Port Alberni rallies for mill workers

Fundraisers helping ease the sting of five months without work
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Youth airlifted off Mount Tzouhalem after mountain biking accident

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Justin Trudeau to name new ministers for minority mandate Wednesday

Generally, Liberal insiders expect a larger roster than the current 34 MPs

Body found in Central Saanich waste recycling facility deemed non-suspicious

Coroners Service investigating circumstances of death

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Canadian women’s star Hayley Wickenheiser inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame

Wickenheiser – a quadruple Olympic gold medallist, seven-time world champion — retired in January 2017

‘Midget’ no more: Sweeping division name changes coming to minor hockey in Canada

Alpha-numeric division names will be used for the 2020-2021 season and beyond

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B.C. seniors need Santa too

Stocking Stuffers for seniors drive helps curbs loneliness among elderly Canadians

Beyond self-checkouts: Carts, apps look to make grocery shopping hassle-free

Canadians increasingly expect a more tech-savvy shopping experience, experts say

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Greater Victoria 2019 holiday craft fair roundup

Get a jump on your holiday shopping

Vancouver Island cat stars in national fundraising calendar

Jax the cat was one of 13 pets selected from nearly 45,000 entries

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Obituaries

Gloria Campos

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William Bellvau

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Paula Ashby

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Stefan Peter Pidwerbeski

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John (Giovanni) Zanella,

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Stanley Frederic Jacques Halsall

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Entertainment

Michael Buble becomes latest Canadian star to get waxed at Madame Tussauds

Buble’s duplicate makes its debut in December

VIU graphic design students propose less wasteful packaging in new exhibition

‘Unwrapped’ show is on display at the school’s View Gallery until Dec. 1

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Business

Bids down, costs up on Highway 1, B.C. independent contractors say

Rally protests NDP government’s union-only public construction

Torstar to close StarMetro national free newspaper chain, lay off 73 employees

Company also announced plans to open new Star bureaus in Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary and Halifax

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Life

Ban on hotel toiletries latest effort to curb plastic waste

Analysts say hotels should welcome the bans as a money-saver

In the ‘Land of 10,000 Waterfalls,’ the Faroe Islands draw more visitors for the picturesque Nordic scenery

Islands offer only five traffic lights, windy and wet weather and more sheep than residents

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