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Victoria councillors to vote on Dec. 12 byelection date on Thursday

Carla Wilson / Times Colonist

City of Victoria voters could be going to the polls on Dec. 12 to fill a vacant seat if council member support holding a byelection on that date. It would be feasible to hold a Dec. 12 vote . . .

Near-drowning in Ucluelet prompts warning to stay on trails during storm season

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New COVID-19 death reported in Island Health, bringing total to date to 6

406,000 mail-in ballots have been requested for Oct. 24 B.C. election

Horgan touts B.C. NDP gains in health care during event in Victoria

Woman walking dog dies after being struck by vehicle near Nanaimo airport

Arrest made in connection with weekend stabbing at Centennial Square

Fraudsters dupe Oak Bay woman into paying $9,800

Jack Knox: Read my lips, no new promises

Man arrested, accused of stabbing and robbery in Courtenay

In B.C. election, party leaders urged to focus on anti-Black racism policies

Shawnigan Lake man sentenced for 1990 murder of California widow

As climate action moves online, activists worry momentum could stall

Liberals' Wilkinson would scrap speculation tax, as Horgan defends housing policies

Jack Knox: My 100-year-old mother's lesson: we can endure

New 'complete street' standards aim to make Nanaimo roads safer for pedestrians, ...

Sex offender caught, barricaded himself, tried to light car on fire

19 Wing Comox gets Canada's first new fixed-wing rescue aircraft in 50 years

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U.S. misrepresented allegations against Meng Wanzhou to Canada: lawyer

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Minimal risk to wild salmon from viruses on farmed B.C. salmon: Fisheries Department

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Trump, Biden prepare to debate at a time of mounting crises

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House Beautiful: Esquimalt couple creates a getaway in their own backyard

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Technical glitches plague first electronic vote in House of Commons history

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House Beautiful: Esquimalt couple creates a getaway in their own backyard

Kim Pemberton / The Times Colonist

Since the pandemic began, most people have reluctantly put their plans for visiting exotic destinations on hold. But the new reality is just fine with one well-travelled Esquimalt couple. In fact. . .

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Jack Knox: My 100-year-old mother's lesson: we can endure

Jack Knox / Times Colonist

My mother turns 100 years old today, totally screwing up my retirement-budget calculations. I put her longevity down to stubbornness. She never was a quitter, except when it came to cigarettes. (. . .

Food & Drink

Eric Akis: Brown rice oat pancakes a healthy, gluten-free treat

Eric Akis / Times Colonist

If you like pancakes, but want or need to make them gluten-free, brown rice flour is a good alternative to all-purpose flour. Today’s recipe yields light and tender pancakes that contain all the . . .

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It's spider season: 'We should just let them live and go about their business'

Darron Kloster / Times Colonist

There’s a saying among arachnologists that you’re never more than five feet from a spider. That’s especially true in British Columbia, where there are nearly 900 documented species of spiders — . . .

Entertainment

Retired Victoria broadcaster finds long-lost tapes of Joni Mitchell recording session

Mike Devlin / Times Colonist

Two long-forgotten tapes featuring the first recordings of Joni Mitchell have come out of storage and into circulation, thanks to a serendipitous turn of events involving retired Victoria . . .

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Newly discovered fish species named after Sooke fossil hunter

Roxanne Egan-Elliott / Times Colonist

Steve Suntok spends most of his weekends scouring river canyons on Vancouver Island for hints of the past. A self-described fossil hunter, Suntok estimates he’s found about 1,000 to 2,000 fossils. . .

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Jack Knox: The Last Post for Salt Spring's Byron brothers

Jack Knox / Times Colonist

Terry Byron cracked himself up remembering VE Day. His wounds healed, he was in Aldershot, England, waiting to be sent back to the fighting when word of Germany’s surrender arrived in May 1945.. . .

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'Oh hell, you're not a dog': Saanich woman goes nose-to-nose with a big cat — twice

Darron Kloster / Times Colonist

Saanich resident Lynn Wright was getting ready for bed on Wednesday night and closing her back door when she noticed what she thought was a dog stretched out on her back porch. “I said: ‘How did . . .

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In rare photo, killer whale uses tail to toss seal high into the air

Roxanne Egan-Elliott / Times Colonist

A whale watching captain caught a rare sight on camera when a Bigg’s killer whale tossed a seal high in the air. Andrew Lees, who owns Five Star Whale Watching, brought his guests to the south . . .

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At 78, she aims to do 80 new things by 80, like dog sledding and ziplining

Katie DeRosa / Times Colonist

Anne Patton, 78, has done more things in the last year than most people have done in a lifetime. She endured -40C temperatures while dog sledding in Churchill, Man., trudged through waist-deep snow. . .

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