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Times Colonist @timescolonist.bsky.social · 1h
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Presentation to Victoria council that takes aim at Jewish group cancelled
Eleven speakers had registered to address council after hearing about the presentation criticizing Chabad of Vancouver Island and human rights abuses committed by Israel.
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Times Colonist @timescolonist.bsky.social · 4h
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Tumbler Ridge conspiracy complaint puts focus on messaging and social media firms
NDP Leader David Eby says legal obligations to report wrongdoing need to be put on tech companies "because they will not and have not done the right thing."
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Times Colonist @timescolonist.bsky.social · 6h
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Pat Bay crash sends two to hospital, leaves truck hanging on concrete median
The three-vehicle crash happened just before 9 a.m. Wednesday near the North Saanich border.
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Times Colonist @timescolonist.bsky.social · 6h
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Training set to begin at Bentinck Island demolition range next week
Sound from the exercises may carry, depending on conditions, the Department of National Defence says.
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Times Colonist @timescolonist.bsky.social · 7h
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Another southern resident orca seen pushing dead calf
It’s unclear if the newborn was a male or female, if it had been carried to full term and died after birth, or if it was a stillbirth, researchers say.
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Times Colonist @timescolonist.bsky.social · 7h
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FBI depicts Tumbler Ridge shooter's guns, including 'SKS' once confiscated
The FBI says James Bryant told officers that Jesse Van Rootselaar stole firearms and ammunition from her family’s gun safe and hid them in her room "in preparation for a mass shooting."
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Times Colonist @timescolonist.bsky.social · 8h
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B.C. vaccination campaign rolls out as influenza cases rise
The menu of free shots available this fall includes a time-limited offer for seniors to get the RSV vaccine.
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Times Colonist @timescolonist.bsky.social · 8h
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B.C. NDP shifts focus from Trump to affordability
David Eby, leader of the B.C. NDP, says not everybody shares his concerns about the U.S. president's economic attacks and Trump-style politics.
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Times Colonist @timescolonist.bsky.social · 8h
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New details in extensive FBI account of Tumbler Ridge mass shooting
Here’s what the FBI is alleging in its case against James Bryant, who is charged with conspiracy to murder in a foreign country.
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Times Colonist @timescolonist.bsky.social · 13h
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Popham's departure paves way for dynamic Saanich South race
The riding, an urban, suburban and rural mix, has been won by the NDP in every election since 1991, except for during a B.C. Liberal landslide in 2001.
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Times Colonist @timescolonist.bsky.social · 13h
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Lawyer argues ballet teacher only had sex with dancer when she was legal age
Jordan Watt says David Beales did not have sex with the student until she had turned 16 and he was no longer in a position of trust and authority.
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Times Colonist @timescolonist.bsky.social · 13h
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Les Leyne: Lorne Doerkson keeping a lid on B.C. Conservative differences
The biggest news out of the Conservative campaign so far is lack of news on the caucus unity front. So far.
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Times Colonist @timescolonist.bsky.social · 14h
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Contentious golf course purchase key in Qualicum Beach council race
The town’s purchase of Eaglecrest Golf Club is a central issue for voters, many of whom attended a standing-room-only all-candidates meeting on Monday.
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Times Colonist @timescolonist.bsky.social · 14h
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James Bay condo building, Quadra Village-area rental up for debate
Both projects are set to be considered on Thursday as Victoria council meets for the final time this term.
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Times Colonist @timescolonist.bsky.social · 14h
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Obituary: Car-dealership founder Bob Saunders always paid it forward
Bob Saunders, founder of Saunders Subaru in Colwood, turned his own success in business into a decades-long pursuit of helping people in his community.
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Times Colonist @timescolonist.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Metchosin firefighters rescue tiny goat from cliff edge
The Nigerian dwarf goat found herself trapped on a ledge after falling off the edge of a cliff near her farm on LaBonne Road.
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Times Colonist @timescolonist.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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B.C. Conservatives plan to end no-fault insurance, leaked letter shows
The NDP government introduced the no-fault insurance system in 2021 in response to what NDP Leader David Eby called a “financial dumpster fire” at ICBC.
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Times Colonist @timescolonist.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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NDP, Conservative, Green leaders to debate on Oct. 14 in B.C. election
The debate will include New Democrat Leader David Eby, interim B.C. Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson and Greens Leader Emily Lowan, but not OneBC's Dallas Brodie and CentreBC's Elenore Sturko.
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Times Colonist @timescolonist.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Arrest of 30-year-old in Washington state over Tumbler Ridge mass shooting
No details on how the suspect is allegedly involved in the case have been released.
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Times Colonist @timescolonist.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Emergency-response exercise for first responders underway at YYJ
Regular airport operations and flights are not affected by the training exercise, the airport says.
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Times Colonist @timescolonist.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Rockslide closes Zeballos Forest Service Road
The slide is blocking the road at the 10.5-kilometre mark, the Strathcona Regional District said Tuesday.
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Times Colonist @timescolonist.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Ex-Conservative leader Findlay, husband Chapman threatened by 'insiders': OneBC
OneBC says in a statement that the party and Brent Chapman mutually decided that he wouldn’t run in the riding of Surrey South, saying the "strains of the last few months have been enormous."
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Times Colonist @timescolonist.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Les Leyne: Eby targets wrong billionaire, undermines Buy B.C. message
Making B.C.-based Save-On-Foods owner Jimmy Pattison the face of a gouging, anti-competitive grocery cabal is an odd choice.
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Times Colonist @timescolonist.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Fewer options on ballot for Greater Victoria School Board under new system
A new electoral-area system means instead of having to choose up to nine trustees from a district-wide list, each voter will choose only one or two.
