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Dredging of Esquimalt Harbour turns up thousands of artifacts

Richard Watts / Times Colonist

About 3,000 artifacts have been sifted from tens of thousands of cubic metres of sea-bottom material dredged up from Esquimalt Harbour. The treasures include items such as naval shipboard crests . . .

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Jack Knox: Soaring housing prices prompt flight to Galiano Island

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Art school hopes ‘razzle-dazzle’ of building won’t be painted over

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Green Leader Elizabeth May to marry on Monday

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Victoria mayor calls for air-travel offsets

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Greater Victoria School Board passes $250.8-million budget

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Electrifying bus fleet a priority for Helps on B.C. Transit board

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For Sooke councillor with brain tumour, ‘there’s no quitting’

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Jack Knox: Friend returns to smooth sailing and warm welcome

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Car access will be restricted in plan for Vancouver Street

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Victoria cathedral bell rung in show of solidarity following Notre Dame fire

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Eco-activists urge halt to logging plans near Juan de Fuca park

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Leader Jagmeet Singh says NDP wants to see homes retrofitted by 2050

Horgan, Kenney make nice —but threat to turn off oil taps remains

Victoria police ask for help to find woman, 41, last seen Tuesday

Man found safe after walking away from Royal Jubilee Hospital

$10M budget hike for CRD sewage-project recommended

Saturday’s 4/20 event shifts to lawn of legislature

Langford gets proactive with bear-awareness campaign

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Dozens injured after deck collapses during wedding party at Langley home

RCMP investigate deck collapse at Langley, B.C., home; cause likely not criminal

Flight from Vancouver to Chicago makes emergency landing in Seattle

As Vancouver fights over 4-20, Seattle's Hempfest enjoys tolerance, some support

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Steve McKerrell: Victoria Hospitals Foundation making magic, with your support

Trip to doctor for 'cold' led to discovery of cancer in lung

Heart attack a timely wake-up call

When the doctor becomes the patient

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Players boycotting social media over racism receive abuse

Alaska museum to have new name, look when it reopens in May

Ukraine quiet ahead of presidential election

Pakistan says Iran-based group carried out deadly attack

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Victoria firm harnesses tech to better screen job applicants

Exec: More homes will temper Vancouver housing prices

Region’s ‘prosperity index’ highlights transportation, affordability issues

Kevin Greenard: It’s tough to get it right on both sides of the equation

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Adrian Chamberlain’s Stage Left: Aging Quartet still charms

Memorial at UVic Saturday to celebrate life of poet Patrick Lane

Michelle Williams, Phil Elverum split after wedding in July

B.C.-shot Harry and Meghan movie sequel dramatizes their lives as newlyweds

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House Beautiful: A townhouse transformation in Cordova Bay

Helen Chesnut’s Garden Notes: New growth a sign of hope this Easter weekend

Rick Steves: Vienna trip with dad sparked lifelong love of Europe

Debbie Travis: Mix old-style lighting with modern fixtures

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Editorial: Trying to slay the bots

Les Leyne: Crash rate was underplayed in Eby’s story

Editorial: Too many can’t afford to buy healthy food

Comment: CRD is taking action to meet the region’s climate emergency

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Flood waters take woman's life in western Quebec after river sweeps away road

One airlifted to hospital after avalanche on glacier in Yoho National Park

Uber driver charged in two sexual assault investigations: Toronto police

Global panel to review FAA approval of Boeing 737 Max flight controls

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No-bake, no rules: Canada Post says everyone makes Nanaimo bars ‘a little differently’

Harrison Mooney / Vancouver Sun

Despite heavy criticism that the so-called “Nanaimo bar” depicted in their latest stamp issue has a troubling and inaccurate filling-to-base ratio, Canada Post is standing by their controversial . . .

Food & Drink

Eric Akis: Take it easy with an Easter ham

Eric Akis / Times Colonist

I love baked ham, but don’t have it very often. Lucky for me, Easter is right around the corner and I now have a wonderful reason to cook one for dinner again. The type of ham I’m talking about . . .

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Federal government announces tough restrictions on chinook fishing

Lindsay Kines / Times Colonist

The federal government has announced tough new restrictions on fishing for chinook salmon that recreational fishers say will have devastating consequences for their industry. Federal Fisheries . . .

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Island park damaged in storm could partially reopen in May

Jeff Bell / Times Colonist

Despite the havoc caused in forested areas by last December’s powerful windstorm, Little Qualicum Falls is the lone provincial park still closed in the aftermath. The goal is to have at least a . . .

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Lifetime ban from Empress for pepperoni seagull fiasco has been lifted

Katie DeRosa / Times Colonist

After he inadvertently trashed one of its room with packs of pepperoni and a flock of seagulls, the Empress Hotel has granted a Nova Scotia man a pardon and lifted a lifetime ban. Seventeen years. . .

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