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Record-setting warmth heralds arrival of spring

Jeff Bell / Times Colonist

Summer-like temperatures on Tuesday smashed records, with the promise of more to come as the first day of spring arrives Wednesday.The temperature reached 20 C in the afternoon at Victoria . . .

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Suspicious fire destroys two homes in Alert Bay; suspects under 18

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Peace-bond hearing cancelled for former Nanaimo chief administrative officer

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Woman dies after hit and run in Campbell River; police ID suspect driver

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Federal budget: UVic gets $9.1M to build national centre for Indigenous law

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Saanich police concerned by reports of kids playing with used syringes in ...

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Missing Nanaimo mountain biker turns up safe

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Courtenay man guilty of second-degree murder in killing of ex-girlfriend and ...

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Nanaimo RCMP detachment partially evacuated after two suspicious packages found

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Murder suspect nabbed in Nanaimo after being stopped for cycling without helmet

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What to do if you come face-to-face with a cougar

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Jack Knox: First Nations at odds over logging of reserve land on Saturna Island

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Salmon-research team on Russian trawler has low catch

Second heart transplant for former soccer star Simon Keith

Comox Valley mailbox thefts spur warnings

Study explores passenger-only West Shore-downtown ferry service

Woman sexually assaulted by man with a knife in Gordon Head area

Organizer pleased with strong turnout for climate-change rally

Victoria Muslims strive to come to grips with New Zealand massacre

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Ex-prisoner says no addiction help available as he feared return behind bars

Pair wrongfully dismissed from fire department jobs in Vernon, B.C.

Carfentanil suspected in 13 deaths in B.C. in one month after 35 total for 2018

RCMP detachment in Nanaimo, B.C., partially closed over suspicious packages

Federal budget

Deficits in big-spending pre-election budget tee up ballot-box choice

Federal Budget 2019 aims to help first-time buyers and boost rental supply

Highlights from the 2019 federal budget tabled Tuesday

Five things about the federal budget

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Jay-Z, Dead & Co, the Killers to perform at Woodstock 50

Egyptian author concerned about lawsuit reports against him

UK police arrest wealthy Indian jeweler Nirav Modi

Georgia city fires judge over bullying allegations

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Liberals promise billions for dairy, chicken farmers affected by trade deals

Liberals promise tax credit, EI benefit to help workers

First Nations, cities support B.C.'s plan to require permits for pipelines

Paper Excellence completes deal for three mills

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Victoria singer-songwriter’s song featured on American Idol

Jay-Z, Dead & Co, the Killers to perform at Woodstock 50

Jerry Lee Lewis cancels shows, is recovering from stroke

A rough journey to new music for Jenny Lewis

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Jury: Roundup weed killer is major factor in man's cancer

Study finds rise in millennial perfectionism, parents and social media blamed

Oceanfront 'James Bond-style' house with jet skis relisted at $3M off (PHOTOS)

UBC study shows honey bees can help monitor pollution in cities

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Editorial: Liberals spend heavily

Editorial: On strike for the future

Les Leyne: Ambitious goals for ending poverty in B.C.

Monique Keiran: Steelhead ill-served by ‘edited’ science

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In pre-election budget, Liberals boost infrastructure cash to cities, broadband

Politicians hitting the road for votes in Alberta election campaign

Calgary woman convicted in son's strep death seeking full parole

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An ocean of plastic changes everything — even what we eat

Carla Wilson / Times Colonist

Walk along any beach on B.C.’s coast and you will likely spot bits of plastic. Go out into the middle of the Gulf of Alaska in the middle of winter and it’s there, too. “Even here on the . . .

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Woman sexually assaulted by man with a knife in Gordon Head area

Cindy E. Harnett ,  Jeff Bell / Times Colonist

Neighbours are concerned after a report of a sexual assault with a weapon early Sunday at a normally quiet townhouse complex in Gordon Head. Saanich police said the attack happened about 2 a.m. . . .

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Second heart transplant for former soccer star Simon Keith

Cleve Dheensaw / Times Colonist

Victoria-raised former soccer star Simon Keith, who made world headlines as the first player to play pro soccer after a heart transplant, received a second heart transplant Sunday and a kidney . . .

National

Family searches for man who went missing while on healing journey near Tofino

Amy Smart / The Canadian Press

The evidence of Travis Damon Thomas's survival is scarce but his uncle says it's scattered around a remote island off the coast of Vancouver Island: a circle of footprints, the remains of a sea . . .

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This isn’t what voters wanted, councillor says of Victoria’s vision

Bill Cleverley / Times Colonist

From pioneering zero-waste initiatives to replacing non-native flowers with native plantings, Victoria’s strategic plan is full of a lot of expensive actions that residents never said they wanted, . . .

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Hundreds of tiny tremors recorded between Victoria and Seattle

Louise Dickson / Times Colonist

It’s not the type of tweet you want to read just before bedtime. “Several hundred tiny tremors (not felt) between Victoria and Seattle in the past 24 hours,” Earthquake guy posted Tuesday night. . . .

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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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