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Geoff Johnson: Getting young people ready for the vote

Geoff Johnson / Times Colonist

With a federal election looming, the question of lowering the voting age in Canada from 18 to 16 is once again on the table, not for this election but for the next time around in 2023. Adding 16-. . .

Iain Hunter: A ballot on Greta's crusade

Trevor Hancock: A lunatic mainstream, or a sensible fringe?

Island Voices: On Oct. 21, vote for climate solutions

Island Voices: Economic improvement drives 21st-century business

Why is a B.C. government agency violating old-growth logging rules?

Island Voices: Changing the face of homelessness

Lawrie McFarlane: Complex problems can’t be solved with simple ‘studies’

Charla Huber: Smudging ceremony a historic moment

The makings of a union: BCGEU at 50

Charla Huber: Part-time residents can make a difference

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Liberals win most seats, but get ready to work with other parties in Parliament

Island stays the course, Greens fail to wrestle seats from NDP

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Victoria: New Democrat Laurel Collins takes early lead

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West Fraser Timber records Q3 loss of $45 million on lower lumber ...

Remains found under B.C. street those of woman who lived five ...

Body found in charred remains of fire at gas station in Surrey, B.C.

Woman dies in crash near Williams Lake, four others badly injured

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

Stage Left: Revival of Il Trittico is superb

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The most dangerous celebrity online is revealed

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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

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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

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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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Steve Wallace: A silent threat to pedestrians’ safety

Review: Pass the pumps with two electrified Kias

Bill Vance: 4CV introduced Renault to North America

Photo galleries from the Times Colonist

Photo gallery: Labour Day long weekend fun at the Saanich Fair

Saturday photo gallery: Paint-In and Deuce Days

Photos: 2019 Victoria Pride Parade

Photo gallery: Island Farms Victoria Day Parade

Photo Gallery: Welcome to the world Archie Harrison!

Gallery: Kids' weather art

Photo gallery: Student climate strike in Victoria and around the world

Photos: In search of the Spirit Bear

Photo gallery: Readers' snow photos

Photo gallery: Greater Victoria gets a taste of winter

Photo gallery: Victoria's Chinatown celebrates Lunar New Year with parade

Photo gallery: Snow day!

Photo gallery: 2019 Women's March Victoria

Photo gallery: Push! How to load a helicopter into a giant Russian cargo plane

Victoria’s flora and fauna illustrated

Photo gallery: Fans at the world junior hockey championship

Photo gallery: Game action from the world junior hockey championship

Photo gallery: Wind storm hits Vancouver Island

Photo gallery: Butchart Gardens shine bright for Christmas

Photo gallery: 37th annual Santa's Light Parade

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 . . .

Local

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. . .

Local

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. . .

Local

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, . . .

Local

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 . . .

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?

Local

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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