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Sentencing hearing for Oak Bay dad convicted of killing daughters set for December

Louise Dickson / Times Colonist

A sentencing hearing for an Oak Bay man convicted of killing his young daughters on Christmas Day two years ago will be held in Victoria Dec. 16 to 19. On Sept. 26, a B.C. Supreme Court jury . . .

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Man arrested after swinging election sign, threatening couple in Oak Bay

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Running in memory of fiancé in Victoria Marathon

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Running in memory of fiancé in Victoria Marathon

Roxanne Egan-Elliott / Times Colonist

Kirsty Jack has been at the finish line of many races and ultramarathons supporting her partner, including one where her then-boyfriend dropped to one knee and proposed after running nearly 200 . . .

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Editorial: Protecting students from dangerous teachers

Times Colonist

A teacher in B.C. has been banned from the classroom for life. The province’s Commissioner for Teacher Regulation made the ruling after an investigation revealed the individual had exchanged . . .

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Obituary: Mountain-biking legend Jordie Lunn pushed the envelope

Roxanne Egan-Elliott / Times Colonist

Mountain biker and freerider Jordie Lunn was a passionate rider who was always pushing himself and the sport to new limits. Lunn died Wednesday while trail riding with friends in Cabo San Lucas, . . .

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Victoria mayor wants cruise ships to plug into shore power

Lindsay Kines / Times Colonist

Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps wants to investigate the city’s ability to crack down on cruise ships and require them to plug into on-shore electrical outlets instead of idling in port. In a motion . . .

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Royal B.C. Museum returns totem to Nuxalk First Nation

Randy Shore / Vancouver Sun

A party of about 20 members of the Nuxalk First Nation went to the Royal B.C. Museum on Friday to reclaim a valuable piece of family heritage, a totem carved by late hereditary chief Louie Snow . . .

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Tour de France cult figure, inventor Tony Hoar dies at 87

Jack Knox / Times Colonist

Five days before his death, Tony Hoar sat down with medical staff to discuss what was to come. “All he could talk about was getting better and getting back to his projects,” says his wife, Gay . . .

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Big insurance-price jump for out-of-province drivers

Andrew Duffy / Times Colonist

Some part-time B.C. residents are in for sticker shock when they go to renew their vehicle insurance, thanks to new regulations brought into force in September. Under the new rules, aimed at . . .

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Island Voices: A millennial’s complaint: ‘Boomers gonna boomer’

James Marshall / Times Colonist

My friend-group of fellow millennials and I collectively rolled our eyes as we read the recent Island Voices opinion piece entitled “B.C.’s speculation tax flies in the face of logic, fairness.”

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Woman lacked ID with gender for flight, so they got her a fishing licence

Roxanne Egan-Elliott / Times Colonist

At 82, Judith Hodgson hasn’t been driving for a couple of years and she’s not a frequent flyer. So when the Victoria woman booked a trip to Winnipeg for her sister’s birthday, she didn’t think . . .

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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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