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Adrian Raeside cartoon: Anti-vaxxers

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Adrian Raeside cartoon: Masks

Lawrie McFarlane: Reject pharmaceutical lobby's bribe to water down ...

Monique Keiran: What happens when your gut-bacteria colonies get ...

Geoff Johnson: Why kids are better than adults at adapting to tech ...

Trevor Hancock: What if we base decisions on what's good for nature ...

Charla Huber: This is just what we do in scary times

Editorial: Staggering allegations about money laundering at B.C. ...

Comment: CRD is planning for the future of garbage disposal

Les Leyne: COVID-19 case count spoils the cabinet party

Adrian Raeside cartoon: Liberal Wreck

Comment: Canadians have to wait for vaccine; don’t blame Trump

Comment: ‘Orange the World’: End violence against women and girls

Les Leyne: Suburbs have clout in NDP 2.0, but there’s a big gap

Adrian Raeside cartoon: Restaurant restrictions

Comment: Canada’s public health efforts have been inadequate

Lawrie McFarlane: What's next for the B.C. Liberals?

Monique Keiran: Facial recognition is spreading its tentacles ...

Geoff Johnson: Time to open education purse strings to ensure kids' ...

Charla Huber: Feeling connected is key to empowerment

Trevor Hancock: B.C. should follow the lead of Scotland and bring in ...

Island Voices: Salmon farming central to Port Hardy's future

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Letters Dec. 2: Heritage buildings, a thank-you to ICBC, housing needed

Letters Dec. 1: Churches and the economy; Victoria council; residential schools

Letters Nov. 28: Navy supply ships; who should get vaccine first

Letters Nov. 27: Asking for proof is OK; loss of access to Government House grounds

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Eric Akis: Hot, crispy prawns, ready for dunking

Helen Chesnut’s Garden Notes: Prayer plants open leaves to soak up light

People magazine reveals its '2020 People of the Year'

Hindsight 2020: how archivists work to remember a year most would rather forget

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COVID patients coming from northern B.C. to Victoria for intensive care

COVID-19 outbreaks declared at Saanich Peninsula, Port Alberni hospitals

Driver in critical condition after vehicle flips off ramp at Tsawwassen ferry ...

Good health self-management for a happier life

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Man injured after vehicle plunges nine metres off BC Ferries ramp to ...

Homicide detectives seek information after death of Burnaby teen ...

More than 10,000 people in B.C. under active monitoring after COVID-...

BC Hydro makes further rate cut for 2020-21, customers get credit on ...

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Poet and children's author Dennis Lee among Writers' Trust career honourees

Seven works by late Quebec artist Jean Paul Riopelle among Heffel auction highlights

Awards season hopefuls line up for December streaming debuts

Netflix Canada loses 'Friends' as Crave nabs exclusive streaming rights

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Refugee advocates criticize Canada's decision to resume deportations during COVID-19

Quebec and Ontario report dozens of new COVID-19 deaths as high case counts continue

Boil-water advisories at First Nations communities to remain past March 2021: feds

Researchers say widespread lake drainage on tundra another sign of climate change

Local

1,000-plus reports of passengers not leaving enclosed ferry car decks

Carla Wilson / Times Colonist

Transport Canada is in the ­process of reviewing 1,000-plus reports of B.C. Ferries passengers unwilling to leave vehicles on enclosed car decks, as is required by regulations. That requirement . . .

Homes

House Beautiful: Quest for first home takes couple to Lake Cowichan

Kim Pemberton / The Times Colonist

Getting on the property ladder is becoming harder for many, but it’s especially difficult for young people just starting out. High school sweethearts Elizabeth and Nathan Moro feel lucky to have . . .

Local

Government House grounds close after too many large gatherings

Darron Kloster / Times Colonist

The head of Government House says it had no choice but to close the gates to its grounds after large groups of people held birthday parties and yoga ­sessions on the property and even brought in . . .

Local

Proud of your Christmas lights? Submit your address for our map

The Times Colonist

Christmas lights are winking on across Greater Victoria, and it’s time to shine! Once again, the Times Colonist is compiling a map of Christmas light shows. Find the map at timescolonist.com/. . .

Local

Help us shape our coverage of the Victoria byelection

Times Colonist

Victoria voters go to the polls on Dec. 12 to elect a new city councillor. Let us know what your priorities are and what questions you'd like to ask the candidates. We'll use your responses to help shape our coverage.

Local

Ferry mask image will be replaced after everyone has their laugh

Carla Wilson / Times Colonist

A B.C. Ferries sign reminding passengers to wear a mask has gained far more attention than anticipated, even earning a mention on U.S. late-night television. The signs show the profile of a man . . .

Local

Birth mother won't face charges for abandoning infant in ditch in 1986

Louise Dickson / Times Colonist

A woman who abandoned her newborn baby girl in a ditch on Triangle Mountain 34 years ago will not face criminal charges. The Crown has decided not to prosecute the woman, who was 17 when she . . .

Local

'Oh hell, you're not a dog': Saanich woman goes nose-to-nose with a big cat — twice

Darron Kloster / Times Colonist

Saanich resident Lynn Wright was getting ready for bed on Wednesday night and closing her back door when she noticed what she thought was a dog stretched out on her back porch. “I said: ‘How did . . .

Local

Jack Knox: A street survivor’s perspective

Jack Knox / Times Colonist

Somewhere between the two extremes — those who want to hug all the messed-up people on the street, and those who would happily hose them into the Inner Harbour — stands Sue McMurter. On one hand,. . .

Local

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 . . .

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