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Second 'Warrant Wedneday' nets 27 arrests for Victoria police

Jeff Bell / Times Colonist

A crackdown on people with warrants out for their arrest led to 27 arrests in a single day for Victoria police. It was the second Warrant Wednesday for the department, and led to arrests for . . .

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Mom says overdose death of 12-year-old daughter shows how lethal drug supply is

Cindy E. Harnett / Times Colonist

The overdose death of a 12-year-old Greater Victoria student is an example for children and ­parents of how lethal illicit street drugs are and the reach of the overdose crisis, says the girl’s . . .

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Eight more years in prison for trafficker who introduced ‘countless new people to addiction’

Louise Dickson / Times Colonist

A persistent drug dealer was handed an eight-year prison sentence Monday after being convicted of possession of fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking in . . .

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Video-game giant acquires Victoria studio behind Super Mega Baseball games

Andrew Duffy / Times Colonist

A small Victoria gaming studio that has quietly carved out a well-respected spot in the game-design space has just jumped to the big leagues in a deal with video-game giant Electronic Arts Sports.. . .

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'The best night ever': shelter resident grateful to be indoors

Roxanne Egan-Elliott / Times Colonist

Monday night was one of the best sleeps in a long time for Nancy, one of the first people to move into a new Vic West ­shelter. Nancy said she was grateful to move out of a tent in a nearby park . . .

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Qualicum Beach swamped by surge in freedom of information requests

Carla Wilson / Times Colonist

The Town of Qualicum Beach is experiencing such an ­“astronomical” jump in the ­number of freedom of ­information requests that at times, some ­senior staff work on nothing else, according to its . . .

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Jack Knox: It may be battered, but beach bench is back

Jack Knox / Times Colonist

The beach bench is back. Again. Not only that, but it has magically appeared in the perfect spot, on the gravel just below the broad new concrete walkway along Ross Bay. The bench, fashioned from. . .

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Artist Richard Hunt strikes gold with $200 coin design

Andrew Duffy / Times Colonist

Whatever the future has in store for Kwakiutl artist Richard Hunt, the world-renowned Victoria carver and painter will always have at least $200 close at hand, thanks to a recent ­commission. As . . .

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Emaciated grey whale spotted off Ogden Point could be part of 'mortality event': researcher

Pedro Arrais / Times Colonist

A rare sighting of an emaciated grey whale in the waters off the Ogden Point Breakwater last week and the discovery of a dead grey whale on a northwest Vancouver Island beach over the weekend might. . .

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Jack Knox: Sooke clocks slow just as we want them to speed up

Jack Knox / Times Colonist

Everything is back to normal, so Sooke residents can relax now. Or, rather, they can’t. Time has sped up again. For a week in late April, some people from Sooke to Port Renfrew detected a . . .

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Obituary: Orbison tribute was career highlight for Victoria’s Mike Demers

Mike Devlin / Times Colonist

Mike Demers fronted a variety of musical projects during his 33 years in Victoria, including a tribute to Roy Orbison that will stand as a career highlight for the singer-songwriter. Demers, 63, . . .

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