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Times Colonist @timescolonist.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Soldiers with weapons part of Comox training exercises this week: 19 Wing
Members of the 19 Wing Auxiliary Security Force will operate in combat uniforms carrying weapons, though no live ammunition will be carried, the base said.
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Times Colonist @timescolonist.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Still cookin': Grizzlies extend win streak to six games
Victoria now heads to Alberta to start road trip.
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Times Colonist @timescolonist.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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B.C. political parties spar over tax changes, health care
NDP Leader David Eby defended his party's plan to introduce a new tax bracket, which Conservative interim leader Lorne Doerkson said would discourage doctors from coming to B.C.
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Times Colonist @timescolonist.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Prawn fisher fined $30,000 for violating licence terms near Nanaimo
It’s the latest fine for Dean Keitsch, who was fined $250,000 two years ago for fishing in a closed area on the Sunshine Coast.
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Times Colonist @timescolonist.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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B.C. NDP promises $90M to redevelop Oak Bay Lodge site, free shingles vaccines
The 235-bed facility closed in 2020 and was later demolished after most residents were moved to The Summit long-term care facility in Quadra Village.
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Times Colonist @timescolonist.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Woman charged after allegedly pulling knife on Hullo ferry staff in Nanaimo
The incident began when the woman could not produce a boarding pass and was denied entry to the ferry, police say.
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Times Colonist @timescolonist.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Expect delays for street light maintenance in View Royal
Traffic will be reduced to a single lane through work zones where annual streetlight maintenance is underway.
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Times Colonist @timescolonist.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Man located after leaving Victoria halfway house without permission
Joel Reed had been serving a sentence for extortion, breaking-and-entering and weapons offences when he went missing from a Victoria halfway house Sept. 26.
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Times Colonist @timescolonist.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Generations of memories: Lambrick Park Secondary marks its 50th
The school opened on Oct. 7, 1976, to an anticipated 460 students, but about 575 arrived on opening day.
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Times Colonist @timescolonist.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Neighbourhood associations want bigger role in Victoria decision-making
Groups cite growing frustration about decisions that feel “as though they are being made to the community rather than with the community.”
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Times Colonist @timescolonist.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Crafters now paying PST on yarn, patterns; alterations also subject to tax
Fibres and fabric are on the list of items no longer exempt from the provincial sales tax as of Oct. 1.
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Times Colonist @timescolonist.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Slugs gone, bugs gone, strawberries thriving as invasive lizards boom in B.C.
The best way to get rid of the invasive European wall lizard is to have a "really boring" garden: "A very plain, closely cut lawn, that's the kind of habitat they don't want."
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Times Colonist @timescolonist.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Eric Akis: Step aside, turkey: Try salmon with pinot noir cranberry sauce
The tangy, sweet, spiced tastes complement the fish superbly — especially when you add a walnut crust and serve with brown rice pilaf.
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Times Colonist @timescolonist.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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50 years, generations of memories: Lambrick Park Secondary celebrates milestone
The school opened on Oct. 7, 1976 to an anticipated 460 students; about 575 students arrived on opening day,
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Times Colonist @timescolonist.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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B.C. NDP promises new tax on millionaires to help pay for health care
B.C. NDP Leader David Eby did not offer specifics about the proposed new tax bracket while campaigning in Comox on Sunday.
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Times Colonist @timescolonist.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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B.C. Conservatives field 93 candidates, New Democrats one short of full slate
The British Columbia Conservatives are the only party with candidates in all 93 ridings, according to Elections BC.
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Times Colonist @timescolonist.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Civics 101: What municipal councils do and how they do it
Ahead of the Oct. 17 civic election, we’ve put together a primer for readers on municipal governments.
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Times Colonist @timescolonist.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Former sailor still proud of navy career, despite being forced out
Frank Simpson, who had joined up at 18 in 1964, was fired along with thousands of others as part of an LGBTQ purge of the military, RCMP and federal civil service.
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Times Colonist @timescolonist.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Our Community: Placemaking Network marks 150,000th little free library book
The book, Trudy’s Healing Stone, was delivered to a little free library on Dallas Road that was built to look like the RMS Queen Mary.
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Times Colonist @timescolonist.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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B.C. election 2026: Who's running on Vancouver Island?
Here are the 57 candidates running in Vancouver Island ridings in the Oct. 24, 2026, provincial election.
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Times Colonist @timescolonist.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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New monument to Japanese Canadians reminder of dark period in B.C.’s past
The names of more than 22,000 people sent to internment camps during the Second World War are etched into the curving wall of panels.
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Times Colonist @timescolonist.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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B.C. NDP pledges price cap on groceries in suite of affordability measures
Economists and the Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers said the plan would lead to shortages, panic buying and other consequences.
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Times Colonist @timescolonist.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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John Ducker: Patience is key to escaping parking lots unscathed
According to ICBC somewhere between 85,000 to 100,000 crashes occur in our province’s parking lots every year. That’s something like 234 per day.
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Times Colonist @timescolonist.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Langford mayoral race comes down to sharply different approaches
Scott Goodmanson, who won the mayor’s chair in 2022 from former longtime mayor Stew Young, works from an office in city hall, while Young preferred to do business in his diner.
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Times Colonist @timescolonist.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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North Cowichan woman who survived bear attack still driven to protect wild spaces
The encounter occurred at Stoney Hill Regional Park, in a region Icel Dobell has pushed to protect ever since she first spotted logging tape above the park.
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Times Colonist @timescolonist.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Les Leyne: Eby takes on grocery prices ... again
Instead of a $1,000 grocery rebate, NDP Leader David Eby said he would cap the profits on some staple products and intervene in the market to increase competition.
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