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Victoria Fringe Festival: Dive in, see what you find

Adrian Chamberlain / Times Colonist

The Victoria Fringe Festival is our city’s wonderfully lunatic love-letter to theatre. The best way to tackle it is to stuff as many shows into an evening as possible. Don’t be ...

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Island metal festival on this weekend and the price is right

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

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

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Fringe festival: Drama, dance, comedy and more

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Country star Kip Moore coming back to Island as ‘thanks’ for Sunfest fun

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Three Canadian artists earn spots on Barack Obama's summer playlist

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Beyonce, Sinatra among those on Obama summer song playlist

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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 . . .

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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 . . .

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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 . . .

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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 . . .

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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. . .

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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 . . .

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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 . . .

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

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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 . . .

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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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Country star Kip Moore coming back to Island as ‘thanks’ for Sunfest fun

Mike Devlin / Times Colonist

Nashville country star Kip Moore is coming back to Vancouver Island for a trio of dates that will serve as a thank you for the raucous reception he received at Lake Cowichan’s Sunfest country music. . .

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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 . . .

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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 . . .

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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 . . .

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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 . . .

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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.

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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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