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Mike Downie says Secret Path Live was 'powerful' and he'd 'love to do it ...

Victoria Ahearn / The Canadian Press

TORONTO — A brother of the late Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie says a weekend benefit concert performance of his "Secret Path" album was a "powerful" show and he isn't ruling out ...

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Stage Left: Revival of Il Trittico is superb

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'Maleficent: Mistress of Evil' claims No. 1 over 'Joker'

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The most dangerous celebrity online is revealed

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Genre-bending bio of Thomas Edison is highly illuminating

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Review: Neil Young back in his ragged glory with 'Colorado'

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Ali Wong's Raunchy Humor Charms in 'Dear Girls'

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Review: The New York Times celebrates women in power

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L.A. ska-punks The Interrupters make long-awaited Victoria debut

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Critic’s Picks: Downchild Blues Band, Orontes Quartet, The Birds at CCPA

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Classical Music: Victoria Chamber Orchestra starts with Mozart

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Celebrity birthdays for the week of Oct. 27-Nov. 2

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'The Man Who Saw Everything' is haunting and effective

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Prose is crisp, compelling in 'Agent Running in the Field'

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Classical Music: Victoria Chamber Orchestra starts with Mozart

The 39 Steps poses ‘crazy’ challenges for Blue Bridge Repertory crew

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House Beautiful: A very un-Brady renovation

Helen Chesnut’s Garden Notes: Dreaded hoof marks in veggie plot

Newcomers to Canada buy one in every five homes: study

Wright-designed home sold for nearly $1.7M

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Montreal-bound Air Transat flight makes emergency stop in Paris; passengers safe

Quebec town's moose statue won't seek to supplant Moose Jaw, Sask.'s famed Mac

Rick Steves: Step up to some of Europe’s best views

Competition tribunal rules in favour of Vancouver airport on in-flight food case

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Pedro Arrais review: Mitsubishi RVR an unbeatable off-road value

Steve Wallace: A silent threat to pedestrians’ safety

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Bill Vance: 4CV introduced Renault to North America

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Geoff Johnson: Getting young people ready for the vote

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2019 Federal Election

‘More to do’: Liberal Justin Trudeau boasts of triumphs, worries about polarization

Joan Bryden / The Canadian Press

OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau likes to warm up for an uphill election contest by literally climbing uphill. In the 2015 campaign, as he attempted to vault his third-place party into the lead, the Liberal. . .

2019 Federal Election

Andrew Scheer’s middle-class roots make him ‘perfect foil’ to Trudeau for Tories

Teresa Wright / The Canadian Press

OTTAWA — It was a hot August day in 2003 when Conservative campaign manager Hamish Marshall first learned not to underestimate Andrew Scheer. It was Scheer’s wedding day and Marshall was a guest, . . .

2019 Federal Election

NDP's Jagmeet Singh looks to defy the odds again on the campaign trail

Kristy Kirkup / The Canadian Press

OTTAWA — Jagmeet Singh is no stranger to beating long odds — which is good, since taking over the Prime Minister’s Office this fall seems the unlikeliest of outcomes for the leader of the federal . . .

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Green Party’s Elizabeth May eager to sound climate alarm on hustings

Jim Bronskill / The Canadian Press

OTTAWA — Elizabeth May was so crushed by her Green Party’s failure to pick up seats in the last federal election she was ready to hand the leadership reins to someone else. May even approached . . .

2019 Federal Election

Bloc Quebecois leader Yves-Francois Blanchet sheds ‘goon’ image

Catherine Levesque / The Canadian Press

MONTREAL — Voters will see a smiling Yves-Francois Blanchet on campaign posters throughout Quebec during the federal election campaign that got underway Wednesday. But not so long ago, the Bloc . . .

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Maxime Bernier targets untapped voters with broader populist platform of People's Party

Andy Blatchford / The Canadian Press

OTTAWA — Maxime Bernier insists the populist pillars of his young political party have nothing to do with opportunism and everything to do with ideology. And if someone were to call him an . . .

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Independent Sen. Andre Pratte announces resignation on election night

Police charge man, woman shot by officers during Calgary military parade

Former Quebec police chief and two other senior officers acquitted

Mafia link suspected after man gunned down in Montreal parking lot

Local

Quadruple birthday bash 100 years in the making — with more coming up

Jeff Bell / Times Colonist

Victoria’s Wellesley retirement community held a birthday bash this week to honour four centenarians. Having that many people reach such a milestone in one place is a rarity, said activity . . .

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Workers hammer 122-year-old Oak Bay wall, defying stop-work order

Richard Watts / Times Colonist

Workers with jackhammers punched openings in a 122-year-old heritage wall in a quiet Oak Bay neighbourhood Thursday, in defiance of a stop-work order from the municipality. A small crowd gathered. . .

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Quake drills: drop, cover, hold on, experts say; forget about doorways

Jeff Bell / Times Colonist

Victoria councillors were set to stop their committee meeting at 10:17 a.m. today and crawl under their desks to take part in the Great B.C. ShakeOut earthquake drill. “Studies have shown that it. . .

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Obituary: Mountain-biking legend Jordie Lunn pushed the envelope

Roxanne Egan-Elliott / Times Colonist

Mountain biker and freerider Jordie Lunn was a passionate rider who was always pushing himself and the sport to new limits. Lunn died Oct. 9 while trail riding with friends in Cabo San Lucas, . . .

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Woman lacked ID with gender for flight, so they got her a fishing licence

Roxanne Egan-Elliott / Times Colonist

At 82, Judith Hodgson hasn’t been driving for a couple of years and she’s not a frequent flyer. So when the Victoria woman booked a trip to Winnipeg for her sister’s birthday, she didn’t think . . .

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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?

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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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