Sports

HarbourCats’ newcomers help bury Elks

Cleve Dheensaw / Times Colonist

The freshness factor is hard to find amid the day-to-day grind of baseball. When you come across it as a coach, you leap on it. That is what Victoria HarbourCats skipper Todd Haney ...

Canucks to hold training camp, pre-season game in Victoria

Jesse King, Victoria Shamrocks start to roll again

Victoria Royals deal veteran D-Jay Jerome for draft picks

Rugby Canada chooses 43-man long list for Pacific Nations Cup tournament

Tuesday's games

Canadian women beat Brazil at FIBA under-16 Americas Championship

Skaggs solid as Angels remain undefeated against Blue Jays this season

Lawyer says deputy in clash with Raptors president has concussion

Riders head coach tabs veteran Fajardo as starter versus Redblacks

Tory promises review of Raptors parade amid planning criticism and praise

R.J. Barrett, expected to go third overall, is Canadian headliner at NBA Draft

Canadian women's field hockey team looks to take step towards 2020 Olympics

Canada's Christine Sinclair mingles with Dutch fans ahead of World Cup showdown

Efforts continue to raise profile of New Brunswick sprint champion from 1900s

Monday's Games

Ohtani hits three-run homer, Trout hits 20th of season as Angels topple Jays

More local sports

Victoria Highlanders’ offence too much for visiting Portland Timbers U-23

Victoria HarbourCats honour Claire Eccles with a win

Seager, Mariners rally in eighth to beat Athletics 6-3

Larson Sundown looking good for Victoria Shamrocks

Pacific FC pays penalty for bad start against York9

Rugby sevens: Canadian women going to Olympics

Highlanders aim to down Timbers

Victoria HarbourCats trounce Kelowna Falcons

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UN expert eyes probe of Saudi prince role in Khashoggi death

UN expert eyes probe of Saudi prince role in Khashoggi death

South Korea to send 50,000 tons of rice to North Korea

House panel set to debate idea of reparations for slavery

See More Business

Business leaders welcome pipeline approval but fear it may not be completed

Bank of Canada to review Facebook's cryptocurrency white paper 'very carefully'

Dunsmuir Lodge reinvented as privately run mental-health facility

Kevin Greenard: Portfolio manager can react quickly to market changes

See More Entertainment

B.C. artist Brian Jungen plays with First Nations traditions, sports imagery

Megadeth's Dave Mustaine says he has throat cancer

'This is our story': Winnipeg General Strike commemorated on screen, stage

Victoria’s Feast festival cooks up tasty menu of film and food

See More Life

Condo Smarts: Underground garage leaks; owners vote down repairs

Your Good Health: New shoes a good first step in reducing strong foot odour

Toronto hospital says surgery program will help trans patients 'live true lives'

Why Now is the Time to Plan Ahead

See More Opinion

Comment: Bullying on various levels, even in political world

Comment: What is it like to be the mother of an addict?

Editorial: Study shows B.C. getting a big bang for its education buck

Comment: Victoria Chamber defends horse carriage industry

See More National News

In the news today, June 19

Who said what about the Liberals' decision to go ahead with Trans Mountain

'Codco' star Greg Malone to run for federal Greens in Newfoundland this fall

Trans Mountain timeline: A look at key dates in the project's history

Islander

A preview of the Island's summer festivals and events

Mike Devlin / Times Colonist

The music community on Vancouver Island has undergone a seismic shift the past few years, with postponement or cancellation of some of the area’s biggest festivals, leaving the future of summer . . .

Islander

Island Voices: Why protected bicycle lanes are key to city transportation

ELISE VELAZQUEZ (COTE) / .

My loaded cargo bike weighs about 250 pounds, carrying myself, my two kids, a bag of flour in the front basket and my chunky yellow diaper bag affixed as a panier. My five-year-old has stuck a . . .

National

Victoria Butterfly Gardens keeper manages to film large tarantula shedding exoskeleton

Dirk Meissner / The Canadian Press

VICTORIA — A 20-centimetre tarantula capable of killing a bird has been filmed at its most vulnerable state shedding its armour-like exoskelton at a Victoria-area tropical jungle insectarium. . . .

Real Estate

Average Victoria home costs well over double what Millennials can afford: study

Joannah Connolly / Glacier Media Real Estate

A 25-34-year-old on a typical salary can only afford a home under $300K, based on current interest rates, says Generation Squeeze

Local

Prince of Whales basks in attention from mistake in Trump tweet

Times Colonist

All bow before the Prince of Whales. Or maybe toss him a salmon. Donald Trump inadvertently turned a global spotlight on a Victoria-based tourism business Thursday when he mistakenly included its. . .

Opinion

To stay cool, leave house windows closed or open?

Phillip Jang / Times Colonist

The assumption here is that you want to keep your house as cool as possible in hot weather without resorting to air conditioning.

Blogs

How to travel between Victoria and Vancouver on public transit, 2019 ed.

Phillip Jang / Times Colonist

Travelling between Victoria and Vancouver on public transit is straightforward, but it is multi-step, requires at least three types of fares, and is not suited for the impatient and the easily . . .

Local

Gallery: Kids' weather art

Times Colonist

Want a chance to see your kids' weather art on the Times Colonist weather page and on our website? Send an email to localnews@timescolonist.com with "weather art" in the subject line, or mail it to: Times Colonist (Weather Art)2621 Douglas St.

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. . .

Blogs

The do’s and don’ts of wearing a mask to protect yourself from wildfire smoke

Phillip Jang / Times Colonist

You need to wear the right type of mask, and to wear it properly, to ward off wildfire smoke. That’s the message from the experts. Here’s a summary of their advice. If you’re going to wear a mask. . .

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