Sports

Victoria Grizzlies fill netminder vacancy with Ontario native Howe

Brian Drewry / Times Colonist

The No. 1 item on Victoria Grizzlies general manager and head coach Craig Didmon’s to-do list this off-season is to find a No. 1 goaltender. He might already be able to check that ...

Island boxers thriving at nationals with home-ring advantage

Maple Leafs fall to Bruins in another Game 7; No Canadian teams left in playoffs

Calgary Flames face conundrum in net with a pair of free-agent goalies

Canada close to mixed doubles playoff spot; women's and men's senior teams qualify

Blue Jays prospect Vladimir Guerrero Jr., connects for go-ahead homer

B.C. Lions equipment manager Ken Kasuya remembered as 'treasured friend'

Two teams retooled for the playoffs will be put to the test in Raps-76ers series

Stalwart receivers Greer, Fernandez top '19 Canadian Football Hall of Fame class

Analysis: In a series with razor-thin margins, a look at why the Leafs lost

Invigorated after Game 7 win, Bruins look to Blue Jackets

76ers season has gone south with each visit to Toronto

Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime downs Malek Jaziri in opener in Barcelona

Montreal native Nicholas Latifi off to solid start on Formula 2 race circuit

Scores and Schedule

Tuesday's Games

San Jose scores 4 goals in 4 minutes, then wins Game 7 in OT

Victoria Royals

Victoria Royals insist they’ll be better next season

Vancouver Giants strike early to oust Victoria Royals from playoffs

Depleted Victoria Royals insist they’re not done yet

Vancouver Giants push Victoria Royals to the brink

WHL Playoffs: Victoria Royals need goals or they’ll be in giant hole

WHL Playoffs: Vancouver Giants beat Victoria Royals in overtime

Vancouver Giants swarm Victoria Royals in series opener

Victoria Royals have Giant upset in mind

Victoria Grizzlies

Victoria Grizzlies fill netminder vacancy with Ontario native Howe

NHL scouts continue to eye Victoria Grizzlies’ stars

Canada’s U-18 team calls on Victoria Grizzlies star Newhook

Alex Newhook era ends with Grizzlies’ ouster from the BCHL playoffs

Prince George Spruce Kings end Victoria Grizzlies’ season

Spruce Kings have Victoria Grizzlies in 3-0 series stranglehold

BCHL Playoffs: Grizzlies improve, but Spruce Kings reign again

Slow start hampers Victoria Grizzlies in Prince George

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Angels power past Mariners 8-6 to end six-game losing streak

Japan Sevens: Canada women progress to semifinals

B.C. Premier Rugby playoffs: Blitz pays off for Castaway Wanderers over UVic Vikes

Castaway Wanderers and UVic collide in B.C. Premier Rugby League quarter-final

Vancouver Island Football Club starts to build roster for soccer league

Canada women recover to win first game at Japan Sevens

Pacific FC heads to national TV

Olympics in sight for Canadian women's rugby squad

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Trump to keep fighting opioids 'until our job is done'

Cohen says he pleaded guilty to crimes he didn't commit

Cosby renews attacks on trial judge as he seeks bail

Tip your band, say honky tonk musicians, during NFL Draft

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Foreign brain drain huge gain for Victoria tech

'We want to be good neighbours:' Pot plant deals with stink at Edmonton airport

European vehicles rolling into Port of Nanaimo

Trusty old Howe Sound Queen ferry yours for $62,000

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Colten Boushie documentary examines history of racism, oppression on the Prairies

Trudeau to be portrayed on Canuck-themed episode of 'The Simpsons'

Michelle Branch, Black Keys' Patrick Carney tie the knot

Nature writer Jessica Lee wins $10K RBC Taylor Emerging Writer Award

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Eric Akis: Go green by tucking into asparagus

Condo Smarts: Court ruling is useful guide to significant change

Helen Chesnut’s Garden Notes: Herbs on hill a feasible idea

Your Good Health: Increasing nocturia calls for evaluation

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Les Leyne: Harsh gas-price lab experiment gets paved over

Comment: Canadian governments are addicted to personal income tax

Editorial: Bring out those books for the Times Colonist book drive

Les Leyne: Alberta’s revenge platform is diametrically opposed to B.C. NDP’s outlook

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Suspect in Edmonton attack, officer stabbing given last chance to find lawyer

Montreal wants to ban single-use plastics and polystyrene foam containers

Halting legal proceedings against tobacco companies key to ensuring fairness: judge

Canada working on an end to the rotting-refuse row with the Philippines

Local

TC 10K director aims for record 10K field; you might see Elvis along route

Jeff Bell / Times Colonist

Elvis sightings are guaranteed at next Sunday’s Times Colonist 10K event. He’ll be there at the start at 8 a.m., April 28, and will also be popping up along the way. Filling the role of the . . .

Islander

Pro soccer arrives on Island: It’s game on for Pacific FC

Cleve Dheensaw / Times Colonist

Startup sports leagues in North America have generally challenged what is perceived as an arrogant established order and tried to access underserved markets. Such was the case with the American . . .

BC

Elizabeth May’s wedding dress a 'walk through a garden' on Earth Day

Dirk Meissner / The Canadian Press

VICTORIA — When Elizabeth May walks down the aisle, she'll be dressed for her wedding along with Earth Day. The Green party leader and British Columbia entrepreneur John Kidder will exchange . . .

Blogs

Blog: Weedkiller is legal to buy in Greater Victoria, but using it might not be

Phillip Jang / Times Colonist

It’s spring. The dandelions are blooming in the lawn, and you’re thinking of reaching for weedkiller. But in four Greater Victoria municipalities, it’s illegal to use certain weedkillers if you . . .

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.

Op-Ed

Comment: ‘Regulatory capture’ one reason for doctor shortage

THEODORE E. HARRISON / Times Colonist

‘Regulatory capture” is a well-known phenomenon that was researched and described by Nobel-prize winner Joseph Stiglitz and the Public Choice theorists. It occurs when a regulatory agency is “. . .

Life

No-bake, no rules: Canada Post says everyone makes Nanaimo bars ‘a little differently’

Harrison Mooney / Vancouver Sun

Despite heavy criticism that the so-called “Nanaimo bar” depicted in their latest stamp issue has a troubling and inaccurate filling-to-base ratio, Canada Post is standing by their controversial . . .

Local

Federal government announces tough restrictions on chinook fishing

Lindsay Kines / Times Colonist

The federal government has announced tough new restrictions on fishing for chinook salmon that recreational fishers say will have devastating consequences for their industry. Federal Fisheries . . .

Local

Island park damaged in storm could partially reopen in May

Jeff Bell / Times Colonist

Despite the havoc caused in forested areas by last December’s powerful windstorm, Little Qualicum Falls is the lone provincial park still closed in the aftermath. The goal is to have at least a . . .

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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