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Vancouver Island Blues Bash cancelled for 2020

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The Victoria Jazz Society has cancelled the 27th edition of the Vancouver Island Blues Bash due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The organizers cite the federal decision to close the ...

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Neighbours report more disruptions after homeless campers move into hotel

Katie DeRosa / Times Colonist

Residents of a Gorge Road condo building say they are afraid for their safety and have seen a spike in social disorder since former residents of Topaz Park moved into a neighbouring hotel. . . .

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Paddler fights to save turkey vulture after eagle attack

Louise Dickson / Times Colonist

Hilary Eastmure learned first-hand that nature is both beautiful and brutal on a kayaking trip around Newcastle Island on the Victoria Day long weekend. The former CFAX news anchor was paddling . . .

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Pacific Rim park set to reopen, but Tofino mayor would still like visitors to stay away

Carla Wilson / Times Colonist

More than half of Canada’s national parks — including Vancouver Island’s Pacific Rim — are set to open for day use next week but Tofino’s mayor is urging non-residents to wait for direction from . . .

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VIDEO: Nanaimo man’s stop-motion Schitt’s Creek spoof catches eye of Dan Levy

Megan Lalonde / Vancouver Is Awesome

Schitt’s Creek may have aired its final episode this spring, but a Nanaimo man is keeping the sitcom’s spirit alive with a new short film set to the show’s No. 1 (in our hearts) hit song, A Little . . .

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Obituary: Sports-loving lawyer George Jones ‘marched to his own beat’

Cleve Dheensaw / Times Colonist

George Jones, who came to prominence through sports and his work as a lawyer, died Monday at age 86. Jones, a key member of the successful 1994 Victoria Commonwealth Games bid committee, had a . . .

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Keep open, close or partially close road along Esquimalt Lagoon?

Jeff Bell / Times Colonist

An online survey about the future of Colwood’s Ocean Boulevard is asking whether the scenic roadway by Esquimalt Lagoon should be closed. The decision to gauge public opinion grew out of the . . .

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Returning students to see smaller class sizes, strict health measures

Jeff Bell / Times Colonist

One-way corridors, exterior doors used by set groups and the optional wearing of masks are some of the things that Greater Victoria School District students can expect if they choose to return to . . .

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Eric Akis: Savoury strudel can be star of show

Eric Akis / Times Colonist

It’s handy to have recipes that can serve two purposes. Today’s spinach and three-cheese phyllo strudel is an example. If you need a side dish for such things as lamb, kebabs, chicken or salmon, a . . .

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Struggling to help special-needs children while schools are closed

Katie DeRosa / Times Colonist

Many parents are struggling to work from home while serving as homeschool teachers to their kids during the COVID-19 pandemic, but disability advocates and parents of children with special needs . . .

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‘My life has changed a thousand-fold’: Campers move into hotel

Katie DeRosa / Times Colonist

After three years of “living under tarps,” James Reedman never could have imagined living somewhere as nice as the Comfort Inn and Suites. The hotel offers Reedman, and 92 others previously . . .

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