste of winter

Photo gallery: Victoria's Chinatown celebrates Lunar New Year with parade

Photo gallery: Snow day!

Photo gallery: 2019 Women's March Victoria

Photo gallery: Push! How to load a helicopter into a giant Russian cargo plane

Victoria’s flora and fauna illustrated

Photo gallery: Fans at the world junior hockey championship

Photo gallery: Game action from the world junior hockey championship

Photo gallery: Wind storm hits Vancouver Island

Photo gallery: Butchart Gardens shine bright for Christmas

Photo gallery: 37th annual Santa's Light Parade

Photo gallery: 100 years after the guns fell silent

Local

A wheeler dealer's collection goes up for auction in Nanaimo

John Mackie / Vancouver Sun

The A-Aabaca Book Bin used to boast it was “the home of a million books” on its sign on Vancouver’s Granville Street. Owner Lloyd Cartwright might have still had that many when he died in . . .

Entertainment

Michael Kaeshammer gives Sidney its own concert special

Mike Devlin / Times Colonist

Michael Kaeshammer had one theatre in mind when TV producers asked the North Saanich singer-songwriter for a filming location for his first concert special.

Food & Drink

Eric Akis: Give your breakfast added flair

Eric Akis / Times Colonist

Many people have toast topped with a preserve or other spread for a quick breakfast. But if you’re not in a rush and are feeling adventurous, why not turn that toast into something a bit more . . .

Sports

All set for Westhills Stadium grand opening on Saturday

Cleve Dheensaw / Times Colonist

Even Langford Parks and Recreation manager Cory Manton, who is used to his town’s progressive and streamlined approach to development, seemed in awe as he toured the media around Westhills Stadium . . .

Local

Cyclist injured after colliding with strap pulling improperly towed vehicle

Roxanne Egan-Elliott / Times Colonist

A 72-year-old cyclist is in hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries after a serious collision Sunday afternoon involving a driver improperly towing a broken-down vehicle. Victoria . . .

Local

Dad’s invention for disabled daughter gets recognition at national contest

Richard Watts / Times Colonist

A device developed by a Saanich father to keep his disabled daughter’s diaper dry has taken second prize in a Canadian national contest. The CareChanger, a sensory device that monitors for . . .

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.

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?

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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