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CAIRNS, Australia — A rare full solar eclipse plunged north Queensland into darkness for two minutes early on Wednesday, delighting the thousands of people who had gathered on the Australian state’s beaches.

TODAY Good Person of Setzuan presented by the University of Victoria, Phoenix Theatre, to Nov. 24. Tue.-Sat., 8 p.m. with matinée Nov. 24, 2 p.m. Tickets, 250-721-8000 or phoenixtheatres.ca. An Evening with Rose Cousins, 7 p.m. at Phillip T.

Sunday night incident in Oak Bay comes after senior hit in crosswalk

VENICE, Italy — Heavy rains and seas whipped up by strong winds have flooded Venice and brought the lagoon city’s high tide mark to its sixth-highest level since records began being kept 150 years ago.

Heavy rains bring Venice tides to among highest levels ever Some tourists and residents donned bathing suits to make their way through the flooded streets of Italy's canal city.

Petraeus downfall proves riveting in post-election U.S

Sunday's ceremony attracted an all-ages crowd to the cenotaph

OTTAWA — Bilingualism will never trump merit or the ability to get along with colleagues when it comes to appointing judges to the Supreme Court, Justice Minister Rob Nicholson argues in a recently released letter.

With just days to go until the formal launch of the federal Liberal leadership race, a sixth candidate has laced up his trainers, ending speculation about his plans. Victoria resident David Merner, who resigned recently as president of the B.C.

The B.C. government has changed its tsunami-warning system, responding to criticism after last month’s earthquake near Haida Gwaii. Tsunami warnings came nearly an hour after a 7.7-magnitude quake struck at 8:04 p.m. on Oct.