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Cyclist left quadraplegic after crash says ICBC savings are built on backs of crash victims

Cyclist left quadraplegic after crash says ICBC savings are built on backs of crash victims

Victoria lawyer Tim Schober says no-fault insurance helped turn ICBC’s financial fortunes around, but victims like him are paying the price
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UVic prof caught up in 2012 health firings remembered as 'force of nature'

UVic prof caught up in 2012 health firings remembered as 'force of nature'

Health Minister Adrian Dix called UVic professor Rebecca Warburton a ‘remarkable, determined, generous person who stuck to her position and stuck to her belief in the evidence’
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Patricia Coppard: Imagine if motor-vehicle drivers behaved like some cyclists

Patricia Coppard: Imagine if motor-vehicle drivers behaved like some cyclists

Choosing to cycle rather than drive is super-awesome, but if your aggressive riding is keeping others off the supposedly all-ages-and-abilities trails and lanes, there’s really no net gain
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CRD plan makes use of biosolids for fuel a priority

CRD plan makes use of biosolids for fuel a priority

An advanced thermal processing plant at the Hartland Landfill would convert biosolids into biochar or biofuel
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Town of 8,700 raises $45,000 to send their marching band to Victoria Day Parade

Town of 8,700 raises $45,000 to send their marching band to Victoria Day Parade

Marching band from Hoquiam High School will be among the 85 entries and 3,286 participants in this year’s Victoria Day Parade.
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Sweater season: A documentary about the iconic Cowichan knitwear is up for a screen award

Sweater season: A documentary about the iconic Cowichan knitwear is up for a screen award

The Cowichan Sweater: Our Knitted Legacy has been nominated for the Best Documentary Program award at this year’s Canadian Screen Awards
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400 pipers and drummers mark start of Victoria Highland Games

400 pipers and drummers mark start of Victoria Highland Games

Festival continues Sunday at Topaz Park in Victoria, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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'Angst and anxiety' as tenters drift back to Pandora a day after massive sweep

'Angst and anxiety' as tenters drift back to Pandora a day after massive sweep

Work to help everyone living on the block find housing by the end of the year is now in jeopardy, says Our Place CEO
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‘We, the family, forgive you:’ A healing journey begins over boy killed by his mother

‘We, the family, forgive you:’ A healing journey begins over boy killed by his mother

Dontay Patrick Lucas’s family members gathered around the boy’s mother, Rykel Charleson, and stepfather Mitchell Frank after they were sentenced, in a gesture of forgiveness.
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Students seek naloxone kits in UVic dorms after fatal OD

Students seek naloxone kits in UVic dorms after fatal OD

The group is looking into having mandatory training for all students during orientation at UVic, in partnership with university administration
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