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B.C. Ferries to seek pandemic relief, as debts climb by millions of dollars each ...

Carla Wilson / Times Colonist

It is too soon to say how much money B.C. Ferries will seek now that it is eligible for a federal-provincial pandemic-relief plan, but its debts continue to climb by millions of dollars every week.“. . .

Dog rescued from cave, reunited with owners three months after becoming lost

B.C. Liberals name candidate for hotly contested Courtenay-Comox riding

Kelly Ellard has day parole extended for another six months

B.C. students won’t return to class as originally planned on Sept. 8

Green Mountain fire near Nanaimo under control: wildfire service

At least one dead after B.C. fishing boat capsizes off Washington coast

Saanich council OKs plan to transform Uptown area, but wants more information

Man arrested after break-in at Colwood construction site

Cocaine seized from vessel entering B.C. waters after international trip

Flaming object tossed through front window of Victoria restaurant: police

B.C. Ferries to get federal bailout, but Greens still want it returned to ...

B.C. health officer urges young people to avoid parties; one new case in Island...

Several break-ins reported at unoccupied Saanich care home

Young YouTube creator’s viral owl video has parents appreciating his new passion

Police believe two stabbings in downtown Victoria are related

What it’s like inside Greater Victoria's supportive housing

Saanich councillors ponder plan to transform Uptown-Douglas into district’s core

Jack Knox: Beyond horrors of war, lives without bitterness

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B.C. students won't return to class as originally planned on Sept. 8

Parole expanded for Kelly Ellard, killer of B.C. teen, Reena Virk

BC Ferries eligible for joint provincial-federal Safe Restart transit funding

Shoppers at Vancouver store, passengers on several flights warned of COVID-19

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Minnesota’s Omar holds off well-funded primary challenger

Jeffrey Epstein's ex-girlfriend balks at prison conditions

Big Ten, Pac-12 pull plug on fall football amid pandemic

Biden selects California Sen. Kamala Harris as running mate

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Housing starts on par with last year, with construction focused in West Shore

B.C. hotel workers launch fast for threatened jobs

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Restaurant industry urges continued relief

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Background performers worry they're being replaced by mannequins on film and TV sets

Canadian Forces Artists Program helped UVic grad write about bearing witness

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Air Canada to launch revamped Aeroplan amid devastated travel industry

Ask Ellie: Support husband in face of parents’ racism

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Les Leyne: Homeless addicts are overwhelming NDP’s solutions

Monique Keiran: You can dump personal info just by going to the bathroom

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Trevor Hancock: Governments ignore urgent issues

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Liberals announce $18 million in funding for small food producers

Scheer's last day and a dolphin stampede: In The News for Aug. 12

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Aug. 12

Central Alberta man charged with killing doctor at clinic to appear in court

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Dave Obee: Thank you to everyone who donated to the TC book drive

Dave Obee / Times Colonist editor and publisher

The Times Colonist book drive, 2020 edition, was a huge success. Hundreds of people came to the Breakwater District at Ogden Point on Saturday to drop off books, hand over some cash and cheer on . . .

Op-Ed

Charla Huber: Dr. Bonnie Henry offers guidance on mental health, parenting

Don Craig / for government of B.C.

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry has mentioned, hundreds of times, the importance of maintaining mental health during the pandemic. I asked her if she’d help me with my column on the . . .

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Don’t confuse these largely harmless insects with the ‘murder hornet’

Darron Kloster / Times Colonist

B.C. bugs are getting a bad rap thanks to the murder hornet. Some perfectly harmless — though somewhat menacing-looking — insects are being mistaken for the Asian giant hornet, said Paul van . . .

Opinion

To stay cool, leave house windows closed or open?

Phillip Jang / Times Colonist

The assumption here is that you want to keep your house as cool as possible in hot weather without resorting to air conditioning.

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After the fight of her life, UVic grad at top of class

Roxanne Egan-Elliott / Times Colonist

Chelsea Kutyn graduated at the top of her class in fine arts at the University of Victoria, which is an achievement in itself. But she did it after spending 29 days in isolation battling a . . .

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Deadlier drug mix deepens crisis; naloxone not effective against new substances

Roxanne Egan-Elliott / Times Colonist

The illicit drug supply in Victoria is becoming deadlier due to higher concentrations of fentanyl and the presence of other overdose-causing substances that can’t be reversed using naloxone, . . .

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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 . . .

Islander

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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