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Tacoma-based Kahuna first across finish line in Swiftsure’s long-course races

Cindy E. Harnett / Times Colonist

Skipper John Leitzinger sailed Kahuna into Victoria’s Inner Harbour before noon today to be the first Swiftsure boat in this weekend’s long-course races to cross the finish line. “These guys . . .

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Search underway for missing Duncan woman, 35

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Rush of water will help chinook salmon smolts to elude hungry seals

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Drivers adapting to Victoria’s new Sunday pay-parking rules

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Spike in fatal motorcycle crashes revs up calls for more training

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Swiftsure yacht racers catch winds after slow, rainy start

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Solo sailor, 76, on home stretch back to Victoria; boat damaged, but has lots ...

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New Nanaimo MP taking petition to Ottawa calling for DND rifle range access

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First Nations set to buy remediated Rock Bay land, a prime waterfront site

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Dr. Phil appeals for help in solving Lindsay Buziak slaying

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Isitt backs away from push to ban horse-drawn carriages on Victoria streets

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No new campsites for Vancouver Island this year

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Victoria police detectives finish searching debris at Plaza Hotel building

Comox Valley RCMP looking for suspect after woman grabbed in park

Saanich police investigating after woman’s purse snatched in Rudd Park

Berry wrote note to sister about ‘love’ for daughters, murder trial told

Inmate health care improving, warden tells inquest

School founder dances to leadership award; 20 honoured at ceremony

It’s history for 81-year-old wooden power pole and thousands of others

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B.C. Supreme Court judge declares mistrial in murder plot case

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What Plecas, James and Lenz say

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Greek prime minister calls for early election after EU loss

30 dead, 200 missing after boat sinking on Congo lake

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Two thousand waterfront workers set to strike at Vancouver’s key container terminals

Victoria council supports motel remake into 153 affordable housing units

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Box office: Aladdin soars, Booksmart lags

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Comment: Government should release the full McLachlin report

Les Leyne: Pipeline ruling a loss, but fight will go on

Comment: Dialogue, compromise, collaboration needed on carriage issue

Editorial: Reducing tax exemptions is the wrong move

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Legault announces plan to electrify Quebec's economy, reduce oil consumption

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Some facts and figures about the D-Day landings in Normandy on June 6, 1944

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Explore: Swiftsure yacht race; festivities on Selkirk waterfront, Cook Street Village

Pedro Arrais ,  Richard Watts / Times Colonist

Sailors, sailboats and sailboat lovers can look ahead to a weekend of colourful spinnakers and fun during the 76th Swiftsure International Yacht Race. Beginning today and continuing Friday, boat . . .

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It’s history for 81-year-old wooden power pole and thousands of others

Carla Wilson / Times Colonist

This year is finally the end of the line for an 81-year-old wooden B.C. Hydro pole that has stood at Jordan River since William Lyon Mackenzie King was Canada’s prime minister and “Duff” Pattullo . . .

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Imam counters fears with food, inviting all for meal at mosque

Roxanne Egan-Elliott / Times Colonist

A Victoria imam hopes to combat Islamophobia by inviting people to share a meal with Muslims during Ramadan. Speaking at a media event at Victoria City Hall, Ismail Mohamed Nur said anyone is . . .

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Quebec’s Route Verte a cyclists’ paradise

Calvin Woodward / The Associated Press

MONTREAL — In Montreal each spring, an epic bicycle festival demonstrates how 25,000 people can let the good times roll without bumping into each other too much. In Quebec City and its . . .

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Gallery: Kids' weather art

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Want a chance to see your kids' weather art on the Times Colonist weather page and on our website? Send an email to localnews@timescolonist.com with "weather art" in the subject line, or mail it to: Times Colonist (Weather Art)2621 Douglas St.

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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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How to take your kids to Disneyland and sort of not hate it: A parent's survival guide

Patricia Coppard / Times Colonist

Last summer, I was at a family wedding where a guest told a story that caught my attention. It was about a trip to Disneyland his family and the groom’s had taken when the groom was about eight. . . .

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