Life

RIGHT AT HOME: Ceilings with something to say

Kim Cook / The Associated Press

The ceiling — sometimes referred to as a room’s fifth wall — often gets short shrift in decorating schemes. Walls and furnishings take centre stage while the acreage overhead...

Life

'Mixed verdict' in Weinstein case may disappoint some #MeToo supporters: scholar

Life

B. Smith, model turned lifestyle guru, dead at 70

Life

HIV-themed 'Friends' edit pulled after copyright claim from Warner Bros.

Life

Struggling Victoria's Secret sold as women demand comfort

Life

Casey House edits 'Friends' to show characters confronting HIV stigma

Life

Bestselling young adult authors are aiming at older readers

Life

UK patient plays violin during unusual brain surgery

Travel

In Disney version of 'Extreme Makeover,' castle gets updated

Life

Canadian Weinstein accuser draws strength from #MeToo community, regardless of ...

Life

Museum's Rembrandt knockoff turns out to be the real thing

Travel

United and American push back expected return of Boeing Max

Life

Peter Nygard accused of sexual assault by 10 women in class-action lawsuit

Travel

Travel restrictions during outbreak needless and illegal, global law experts say

Life

New exhibit examines ballet's lasting influence on fashion

Life

Michael Kors reminds that staying in can be chic, glamorous

Life

Study shows explosive growth in time spent streaming TV

Life

Prabal Gurung celebrates the churning creative energy of NYC

Life

5 things I learned from binge-reading a 50-book crime series

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Your Good Health: Dryness of skin, tissues tend to increase with age

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Helen Chesnut’s Garden Notes: A gleeful return to work in the garden

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Rick Steves: Ireland gets ahead of dealing with crowds

Roman Forum find could be shrine to Rome's founder, Romulus

In Disney version of 'Extreme Makeover,' castle gets updated

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Electric vehicle options growing, but profitability challenges limit growth

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Musical fundraiser a tribute to Victoria photojournalist Keri Coles

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Trudeau uses speech to pitch African envoys for UN security council seat

Canadian Pacific obtains injunction to end Mohawk rail blockade in Kahnawake

Massive renovation to Centre Block needs to find space for dozens more MPs

Delta hospice loses funding after refusing to provide assistance in dying

Local

Doctor became grateful patient, thanks in part to new MRI technology

Jeff Bell / Times Colonist

Everything turned out fine when the doctor became the patient, thanks to some fine work by his peers and a boost from technology. Dr. Ralph Lapp, who describes himself as “an orthopedic surgeon . . .

Local

Jack Knox: For 66th birthday, Chris Coleman wants you to fill cup with kindness

Jack Knox / Times Colonist

Chris Coleman has made a habit out of turning his birthdays into do-goodery. Six years ago, when he hit 60, he raised $10,000 in cash and books for children’s literacy. At 45, he celebrated . . .

BC

Attempted theft of seaplane ends with collision in Vancouver harbour

The Canadian Press

VANCOUVER — An attempt to steal a float plane in Vancouver's harbour didn't make it out of the water, but three planes were damaged in the botched theft.Vancouver police Const. Tanya Visintin says . . .

Real Estate

Greater Victoria housing market ‘vulnerable’: CMHC

Andrew Duffy / Times Colonist

For the second consecutive fiscal quarter, Victoria has bucked a national trend when it comes to the vulnerability of its housing market, according to a new report from the Canada Mortgage and . . .

Editorials

Les Leyne: Ferry arguments raise doubts about plans

Les Leyne / Times Colonist

There’s a certain amount of friction behind the scenes among B.C. Ferries, the NDP government and the independent ferries commissioner. It leaves the impression B.C. Ferries will have to trim its. . .

Local

She got her gun back, then she killed herself

Louise Dickson / Times Colonist

Cpl. Brent Robertson was at his desk in Langford on the morning of July 11, 2018, when he overheard people talking about the suicide of former RCMP officer Krista Carlé a few days earlier. . . .

Local

Son a ‘hero’ for safely landing plane without propeller

Cindy E. Harnett / Times Colonist

The father of a 26-year-old pilot who safely landed a small plane in a blueberry patch in Saanich after the engine quit and the propeller fell off calls his son a hero. “He did every single thing. . .

Local

Say hello to Island Aurora and Island Discovery, new hybrid ferries

Carla Wilson / Times Colonist

The first bottle of See Ya Later bubbly smashed against the hull of the Island Discovery to christen B.C. Ferries’ brand-new hybrid-electric vessel. A second bottle was then let loose to explode . . .

Op-Ed

Comment: Whose land? Whose laws? B.C. needs to change its name

Nicholas XEMŦOLTW̱ Claxton,  John Price / Times Colonist

In his amazing 2016 exhibit “Unceded Territories,” Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun called for the renaming of British Columbia (#RenameBC). Almost all of the province is unceded, he said at the time: “. . .

Local

Man missing for eight years, family finds him in Victoria

Jack Knox / Times Colonist

For eight gut-wrenching years, Dan Thanh Vo’s family thought he was dead. Then, in November, came the stunning news: Dan, living with severe mental illness, had been found on the streets in . . .

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