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What to do if you hit a deer

Her eyes were wide open and unblinking. All struggles ceased after she fought unsuccessfully to stand up on the badly broken leg and it appeared as if now, lying in the ditch beside Oldfield Road, she knew this was the end.

Installation of centennial benches completed at provincial parks

British Columbians have sponsored 100 benches to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the provincial park system. The 100 for 100 Park Bench Challenge began last year, and all the benches have now been installed in parks across B.C.

Floodwater pumped from Ground Zero

The memorial and underground museum at the site of the Sept. 11 attacks were being pumped free of floodwater on Saturday, five days after the huge storm Sandy caused the Hudson River to pour into the area known as Ground Zero, New York Gov.

RCMP looking for robbery suspect

A man holding what appeared to be a handgun robbed a Courtenay store Thursday night. Comox Valley RCMP said the man entered the E&B Market about 10 p.m. and confronted the clerk. The suspect is described as about six feet tall and thin.

'Natural' food vote

An initiative on Tuesday's California ballot could frame the growing national movement over labelling foods containing genetically engineered ingredients.

Amid heavy debt, TLC stays upbeat

The Land Conservancy offered hope and optimism — but no guarantees about paying lenders or protecting properties should the organization collapse — at its annual meeting Saturday.

Timescolonist.com/ extras ON OUR WEBSITE TODAY

Mexico's drug violence ebbing, leaving a new sense of optimism Ciudad Juarez, the Mexican border city across from El Paso, Texas, was once one of the most violent in the world.

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Caught between the moon and Government Street

Someone mooned me Friday. I was parking downtown on Chatham Street. Pulled into a spot, glanced to my right and - whoa! - got a passenger-side window full of something that looked like it should be influencing tides.

CALENDAR: GUITARS, PUMPKINS

TODAY INTERNATIONAL GUITAR NIGHT AT FARQUHAR Auditorium, 8 p.m. at the University of Victoria. room B103, University Centre Building, 3800 Finnerty Rd. Tel. 250-721-8480 or go to auditorium.uvic.ca.