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Coroner’s inquest calls for better emergency mental-health services

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A weeklong coroner’s inquest into the death of Rhett Mutch, who was shot by Victoria police in 2014, concluded Friday with recommendations to improve access to emergency ...

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Benefits application form is ‘insane,’ advocate says

The latest online system for B.C. residents seeking income and disability assistance has made it ...

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Oak Bay firefighter rescues tiny ducklings trapped in storm drain

Oak Bay Fire often says there’s no call too small and that was the case this morning when a ...

Police find body believed to be missing Nanaimo teen

For two months, Makayla Chang’s family clung to a persistent hope that the missing Nanaimo teen ...

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Lawrie McFarlane: Many Green votes taken from Liberals

While the final ballots in last week’s election are still being tallied, the figures so far hint ...

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New festival targets classic rock fans

Vancouver Island offers every type of music festival imaginable, from blues and jazz to folk and ...

Camping trip threatened after Guides’ gear stolen

Portage Inlet Girl Guides are hoping that members of the public will do them a good deed and keep ...

Pemberton Music Festival files for bankruptcy, no event this year

The Pemberton Music Festival has filed for bankruptcy and this year's event has been cancelled....

Suspended Victoria police chief resigns, hearings go on

Suspended Victoria police chief Frank Elsner has resigned, but that won’t halt the disciplinary ...

Labrador puppy shot a dozen times in Highlands

A 10-month-old puppy was shot 12 times with a pellet gun in Highlands, and West Shore RCMP are ...

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B.C. parties leave door open to electoral reform without a referendum

VANCOUVER — Neither of British Columbia's two main political parties are ruling out changing the ...

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First Nations theme for revamped Port Hardy hotel

A redeveloped hotel in Port Hardy is revving up to serve as a tourism catalyst on northern ...

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Paralympian might sell medal, ring to pay rent

Chris Daw has always been up for a battle. Now the longest-serving Canadian Paralympian, who ...

Area near Elk Lake, Bear Hill park sprayed for gypsy moths

Aircraft over Elk Lake and Bear Hill Regional Park on Thursday morning were applying the first ...

Burdened Victoria force looking at new ways of policing

Instead of sending an officer to your door, if the situation is relatively minor, Victoria police...

Editorial: Be careful with vote numbers

Politicians, like many of us, can’t resist playing with numbers to make a point. NDP Leader John ...

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Victoria could let the dogs out at two more parks this summer

The City of Victoria could test off-leash hours in two more city parks starting this summer. ...

Suspected drug trafficker arrested in Colwood

An alleged drug trafficker has been taken into custody on Painter Road in Colwood.West Shore RCMP ...

Oak Bay High runner shatters 3,000-metre record at Island meet

World track and field luminaries such as John Carlos, Tommie Smith, Dwight Stones, John Walker, ...

Demand heavy for rentals at new Hudson residential project

The leasing centre for Townline’s latest development in the Hudson District has been open only a ...

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CFB Esquimalt newspaper refuses ad looking for sex assault victims

Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt has blocked an advertisement in the base newspaper asking survivors ...

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Explore: Victoria Day Parade, Luxton fair, Highland Games and more

Expect a more compact program, but with 20 new entries at the Island Farms Victoria Day Parade on Monday. The ...

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2017 Victoria cruise ship schedule

The 2017 cruise ship season starts April 10 at Ogden Point when the Star Princess arrives from Los Angeles on its way...

11-day festival at Victoria Harbour to celebrate Canada's 150th birthday

A festival commemorating Canada’s 150th birthday is expected to bring thousands of revellers to the Inner Harbour for...

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Calendar, May 19-20: Laketown Rock Festival, Beauty and the Beast

FRIDAY, MAY 19 Laketown Rock Festival with Sam Roberts Band, Loverboy, Glass Tiger, Trooper and many other acts. ...

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Members of British Columbia vigilante group face assault charges: RCMP

SURREY, B.C. — RCMP say two men associated with a vigilante group in Surrey, B.C., have been charged with ...

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First Nations theme for revamped Port Hardy hotel

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A redeveloped hotel in Port Hardy is revving up to serve as a tourism catalyst on northern Vancouver Island and to ...

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Shamrocks are back: Mann Cup or bust

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Canada 150: Maritime glory, prospects fade

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Editorial: Be careful with vote numbers

Politicians, like many of us, can’t resist playing with numbers to make a point. NDP Leader John Horgan is one of ...

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Re: “Let the army build the bridges,” letter, Mary 14.Based on the recent past, should we have the City of ...

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HONOLULU — Two U.S. fighter jets were summoned Friday to escort a flight from Los Angeles to Hawaii after an unruly man...

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Green Party Leader Andrew Weaver: a reluctant politician

The morning after leading the B.C. Green Party to a historic three-seat breakthrough on Vancouver Island, Andrew ...

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A hike with Green Party Leader Andrew Weaver sowed the seeds of Sonia Furstenau’s successful foray into provincial ...

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Adam Olsen can feel every inch of tension and ounce of anticipation that is being shared by the two candidates ...

Robert Amos: Reality meets the impossible

Winchester Galleries in Oak Bay has brought the work of five “emerging” artists to our attention. Carollyne Yardley...

Pulitzer-winning author mines class structure for stories

Elizabeth Strout is one of America’s most admired literary authors. Her novel Olive Kitteridge, about a flinty, ...

Physical books, ebooks reach an equilibrium

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