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Residents survey damage to homes after Langford water main breaks

Cindy E. Harnett / Times Colonist

Gail Kendall had just retrieved a screwdriver from the basement Tuesday night when she returned downstairs to see water gushing in, flooding the bedrooms and ruining stored sentimental items and . . .

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Dozens of trees coming down for housing development on Fort Street

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Crystal Pool project loses $6 million in grants

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Les Leyne: NDP determined to show how much they care

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Councillors trying to block a Malahat bypass from going through watershed

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People forced from homes after Langford water main break causes flooding

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$20 billion tagged for B.C. infrastructure

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$76 million for another 200 modular housing units

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Police called to investigate fire at Sooke concrete plant

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B.C. budget: cost of wildfires, loans for renters, heat pump cash, more debt

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Bear cub captured in Saanich found to be sickly, is euthanized

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Pot stores find banks saying no to their business

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Eric Akis: Make mine a brat burger

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Photos: In search of the Spirit Bear

Times Colonist

On Wednesday, B.C. conservationist and filmmaker Ian McAllister was in Victoria for the première of his new Imax film Great Bear Rainforest: Land of the Spirit Bear. McAllister, who came up with the name Great Bear Rainforest, has been dedicated to protecting the wilderness that is one of the world’s largest temperate rainforests. The film, which took three years to create using the latest lightweight Imax cameras, is part of his efforts to show the world how important it is to preserve the rare and fragile forest.

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Suspended officials defend actions, say Speaker approved some expenses he criticizes

Katie DeRosa / Times Colonist

Two senior legislature officials, suspended with pay pending a criminal investigation, have defended themselves against allegations of “flagrant overspending,” saying that the Speaker approved some. . .

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Island Voices: Despite progress, refugee crisis has not gone away

Oliver Schmidtke,  Colin Bennett / .

In August 2018, of the 1,500 refugee spaces provided by the Canadian government for the Blended Visa Office-Referred Program, more than 1,000 were left unclaimed. Only due to the exceptional . . .

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Oak Bay basketball player scores record 96 points in a single game

Cleve Dheensaw / Times Colonist

Diego Maffia, playing for Oak Bay High School, scored what is thought to be the most points in a basketball game by a B.C. high school player — 96 — as the Bays defeated the Ross Sheppard . . .

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What happened to Granger Taylor?

Mike Devlin / Times Colonist

The Duncan mechanic went missing in 1980 after leaving a note for his parents that he had been invited aboard a spacecraft for a 42-month tour of the universe. He was never seen again.

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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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