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Jack Knox column: In Mayan madness, a search for significance
Somebody spent 12/12/12 scattering doomsday DVDs around downtown Victoria. Our pal Ian Ferguson spotted half a dozen discs, all labelled For Your Eyes Only, as he strolled down Broad Street.
Dec 13, 2012 11:48 PM
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Debate erupts over plan for handrails on breakwater
Installing handrails along the Ogden Point breakwater is a terrible idea, said an 85-year-old Victoria woman as she finished walking the 700-metre-long structure on Thursday. “You feel freedom. You feel part of the sea.
Dec 13, 2012 11:20 PM
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Spectators barred from Enbridge hearings in Victoria
Spectators will not be allowed to attend Victoria hearings into the Enbridge Northern Gateway project in January, to avoid the risk of demonstrations.
Dec 13, 2012 11:15 PM
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Despite difficult circumstances, mom aims to inspire her children
Asking for help is never the kind of thing people expect will become a regular feature of their lives. “No one ever thinks it will happen to them,” says Emily, a 39-year-old single mother of four children. “But it can and it does.
Dec 13, 2012 10:34 PM
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Health authority facing thousands of unfilled shifts over holidays
The Vancouver Island Health Authority is scrambling to cover unfilled shifts over the holidays. There were as many as 5,400 unfilled shifts when staffing director Sandra Bjola posted a memo on Dec.
Dec 13, 2012 10:01 PM
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As student stress climbs, schools lend calming hand
When the University of Victoria played host to a De-Stress Fest last month, most of the attention focused on the school’s “doggy playtime” sessions.
Dec 13, 2012 10:01 PM
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Ex-student uneasy about priest’s touch
A third complainant testified Thursday at Father Phil Jacobs’ sexual offence trial, describing how the priest touched him during tutoring sessions on the couch in his living room. Jacobs, 63, who was parish priest at St.
Dec 13, 2012 10:01 PM
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Health Ministry privacy allegations a strange situation, contractor says
A health economist connected to the Health Ministry’s investigation into privacy breach allegations that have resulted in seven ministry employees being fired says the whole situation is bizarre. “I feel a little persecuted.
Dec 13, 2012 10:01 PM
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Social-service workers walk off the job
Workers who care for the disabled, counsel battered women and provide support to sexual-assault victims walked off the job at 13 agencies in Greater Victoria Thursday to push for higher wages.
Dec 13, 2012 7:36 PM
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Miss Congeniality winner pleads guilty to role in Stanley Cup riot
VANCOUVER — A Stanley Cup rioter who once won a Miss Congeniality title during a beauty queen contest is changing her plea of not guilty to guilty.
Dec 13, 2012 3:50 PM
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