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Critic's picks: PIQSIQ, Ballet Victoria, Im:print

Critic's picks: PIQSIQ, Ballet Victoria, Im:print

Inuit throat-singing sisters Kayley Inuksuk Mackay and Tiffany Kuliktana Ayalik return to Victoria next week, Ballet Victoria opens its season with a nod to Broadway, and Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria and UVic’s Department of Theatre partner on Im:print.
Businesses consider adding surcharge for using credit card

Businesses consider adding surcharge for using credit card

New rules allow businesses to impose a surcharge for using a credit card, but signs about the surcharge must be displayed, and the charge must be separately itemized on the receipt.
Bear expert says B.C. attack on family was likely a rare 'predaceous' incident

Bear expert says B.C. attack on family was likely a rare 'predaceous' incident

VANCOUVER — An expert in bear behaviour says an attack on a family in northeastern British Columbia that left two women with critical injuries appears to have been a rare example of a "predaceous" attack by a black bear.
Eric Akis: Make-ahead recipes to lessen the load on Thanksgiving

Eric Akis: Make-ahead recipes to lessen the load on Thanksgiving

Gravy base and mashed potato bake can be prepared the day before, lessening the workload on the day of the big meal
Busy downtown a sign of continued post-pandemic recovery: city study

Busy downtown a sign of continued post-pandemic recovery: city study

Pedestrian counts along Government Street are up 90 per cent from the same time last year, and up 38 per cent throughout downtown
Governance report to be tackled by next Victoria council

Governance report to be tackled by next Victoria council

Coun. Ben Isitt says referring the report to the next council makes sense given only two members of the current council have a chance to be part of running the city for the next four years
B.C. government challenged in court over 'vague' climate plan

B.C. government challenged in court over 'vague' climate plan

A judge is expected to hand down a decision within the next several months.
Bear attacks family in B.C., then guards two gravely injured women from rescue: RCMP

Bear attacks family in B.C., then guards two gravely injured women from rescue: RCMP

DAWSON CREEK, B.C. — Police say two women are critically injured after a black bear attacked a family hiking near Dawson Creek in northeastern B.C., then guarded the victims from rescuers until it was shot dead.
North Shore Rescue calls out province for hampering night rescues

North Shore Rescue calls out province for hampering night rescues

North Shore Rescue is working with one hand tied behind their back, the team's leader says
Trees fall along Shelbourne to make way for bike lanes, underground utilities, bus stops, sidewalks

Trees fall along Shelbourne to make way for bike lanes, underground utilities, bus stops, sidewalks

The second phase of the Shelbourne Street overhaul is expected to take 24 months and cost about $23 million.