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Bear spotted in View Royal this morning

Jeff Bell / Times Colonist

West Shore RCMP say they have received a report of a bear near the 100-block of View Royal Avenue. Police sent a tweet today about 7:45 a.m. Around the same time, View Royal Mayor David Screech. . .

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One person has died following collision in View Royal

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Sidney RCMP arrest man in stolen vehicle

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Cobble Hill man dies after ATV crash near Nanaimo

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Province buys Campbell River motel to house fire victims

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Charity fundraiser walk morphs into dance-a-thon

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Grant to Victoria paleontologist will shape ‘next generation of scientists’

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Jack Knox: Two on the Upside, outside and on lighter side

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Push on for decrease in Island post-secondary tuition

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Oh, deer. What do you do when there’s a fawn at the door?

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Avoid going in water after sewage discharge at Clover Point: CRD

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Free vegetable starts available to Saanich seniors

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Homes

House Beautiful: A blooming portrait by the sea

Grania Litwin / Times Colonist

Jim English has always loved gardens and plants — something he inherited from his grandparents, mother and sisters, who all had green thumbs and gumboots. After graduating from high school, he . . .

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Dave Obee: Struggling to mourn after a friend’s death

Dave Obee / Times Colonist

“It is always difficult to experience loss; it is extremely difficult in these circumstances,” Health Minister Adrian Dix said in a Twitter message the other day. “We are with you.” Dix was . . .

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Obituary: Nagasaki survivor loved life — and won our hearts

Jack Knox / Times Colonist

Rudi Hoenson had every reason to be an angry man. Taken prisoner as an 18-year-old Dutch soldier in what is now Indonesia, he spent the last 3 1/2 years of the Second World War in slave labour in . . .

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Married for 74 years, this North Van couple with COVID-19 died 37 hours apart

Andy Prest / North Shore News

Picture this: a man and a woman out together in a little rowboat. They’ve been married for more than half a century, still loving each other’s company. She rows, as she likes to do, and he fishes. . .

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Paddler fights to save turkey vulture after eagle attack

Louise Dickson / Times Colonist

Hilary Eastmure learned first-hand that nature is both beautiful and brutal on a kayaking trip around Newcastle Island on the Victoria Day long weekend. The former CFAX news anchor was paddling . . .

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Pacific Rim park set to reopen, but Tofino mayor would still like visitors to stay away

Carla Wilson / Times Colonist

More than half of Canada’s national parks — including Vancouver Island’s Pacific Rim — are set to open for day use next week but Tofino’s mayor is urging non-residents to wait for direction from . . .

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Editorial: After pandemic, we should keep option of seeing doctor by phone

Times Colonist

Several readers have noted how much easier it is to get medical advice now that doctors are doing consults by phone. The cause, of course, is the COVID-19 outbreak, which has made traditional . . .

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Neighbours report more disruptions after homeless campers move into hotel

Katie DeRosa / Times Colonist

Residents of a Gorge Road condo building say they are afraid for their safety and have seen a spike in social disorder since former residents of Topaz Park moved into a neighbouring hotel. . . .

Business

Save-on-Foods ends hazard pay for staff, other grocers continue it

Darron Kloster / Times Colonist

Essential service workers in the grocery sector receiving extra pay during the pandemic will be watching their paycheques in the coming weeks as companies re-evaluate how they compensate employees.. . .

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VIDEO: Nanaimo man’s stop-motion Schitt’s Creek spoof catches eye of Dan Levy

Megan Lalonde / Vancouver Is Awesome

Schitt’s Creek may have aired its final episode this spring, but a Nanaimo man is keeping the sitcom’s spirit alive with a new short film set to the show’s No. 1 (in our hearts) hit song, A Little . . .

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