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VIDEO: Music for the Pause 5: Stylus Fantasticus

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Music for the Pause, a series of livestreaming concerts created by musician Chloe Kim, airs Fridays at 7:30 p.m. through Sept. 11 with a slate of primarily Victoria-based ...

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IMAX première first in Victoria since March

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Singer-trombonist Nick La Riviere has two shows at Hermann’s after a long hiatus

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Tamar Braxton pays tribute to boyfriend for 'saving my life'

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Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan recovers from coronavirus

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Lena Dunham says her body 'revolted' under COVID-19

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James Murdoch resigns from news publisher News Corp's board

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Review: Beyoncé’s ‘Black Is King’ is supreme Black art

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Ryan Reynolds launches training program to boost inclusivity on his next film

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US Marshals put Fyre Festival merchandise up for auction

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Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

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Hall-of-Fame country DJ Bill Mack dies of COVID-19 at age 88

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Jay Baruchel examines portrayal of killers in 'Random Acts of Violence'

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Dying in pandemic times: My son and my father passed away in a 6-week span

Roshan Danesh / .

Over the past six weeks, my father and my son passed away. Neither of them died of COVID-19. But the experience of their last weeks, days and hours was indelibly shaped by the difficult times humanity is facing as it confronts the pandemic.

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Family of abused RCMP officer finally gets compensation

Louise Dickson / Times Colonist

The family of an RCMP officer who blew the whistle on sexual misconduct in the force has finally been compensated for the trauma she endured. On July 6, 2018, former RCMP officer Krista Carlé . . .

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Girl, 6, saved by bystanders as she drifted from seaside beach

Roxanne Egan-Elliott / Times Colonist

Bystanders on a Nanaimo beach jumped into action Sunday evening as a six-year-old girl drifted quickly away from shore on an inflatable. Dave Lawrence was on the beach at Pipers Lagoon Park with . . .

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Obituary: Norma Fitzsimmons embraced flower power, helped those in need

Katie DeRosa / Times Colonist

Norma Fitzsimmons’ life motto was: “Never underestimate the power of a flower.” Best-known as the founder of the Victoria Flower Count, a lighthearted campaign to showcase the City of Gardens as . . .

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

After the fight of her life, UVic grad at top of class

Roxanne Egan-Elliott / Times Colonist

Chelsea Kutyn graduated at the top of her class in fine arts at the University of Victoria, which is an achievement in itself. But she did it after spending 29 days in isolation battling a . . .

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Dave Obee: No Times Colonist book drive this year, but we have ideas

Dave Obee / Times Colonist editor and publisher

We need to make it official: The Times Colonist book drive, a vital part of our lives since 1998, will not happen this year. COVID-19 has made it unthinkable. We had planned to have the event in . . .

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Jack Knox: Woman awakes to be told she had died months ago

Jack Knox / Times Colonist

Wilma Williams had a rough start to her Monday. “I got up in the morning and I was 80 years old,” she says. “But by the time I read my mail, I was dead.” This was news to the Victoria woman, who . . .

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?

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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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