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Showtime: Island athletes part of Canadian team as Paris opens Olympics with floating ceremony

Showtime: Island athletes part of Canadian team as Paris opens Olympics with floating ceremony

Event begins at 10:30 a.m. PT on Friday
Illegal beach fire spreads to Dallas Road bluffs

Illegal beach fire spreads to Dallas Road bluffs

Fire Chief Dan Atkinson said it was fortunate that a man out for a dawn walk spotted the fire and called 911 about 5:45 a.m.
Vancouver Island contractor ordered to pay over $125,000 to community non-profit

Vancouver Island contractor ordered to pay over $125,000 to community non-profit

Christopher Whittle used $100,000 billed to a non-profit society on personal expenses ranging from a cross-Canada trip to liquor and cannabis purchases
Victoria to contribute $50K, use of Royal Athletic Park for South Island Powwow

Victoria to contribute $50K, use of Royal Athletic Park for South Island Powwow

The event, co-hosted by the Songhees First Nation and the City of Victoria, drew 12,000 people from around the region last year, as well as visiting First Nations
Former judge with disputed Cree heritage likely has Indigenous DNA: report

Former judge with disputed Cree heritage likely has Indigenous DNA: report

OTTAWA — A DNA test shows a former judge and Order of Canada recipient accused of falsely claiming to be Cree "most likely" has Indigenous heritage, a report from the Law Society of British Columbia revealed Thursday.
Floating opening ceremony in Paris recalls Victoria's unfulfilled 1994 plans

Floating opening ceremony in Paris recalls Victoria's unfulfilled 1994 plans

The original concept for the 1994 Victoria Commonwealth Games called for the opening ceremony to be held in the Inner Harbour on floating barges with bleachers
Fire continues to rage in Jasper, but officials say critical infrastructure intact

Fire continues to rage in Jasper, but officials say critical infrastructure intact

EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA — Parks Canada says crews in the town of Jasper are fighting flames that are jumping from building to building but critical infrastructure has so far been protected.
Suspect identified after girl's handmade bracelets taken from Langford porch

Suspect identified after girl's handmade bracelets taken from Langford porch

West Shore RCMP had released a home-surveillance video showing a woman who appeared to be stealing the bracelets
Police release image of suspects in theft of PIN pad at Nanaimo business

Police release image of suspects in theft of PIN pad at Nanaimo business

Surveillance video shows a male suspect unplugging the device and putting it in a woman’s bag before the two leave the building
"Now lost": Jasper fire torching cherished memories along with forests

"Now lost": Jasper fire torching cherished memories along with forests

The black clouds billowing from the fires razing Jasper National Park hold more than the reek of charred timber and scorched earth. For thousands of Canadians and mountain-lovers around the world, it's the smell of cherished memory going up in smoke.