Opinion

Editorial: Expect plenty of backroom jockeying if vote is close

Commentary by Justin Trudeau: Fight climate change while growing ...

Les Leyne: Is Trudeau 2.0 following in his father’s footsteps?

Commentary by Richard Caron: Use tech, not taxes, to beat climate ...

Commentary by Jagmeet Singh: For our children, we must address ...

Commentary by Elizabeth May: We must end our reliance on fossil fuels

Commentary by Maxime Bernier: Reject global warming alarmism

Comment: Local governance improving, but there’s still work to do

Les Leyne: Oil companies are just asking for intervention

Les Leyne: B.C. at back of the line in opioid suit

Editorial: Protecting students from dangerous teachers

Les Leyne: A handy guide to taking over the B.C. Greens

Les Leyne: Booze run takes down another senior official

Editorial: Bridge closure was an exercise in arrogance

Les Leyne: Police probe into Jinny Sims has everyone guessing

Les Leyne: Weaver takes own advice, quits while he is ahead

Editorial: Tough choices ahead: cut spending or raise taxes

Comment: Put down weapons that we’ve raised against our planet

Les Leyne: A haunting beginning to a new sitting of the legislature

Iain Hunter: A ballot on Greta's crusade

Island Voices: Economic improvement drives 21st-century business

Island Voices: Changing the face of homelessness

Geoff Johnson: Getting young people ready for the vote

Lawrie McFarlane: Complex problems can’t be solved with simple ‘...

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Letters Oct. 20: Climate science, Ogden Point power, advance voting

Letters Oct. 19: Oak Bay wall, cruise-ship shore power

Letters Oct. 18: Bernier and climate change, dangers of digital voting

Letters Oct. 17: Readers weigh in on shore power for cruise ships

See More Life

Eric Akis: How to make fuss-free mac 'n' cheese

House Beautiful: A very un-Brady renovation

Videos help UVic students tackle mental-health problems

The premium spirits you’ll want from BC Liquor Stores in 2019

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Liberals win most seats, but get ready to work with other parties in Parliament

Early results suggest no major changes on Vancouver Island

Saanich-Gulf Islands: May holds seat, grows Green caucus

Victoria: New Democrat Laurel Collins takes early lead

See More B.C. News

West Fraser Timber records Q3 loss of $45 million on lower lumber ...

Remains found under B.C. street those of woman who lived five ...

Body found in charred remains of fire at gas station in Surrey, B.C.

Woman dies in crash near Williams Lake, four others badly injured

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Mike Downie says Secret Path Live was 'powerful' and he'd 'love to do it again'

Stage Left: Revival of Il Trittico is superb

'Maleficent: Mistress of Evil' claims No. 1 over 'Joker'

The most dangerous celebrity online is revealed

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Independent Sen. Andre Pratte announces resignation on election night

Police charge man, woman shot by officers during Calgary military parade

Former Quebec police chief and two other senior officers acquitted

Mafia link suspected after man gunned down in Montreal parking lot

Local

Quadruple birthday bash 100 years in the making — with more coming up

Jeff Bell / Times Colonist

Victoria’s Wellesley retirement community held a birthday bash this week to honour four centenarians. Having that many people reach such a milestone in one place is a rarity, said activity . . .

Local

Workers hammer 122-year-old Oak Bay wall, defying stop-work order

Richard Watts / Times Colonist

Workers with jackhammers punched openings in a 122-year-old heritage wall in a quiet Oak Bay neighbourhood Thursday, in defiance of a stop-work order from the municipality. A small crowd gathered. . .

Local

Quake drills: drop, cover, hold on, experts say; forget about doorways

Jeff Bell / Times Colonist

Victoria councillors were set to stop their committee meeting at 10:17 a.m. today and crawl under their desks to take part in the Great B.C. ShakeOut earthquake drill. “Studies have shown that it. . .

Local

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 Oct. 9 while trail riding with friends in Cabo San Lucas, . . .

Local

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 . . .

Islander

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?

Local

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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