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- Why Canada's anti-terror bill is unnecessary and dangerous http://www.timescolonist.com/opinion/op-ed/comment-why-anti-terror-bill-is-unnecessary-and-dangerous-1.1774500 30 comments
- With more impaired drivers than officers can handle, Victoria police shut roadblock down early https://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/with-more-impaired-drivers-than-officers-can-handle-victoria-police-shut-roadblock-down-early-1.24347942 13 comments nottheonion
- With more impaired drivers than officers can handle, Victoria police shut roadblock down early https://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/with-more-impaired-drivers-than-officers-can-handle-victoria-police-shut-roadblock-down-early-1.24347942 6 comments nottheonion
- Escalating tensions in Canada: Totem Pole set alight on Vancouver Island in retaliation for tearing down of colonial statues. https://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/totem-pole-set-alight-on-malahat-likely-in-retaliation-for-tearing-down-of-cook-statue-rcmp-1.24338153?amp%3Butm_medium=twitter 1782 comments worldnews
- Victoria cancels Canada Day broadcast as First Nations mourn residential school deaths https://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/victoria-cancels-canada-day-broadcast-as-first-nations-mourn-residential-school-deaths-1.24329272 17 comments worldnews
- Suspected impaired driver runs away from Oak Bay officers and into the ocean https://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/suspected-impaired-driver-runs-away-from-oak-bay-officers-and-into-the-ocean-1.24311936 6 comments nottheonion
- Employees at major Canadian grocery store chain ratify new deal with up to 15 per cent wage increases https://www.timescolonist.com/business/save-on-foods-employees-ratify-new-deal-with-up-to-15-per-cent-wage-increases-1.24280018 6 comments worldnews
- Former cancer patient finds deep healing in psilocybin trip https://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/former-cancer-patient-finds-deep-healing-in-psilocybin-trip-1.24254342 4 comments worldnews
- Supreme Court agrees to hear case involving fine for massive maple syrup heist https://www.timescolonist.com/supreme-court-agrees-to-hear-case-involving-fine-for-massive-maple-syrup-heist-1.24208913?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter 12 comments worldnews
- Baby Jessica: Infant abandoned in a ditch grows up and tracks down her parents https://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/baby-jessica-infant-abandoned-in-a-ditch-grows-up-and-tracks-down-her-parents-1.24194762 16 comments worldnews
- German nudist chases down boar who snatched his laptop https://www.timescolonist.com/german-nudist-chases-down-boar-who-snatched-his-laptop-1.24182622 8 comments nottheonion
- ‘Three P’s’ key for isolated hockey players, says Victoria Royals strength coach https://www.timescolonist.com/sports/three-p-s-key-for-isolated-hockey-players-says-victoria-royals-strength-coach-1.24130318 3 comments hockey
- Lifetime ban from Empress for pepperoni seagull fiasco has been lifted http://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/lifetime-ban-from-empress-for-pepperoni-seagull-fiasco-has-been-lifted-1.23247203 20 comments nottheonion
- Trudeau defends North Korea meeting in the face of Russian, Chinese criticism http://www.timescolonist.com/trudeau-defends-north-korea-meeting-in-the-face-of-russian-chinese-criticism-1.23144942 11 comments worldnews
- Romanian prime minister, gov't ousted in no-confidence vote http://www.timescolonist.com/romanian-prime-minister-gov-t-ousted-in-no-confidence-vote-1.20693457 4 comments worldnews
- A protective partisan wall forms around Trump, with just a few cracks in it http://www.timescolonist.com/a-protective-partisan-wall-forms-around-trump-with-just-a-few-cracks-in-it-1.19225543 3 comments politics
- 12 Saudi officers killed in helicopter crash in Yemen http://www.timescolonist.com/12-saudi-officers-killed-in-helicopter-crash-in-yemen-1.15841041 6 comments worldnews
- In a first, deadly disease diagnosed in B.C. salmon. http://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/in-a-first-deadly-disease-diagnosed-in-b-c-salmon-1.11579555 2 comments worldnews
- Trump reverts to previous style — attack all critics http://www.timescolonist.com/trump-reverts-to-previous-style-attack-all-critics-1.2362089 7 comments politics
- 17-year-old Carter Navarrete, known for hockey skills, dies in crash on Sooke Road http://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/17-year-old-known-for-hockey-skills-dies-in-crash-on-sooke-road-1.2336704 9 comments hockey
