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Lights go dark on popular nautical holiday festival

Pedro Arrais / Times Colonist

The Royal Victoria Yacht Club’s annual Sea of Lights nautical parade has been cancelled due to restrictions on gatherings during the pandemic.This is the first year since 2006 that the night-time . . .

Police looking for Colwood man missing since September

834 new COVID-19 cases reported in B.C., including 20 in Island Health

Meet the candidates in the Dec. 12 Victoria byelection

Island libraries combating social isolation with 'digital care packages'

Former Sandown racetrack property set to be leased to farming group

Boaters set up an advocacy coalition as Ladysmith plans waterfront's future

Advance voting opens in pivotal Victoria byelection

COVID patients coming from northern B.C. to Victoria for intensive care

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COVID-19 outbreaks declared at Saanich Peninsula, Port Alberni hospitals

CRD contributing $2M to preserve 20 hectares of forest in Saanich

Officers cleared in death of man following arrest by Victoria police

Salvation Army adopts new technology to help fill kettles this season

B.C. Transit employee in Langford tests positive for COVID-19

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Island Health implementing anti-racism strategies in response to health care report

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1,000-plus reports of passengers not leaving enclosed ferry car decks

Carla Wilson / Times Colonist

Transport Canada is in the ­process of reviewing 1,000-plus reports of B.C. Ferries passengers unwilling to leave vehicles on enclosed car decks, as is required by regulations. That requirement . . .

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House Beautiful: Quest for first home takes couple to Lake Cowichan

Kim Pemberton / The Times Colonist

Getting on the property ladder is becoming harder for many, but it’s especially difficult for young people just starting out. High school sweethearts Elizabeth and Nathan Moro feel lucky to have . . .

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Government House grounds close after too many large gatherings

Darron Kloster / Times Colonist

The head of Government House says it had no choice but to close the gates to its grounds after large groups of people held birthday parties and yoga ­sessions on the property and even brought in . . .

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Proud of your Christmas lights? Submit your address for our map

The Times Colonist

Christmas lights are winking on across Greater Victoria, and it’s time to shine! Once again, the Times Colonist is compiling a map of Christmas light shows. Find the map at timescolonist.com/. . .

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Help us shape our coverage of the Victoria byelection

Times Colonist

Victoria voters go to the polls on Dec. 12 to elect a new city councillor. Let us know what your priorities are and what questions you'd like to ask the candidates. We'll use your responses to help shape our coverage.

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Ferry mask image will be replaced after everyone has their laugh

Carla Wilson / Times Colonist

A B.C. Ferries sign reminding passengers to wear a mask has gained far more attention than anticipated, even earning a mention on U.S. late-night television. The signs show the profile of a man . . .

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Birth mother won't face charges for abandoning infant in ditch in 1986

Louise Dickson / Times Colonist

A woman who abandoned her newborn baby girl in a ditch on Triangle Mountain 34 years ago will not face criminal charges. The Crown has decided not to prosecute the woman, who was 17 when she . . .

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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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Jack Knox: A street survivor’s perspective

Jack Knox / Times Colonist

Somewhere between the two extremes — those who want to hug all the messed-up people on the street, and those who would happily hose them into the Inner Harbour — stands Sue McMurter. On one hand,. . .

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Jack Knox: Woman awakes to be told she had died months ago

Jack Knox / Times Colonist

Wilma Williams had a rough start to her Monday. “I got up in the morning and I was 80 years old,” she says. “But by the time I read my mail, I was dead.” This was news to the Victoria woman, who . . .

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