Islander

Pro soccer arrives on Island: It’s game on for Pacific FC

Cleve Dheensaw / Times Colonist

Startup sports leagues in North America have generally challenged what is perceived as an arrogant established order and tried to access underserved markets. Such was the case with the American . . .

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Local

Steve McKerrell: Victoria Hospitals Foundation making magic, with your support

Steve McKerrell / Times Colonist

When our community unites, we make extraordinary magic happen. We are stronger when we work together, and together we have achieved our goal for our You Are Vital campaign! Your commitment, . . .

Islander

Trip to doctor for 'cold' led to discovery of cancer in lung

Lindsay Kines / Times Colonist

In some ways, it’s fortunate that Pete Kenyon caught that cold back in 2008; it might just have saved his life.

Islander

Heart attack a timely wake-up call

Lindsay Kines / Times Colonist

It all started with a strange sensation in his chest. Heartburn. Or so Matt Oliver thought. He was 44 at the time. Fit. Watched what he ate. Owned a business — Bike Tours of Victoria — that allowed him to stay active. No way it was anything too serious.

Islander

When the doctor becomes the patient

Jeff Bell / Times Colonist

Dr. Paul Whelan, a urologist and executive medical director of the Island Health Surgical Program, has treated countless patients in a stellar career. Becoming a patient himself isn’t something he was planning for.

Islander

Putting moms and newborns first at Victoria General Hospital

Jeff Bell / Times Colonist

Rachel Leff had been through it all before when she went into the hospital to give birth to child No. 3. This time, doctors decided to induce her at 36 weeks, meaning she would have a pre-term pregnancy. The Jan. 17 delivery of her son, Jasper, went well, but the baby was born with jaundice, a liver condition that causes yellowing of the skin and can lead to other issues — meaning Jasper would have to spend time in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Islander

Artist Robert Bateman takes hospital’s care to heart

Jeff Bell / Times Colonist

Robert Bateman’s emergency flight from Salt Spring Island to Royal Jubilee Hospital wasn’t all bad. “A helicopter ride always has an element of ‘fun,’ ” quipped the internationally acclaimed artist, recalling his 2016 trip to Victoria for emergency treatment.

Islander

Royal Jubilee lung tests prove a lifesaver for asthma sufferer

Lindsay Kines / Times Colonist

Todd Wells is the first to admit that he didn’t always make the best choices when he was younger. Despite battling asthma from the age of five — he ended up in hospital for nearly three months at one point — he still took up smoking at the age of 11.

Local

Vital campaign aims to raise $3.5M for hospital equipment

Jeff Bell / Times Colonist

The patient was only a mannequin, but the state-of-the-art monitor attached to it was the real thing. With the specially designed faux-patient exhibiting symptoms that mimicked heart trouble, . . .

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TC 10K director aims for record 10K field; you might see Elvis along route

Jeff Bell / Times Colonist

Elvis sightings are guaranteed at next Sunday’s Times Colonist 10K event. He’ll be there at the start at 8 a.m., April 28, and will also be popping up along the way. Filling the role of the . . .

Islander

Pro soccer arrives on Island: It’s game on for Pacific FC

Cleve Dheensaw / Times Colonist

Startup sports leagues in North America have generally challenged what is perceived as an arrogant established order and tried to access underserved markets. Such was the case with the American . . .

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Elizabeth May’s wedding dress a 'walk through a garden' on Earth Day

Dirk Meissner / The Canadian Press

VICTORIA — When Elizabeth May walks down the aisle, she'll be dressed for her wedding along with Earth Day. The Green party leader and British Columbia entrepreneur John Kidder will exchange . . .

Blogs

Blog: Weedkiller is legal to buy in Greater Victoria, but using it might not be

Phillip Jang / Times Colonist

It’s spring. The dandelions are blooming in the lawn, and you’re thinking of reaching for weedkiller. But in four Greater Victoria municipalities, it’s illegal to use certain weedkillers if you . . .

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Gallery: Kids' weather art

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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.

Op-Ed

Comment: ‘Regulatory capture’ one reason for doctor shortage

THEODORE E. HARRISON / Times Colonist

‘Regulatory capture” is a well-known phenomenon that was researched and described by Nobel-prize winner Joseph Stiglitz and the Public Choice theorists. It occurs when a regulatory agency is “. . .

Life

No-bake, no rules: Canada Post says everyone makes Nanaimo bars ‘a little differently’

Harrison Mooney / Vancouver Sun

Despite heavy criticism that the so-called “Nanaimo bar” depicted in their latest stamp issue has a troubling and inaccurate filling-to-base ratio, Canada Post is standing by their controversial . . .

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Federal government announces tough restrictions on chinook fishing

Lindsay Kines / Times Colonist

The federal government has announced tough new restrictions on fishing for chinook salmon that recreational fishers say will have devastating consequences for their industry. Federal Fisheries . . .

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Island park damaged in storm could partially reopen in May

Jeff Bell / Times Colonist

Despite the havoc caused in forested areas by last December’s powerful windstorm, Little Qualicum Falls is the lone provincial park still closed in the aftermath. The goal is to have at least a . . .

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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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