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Jack Knox: Indigenous voice grows in Island politics

Jack Knox / Times Colonist

Forget running for election. For much of her life, Lydia Hwitsum’s mother wasn’t even allowed to vote. That’s just a bit of background, a bit of perspective, to explain why it’s noteworthy that . . .

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‘Back to gravity’ for Cowichan River

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Huu-ay-aht encouraged by premier’s pledge to fix logging road

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Victoria police looking for 36-year-old man, missing since Monday

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Berry is only one with motive, opportunity to kill daughters, Crown says in ...

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Man charged with impaired driving in crash that left woman in coma

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Hundreds lie down on legislature lawn, launching week of action, general strike

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Plaque honouring peacekeepers stolen in Courtenay

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Victoria police investigating after body found in Beacon Hill Park

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RCMP looking for witnesses to Duncan house fire

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Nanaimo nest of giant hornets destroyed

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Victoria palliative-care team taking it to the streets

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Premier vows to upgrade Bamfield road after bus crash that killed 2 UVic ...

Police get help in response to distress call on Gorge Waterway

Puppy dies after eating death-cap mushrooms

Cougar spotted near two schools in Sooke

Stabbing sparks police search near Selkirk Trestle

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

Saanich police officers injured while arresting suspected shoplifter

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B.C. premier to discuss state of logging road bus took before deadly crash

British Columbia proposes reforms to strengthen oversight of mining industry

Victoria pledges to plant 5,000 trees as part of United Nations challenge

Missing hiker found safe after spending night on North Vancouver mountain

More on the northern B.C. killings

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

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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

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No plate, no insurance? Electric scooter rider’s ticket tossed because ICBC offers no policy

Richard Watts / Times Colonist

When police stopped Evan Laine while he was riding his electric scooter on Finlayson Street to hand him a $600 ticket, the officer was unmoved by pleas to let it go with a warning. Laine had only. . .

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

Pedro Arrais / Times Colonist

A hiker is calling for better signage on secondary trails at Thetis Lake Regional Park after getting so lost the RCMP had to help lead her to safety in the dark. Julie Elizabeth, 71, said she . . .

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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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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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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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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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