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Opera star Measha Brueggergosman awaiting heart surgery in Calgary

The Canadian Press

CALGARY — Canadian opera star Measha Brueggergosman is awaiting heart surgery, 10 years after undergoing a similar procedure.The Fredericton-born, Nova Scotia-based singer said on ...

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Taylor Swift's new video features Ellen, RuPaul and more

Business

Box office: Franchise fatigue continues with Men in Black and Shaft

World

'Hunger Games' prequel novel coming in 2020

Entertainment

Victoria poet Eve Joseph recalls her journey to winning Griffin prize

Sunfest Brings the Best of Country to the Valley

Entertainment

Victoria’s Feast festival cooks up tasty menu of film and food

Entertainment

Ska Fest marks 20th in fine form

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Former Hearst CEO Frank Bennack writing memoir

Sunday's US win most-watched Women's World Cup group match

Megadeth's Dave Mustaine says he has throat cancer

BC artist Brian Jungen plays with First Nations traditions, sports imagery

Review: Love your neighbour? Not in Louise Candlish's novel

Review: Hollywood Vampires rise again on great 2nd album

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Explore, Father's Day weekend: Car Free YYJ, fishing derby, celebrate the ...

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Ska Fest marks 20th in fine form

Murray McLauchlan survives music's revolutions

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House Beautiful: Abandoned country mansion restored to former glory

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Sweet peas, nasturtiums bring back childhood memories

Canada’s priciest condo is relisted again with no price drop (PHOTOS)

Helen Chesnut’s Garden Notes: Wait for ‘June drop’ to thin apple clusters

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Rick Steves: Utah Beach museum built on German bunker

Shania Twain set to party again in Vegas with new residency

Airbnb to recreate trip from 'Around the World in 80 Days'

Madame Tussauds celebrates a bit of Broadway on Broadway

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Pedro Arrais review: New Blazer evolves with the times

Steve Wallace: Readers offer suggestions on road safety

Review: Mercedes A-class is entry-level luxury done right

Bill Vance: Javelin a worthy fighter in pony-car battle

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Our Community: New playground at Cecilia Ravine

Monique Keiran: Dry spring puts pressure on aquifers

Charla Huber: Innovative technologies can still honour ancient teachings

Island Voices: Smartphones in the classroom, pro and con

National

World has 'positive lesson to learn' after MMIWG inquiry: Trudeau

The Canadian Press

OTTAWA — The world has a lesson to learn from Canada in the release of findings from a federally funded commission on missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau . . .

National

Indigenous police chief calls for governments to implement MMIWG recommendations

Morgan Lowrie / The Canadian Press

MONTREAL — The head of the First Nations Chiefs of Police Association is calling on Ottawa and Quebec to address the chronic underfunding of Indigenous police forces outlined in this week's report . . .

National

Safety concerns for Indigenous women in resource development: MMIW inquiry

The Canadian Press

OTTAWA — Amnesty International Canada is supporting the call from the national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women on the "urgent need" to consider the safety of Indigenous women in . . .

National

Changes to solitary-confinement bill could address key MMIWG inquiry findings

The Canadian Press

OTTAWA — The Canadian Human Rights Commission is backing changes to a bill on solitary confinement, agreeing with other advocates that the amendments to the government's proposed law would follow . . .

National

Policing community eyes change after missing, murdered Indigenous women inquiry

The Canadian Press

OTTAWA — Melanie Morrison says her sister went missing in June 2006 — a unusual disappearance because she was a young mother.She says when their mom went to police, her sister was presumed to be "out. . .

BC

Trudeau accepts inquiry finding of genocide, but says focus must be on response

The Canadian Press

VANCOUVER — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday he accepts the finding that Canada's treatment of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls amounts to genocide.Debate has erupted over . . .

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Manitoba NDP leader says his kids shouldn't see themselves as genocide victims

The Canadian Press

WINNIPEG — A First Nations politician in Manitoba says he does not want his children to see themselves as victims of genocide.Opposition NDP Leader Wab Kinew says the term genocide should not be the . . .

National

Explained: Why the MMIWG commission invoked 'Canadian genocide'

Adina Bresge / The Canadian Press

The national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women was unequivocal in its assessment: "This is genocide." Chief commissioner Marion Buller was greeted by cheers when she . . .

National

'Now the real work begins:' Families call for action after inquiry report

The Canadian Press

Anita Ross knew the release of a report into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls would roil up difficult feelings about the untimely death of her teenage daughter, but she hopes opening . . .

National

Killing, violence toward Indigenous women, girls 'not a relic of our past': PM

The Canadian Press

GATINEAU, Que. — Geraldine Gauthier clutched a picture of her sister, Lynn, as she heard from the federally funded commission tasked with documenting the causes of violence against Indigenous women . . .

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New tool launched to shine light on ethnic media coverage of election issues

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'He was being creepy:' Alleged victim testifies at Mountie's sex assault trial

National

Victoria Butterfly Gardens keeper manages to film large tarantula shedding exoskeleton

Dirk Meissner / The Canadian Press

VICTORIA — A 20-centimetre tarantula capable of killing a bird has been filmed at its most vulnerable state shedding its armour-like exoskelton at a Victoria-area tropical jungle insectarium. . . .

Real Estate

Average Victoria home costs well over double what Millennials can afford: study

Joannah Connolly / Glacier Media Real Estate

A 25-34-year-old on a typical salary can only afford a home under $300K, based on current interest rates, says Generation Squeeze

Local

Prince of Whales basks in attention from mistake in Trump tweet

Times Colonist

All bow before the Prince of Whales. Or maybe toss him a salmon. Donald Trump inadvertently turned a global spotlight on a Victoria-based tourism business Thursday when he mistakenly included its. . .

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.

Blogs

How to travel between Victoria and Vancouver on public transit, 2019 ed.

Phillip Jang / Times Colonist

Travelling between Victoria and Vancouver on public transit is straightforward, but it is multi-step, requires at least three types of fares, and is not suited for the impatient and the easily . . .

Local

Gallery: Kids' weather art

Times Colonist

Want a chance to see your kids' weather art on the Times Colonist weather page and on our website? Send an email to localnews@timescolonist.com with "weather art" in the subject line, or mail it to: Times Colonist (Weather Art)2621 Douglas St.

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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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The do’s and don’ts of wearing a mask to protect yourself from wildfire smoke

Phillip Jang / Times Colonist

You need to wear the right type of mask, and to wear it properly, to ward off wildfire smoke. That’s the message from the experts. Here’s a summary of their advice. If you’re going to wear a mask. . .

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