Life

Anatomy of a heart attack part 2: ‘Exceptional medical talent’ at Royal Jubilee...

David Sovka / Times Colonist

If you have to suffer a heart attack, one of the best places for it is in Greater Victoria, and the closer to the Royal Jubilee Hospital, the better.

Your Good Health: Worsening of ‘fatty liver’ seems to be halted with vitamin E

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Cold snap should spare bulb flowers

King the wire fox terrier takes Westminster's best in show

Eric Akis: Have your burrito in a bowl

Anatomy of a heart attack: ‘Every part of me felt really awful’

Your Good Health: Cholesterol ‘advice’ false; low levels usually better

NASA about to pull plug on Mars rover, silent for 8 months

A dinner party for $10 a guest is possible with good planning, foodies say

14 per cent of sausages tested across Canada had meat not on label: study

Condo Smarts: Common property rule changes must be ratified

UVic prof explores efforts for a fairer chocolate industry

Scientists study past volcanoes in B.C. to understand climate in the future

'Squiggles in the sediment:' Complex life may have evolved earlier than thought

Your Good Health: AFib diagnosis despite exercise surprises man, 72

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Eric Akis: Have your burrito in a bowl

Eric Akis: Beef Stroganoff a regal Russian comfort food for a wintry night

Eric Akis: Pork buns a Chinese New Year delight

Eric Akis: Battle of the Super Bowl snack food

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Your Good Health: Worsening of ‘fatty liver’ seems to be halted with vitamin E

Your Good Health: Cholesterol ‘advice’ false; low levels usually better

Your Good Health: AFib diagnosis despite exercise surprises man, 72

Your Good Health: If diabetes controlled, fewer tests needed

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Homebuyers sacrificing travel, leisure, retirement funds to build down payments

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Cold snap should spare bulb flowers

Condo Smarts: Common property rule changes must be ratified

Debbie Travis: Lighting adds interest, but consider purpose

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Idea pitched for upscale backcountry huts between near Squamish

Discover Victoria and Vancouver Island

Airlines to give customers 'nonbinary' choice under gender

Quebec winter carnival vows to improve parade after first event deemed a flop

See More Driving

Pedro Arrais review: Kia Stinger offers performance, luxury on a budget

Steve Wallace: Tips for driving in nasty winter weather

Bill Vance: Elite set Lotus on its successful racing ways

The Auto Sleuth: Aston Martin EV on track for 2021 launch

See More Islander

Obituary: ‘Local giant’ Gerry Furney put Port McNeill on map with vision and wit

Trevor Hancock: Local councils are right to sue the fossil-fuel industry

Iain Hunter: We are a country of laws, but only when it suits us

Our Community: Still time to sign up for Warrior run

See More National News

Former B.C. premier Gordon Campbell accused of sexual assault: British newspaper

AFN national chief urges action on legislation in wake of Wilson-Raybould's exit

Cat Lake leaders slam political inaction; warn mould may force evacuation

Crown stays sexual assault charge against Calgary chef Michael Noble

Local

Tiny cave-dwelling creature named for Islander who found it

Richard Watts / Times Colonist

Vancouver Island outdoorsman Craig Wagnell has no children to carry his name, but a tiny creature living in a cave near Sproat Lake will now bear his name in scientific literature. Haplocampa . . .

Sports

Oak Bay basketball player scores record 96 points in a single game

Cleve Dheensaw / Times Colonist

Diego Maffia, playing for Oak Bay High School, scored what is thought to be the most points in a basketball game by a B.C. high school player — 96 — as the Bays defeated the Ross Sheppard . . .

Islander

What happened to Granger Taylor?

Mike Devlin / Times Colonist

The Duncan mechanic went missing in 1980 after leaving a note for his parents that he had been invited aboard a spacecraft for a 42-month tour of the universe. He was never seen again.

Local

Duo cleans up illegal Nanaimo dump sites

Carla Wilson / Times Colonist

Two men from Nanaimo have banded together to pull garbage out of illegal dump sites and from abandoned homeless camps. Jeff Callaghan and Les Girard, who call themselves the Van Isle Clean Team, . . .

Local

Photo gallery: Snow day!

Times Colonist

We asked for photos of the snow in Greater Victoria and around Vancouver Island, and you delivered — we received more than 100 responses! Here's a selection.To see others, head to our Facebook page or Twitter page.

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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