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Another bat with rabies found in Saanich

Lindsay Kines / Times Colonist

For the second time in less than a month, a dead rabies-infected bat has been found near an elementary school in Saanich. Island Health confirmed Thursday that a bat discovered on the grounds of . . .

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Reynolds grad died in motorcycle crash

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Police get help in response to distress call on Gorge Waterway

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Puppy dies after eating death-cap mushrooms

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Police searching for suspect after assault near Selkirk Trestle

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Crime scene staged to look like murder-suicide, argues Berry’s lawyer

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Saanich police officers injured while arresting suspected shoplifter

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Auditor general slams B.C. legislature for lax spending controls

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Shawnigan Lake trees poisoned

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Miniature horse’s ear severed, legs gashed during dog attack in Nanaimo

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Hiker calling for better directions on secondary Thetis trails after six-hour ...

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Greater Victoria schools allowing students to miss classes for climate rally

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View Royal fights back against B.C.’s plans for handyDART facility

Reject evidence from police and nurses, defence tells jury at Andrew Berry trial

Police notice bear spray in the air, find weapons and drugs

Driver treated with naloxone after crash at Gonzales and Foul Bay roads

Driver, 27, charged after crashing into power pole on Malahat

Man in wheelchair, 85, fights off woman who was trying to rob him

Attack on 78-year-old woman was assault on ‘foundation of this peaceful city’

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Invasive giant bee-eating hornets nest found in Nanaimo, B.C.

Teens charged with second-degree murder in stabbing of man in Surrey, B.C.

Salmon farm decommission in B.C.'s Broughton on track: premier

Charges laid over alleged cash theft from Chilliwack, B.C., constituency office

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Brother of B.C. homicide victim says he may never know why she was killed

Behavioural analysis can help answer the 'why' in B.C. murders: expert

Two Port Alberni teenagers wanted for murder died in apparent suicides by gunfire: RCMP

Homicide victim's sister accuses fugitive's dad of failing to take responsibility

RCMP find item that may be connected to McLeod and Schmegelsky investigation

Mayor of Port Alberni, home of murder suspects, says the tragedy has spread worldwide

Retired senior Mountie says answers could still come in B.C. homicides

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Victoria Conservatory of Music bursary passes $1M mark

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Ontario youth with vaping-related illness was on life support: officials

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Bus crash: Safety watchdog urged fixes for Bamfield road in 2008

Cindy E. Harnett / Times Colonist

B.C.’s Forest Safety watchdog called on the province in 2008 to upgrade Bamfield Main logging road, the site of a deadly bus crash on Friday, citing the fear of community members for the . . .

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Comment: Goodbye Victoria, speculation tax is forcing us to leave

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A commentary by a retired person with a home in Minneapolis, Minnesota, who formerly had a part-time home in Victoria’s James Bay neighbourhood. My wife and I purchased a Victoria vacation . . .

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First female engineer in NASA's Mission Control at Apollo 11 screenings in Victoria

Mike Devlin / Times Colonist

From her desk at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, engineer Frances (Poppy) Northcutt helped astronauts enter uncharted territory during the early days of space exploration.

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Hearts ache for UVic students who died in bus crash

Cindy E. Harnett ,  Lindsay Kines / Times Colonist

Natalia Thiessen didn’t know Emma Machado well. The two students were both in their first few weeks at the University of Victoria and they had a couple of classes together. But what struck . . .

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Ah, shucks: Victoria man bites into oyster, finds 48 pearls

Louise Dickson / Times Colonist

A local printmaker is shellebrating after biting into an oyster and discovering 48 pearls. Eric Bourquin and his wife, Alice Dehen, were enjoying pan-fried oyster appetizers at their friends’ . . .

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Invasive, bee-eating hornets spotted on Vancouver Island

Lindsay Kines / Times Colonist

Asian giant hornets, which feed on honeybees and can wipe out entire hives, have been found in the Nanaimo area, the first time the invasive species has been spotted on Vancouver Island. B.C.’s . . .

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Why can't you find a doctor?

Lindsay Kines ,  Cindy E. Harnett / Times Colonist

Is there a “shortage” of doctors or are other factors at work? Why are young doctors opting out of family practice, where are they going and what’s the impact on patients when they’re unable to find a physician?

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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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