- Victoria vies for world junior hockey championship; joint bid with Vancouver http://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/victoria-vies-for-world-junior-hockey-championship-joint-bid-with-vancouver-1.2320688 25 comments hockey
- Who's Jill Stein? Googlers are asking, and the answer is: Clinton's new problem http://www.timescolonist.com/who-s-jill-stein-googlers-are-asking-and-the-answer-is-clinton-s-new-problem-1.2301000 520 comments politics
- Feds considering endangered listing for moose in 4 states: "The Endangered Species Act is the best tool we have to prevent extinction of our moose," said Collette Adkins, a biologist and attorney with the Center for Biological Diversity http://www.timescolonist.com/feds-considering-endangered-listing-for-moose-in-4-states-1.2269733 7 comments politics
- Conservation officer suspended over refusal to kill bear cubs http://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/conservation-officer-suspended-over-refusal-to-kill-bear-cubs-1.1992586 6 comments nottheonion
- Spain: King Felipe removes duchess title from sister Princess Cristina ahead of her tax trial http://www.timescolonist.com/spain-king-felipe-removes-duchess-title-from-sister-princess-cristina-ahead-of-her-tax-trial-1.1967045 4 comments worldnews
- King Abdullah was a 'strong proponent of peace' says Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper http://www.timescolonist.com/king-abdullah-was-strong-proponent-of-peace-says-pm-harper-1.1740567 29 comments nottheonion
- King Abdullah was 'strong proponent of peace' says PM Harper http://www.timescolonist.com/king-abdullah-was-strong-proponent-of-peace-says-pm-harper-1.1740567 36 comments worldnews
- Stateless Yukon man, 60, ponders declaring refugee status in Canada http://www.timescolonist.com/news/national/stateless-yukon-man-60-ponders-declaring-refugee-status-in-canada-1.1685786 3 comments worldnews
- Chinese clubs raiding K-League for top talent, offering millions for each player http://www.timescolonist.com/sports/chinese-clubs-increasingly-looking-to-k-league-as-a-source-of-player-recruits-1.779349 3 comments soccer
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada is trying to confirm reports from an independent biologist that herring around northern Vancouver Island have a disease that is causing bleeding from their gills, bellies and eyeballs. http://www.timescolonist.com/business/fisheries-and-oceans-canada-looking-into-claims-of-sick-herring-1.588652 15 comments worldnews
- 15 year old girl creates a flashlight that runs on the heat of a human hand. http://www.timescolonist.com/island-teen-s-flashlight-a-bright-idea-powering-her-into-final-at-global-science-fair-1.336787 173 comments technology
- The ($90,000) Duffy buck stops here, Bank of Canada decides: Dan Murphy drew a funny editorial cartoon that looks like a $50 bill, except it’s for $90,000 and features a picture of Mike Duffy; Bank of Canada demands the image be deleted from the website http://www.timescolonist.com/jack-knox-the-90-000-duffy-buck-stops-here-bank-of-canada-decides-1.231196 5 comments worldnews
- 12 year old girl gets trapped in old bank vault. http://www.timescolonist.com/courtenay-girl-12-rescued-from-locked-bank-vault-1.140006 6 comments worldnews
- Romario leads 55,000-strong petition for Brazilian FA president to step down due to links with dictatorship http://www.timescolonist.com/sports/soccer/romario-wants-brazilian-football-federation-chief-to-quit-due-to-alleged-link-to-dictatorship-1.101774 2 comments soccer
- DJ who asked British Columbian premier her thoughts on being a “MILF” is fired by radio station. http://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/dj-who-asked-premier-her-thoughts-on-being-a-milf-is-fired-by-courtenay-radio-station-1.44499 8 comments nottheonion
- Decriminalization of pot will disarm gangs http://www.timescolonist.com/opinion/decriminalization+will+disarm+gangs/7300701/story.html 7 comments politics
- Minor Hockey President suspended indefinitely for hosting female team http://www.timescolonist.com/sports/minor+hockey+head+suspended+over+dispute/4387630/story.html 7 comments hockey
- Officer, there is a naked woman in my bed http://www.timescolonist.com/news/victoria+awakens+strange+drunk+woman/4163165/story.html 6 comments reddit.com
- NBC posts $223 million loss on Winter Olympics http://www.timescolonist.com/entertainment/posts+million+first+quarter+loss+vancouver+winter+olympics/2917059/story.html 8 comments reddit.com
- B.C. cabbie speaks out against his gay-hating preacher dad, Fred Phelps .. Soft-spoken taxi driver Nate Phelps of Cranbrook, B.C., is coming forward to speak out in a televised interview against one of America’s most outspoken anti-gay crusaders — his own father. http://www.timescolonist.com/life/cabbie+speaks+against+hating+preacher/2757994/story.html 126 comments politics