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CALENDAR: DR. JOHN, SHAKESPEARE

TODAY Dr. John, or Mac Rebennack, and the Lower 911 in concert at Alix Goolden Hall, 907 Pandora Ave., 7: 30-9: 30 p.m. Tickets: $48.50 advance/$55 door. hightideconcerts.ca Saanich Music in the Park, every Tuesday to Aug. 21.

Commentary: Ancient brains, modern dilemmas

By K.C. ColeAugust is a great month for celebrating human stupidity.On Aug. 6, 1945, we all but disappeared Hiroshima with a single atomic bomb, and then did it again, three days later, at Nagasaki. And now we barely seem to care.

Ex-outreach worker sentenced

Man apologizes for sex with two vulnerable teenagers
Olympics' glory proves doomsayers wrong

Olympics' glory proves doomsayers wrong

Worst fears fail to materialize at successful event

Pilot using cellphone a possible contributor to B.C. crash, says safety board

VANCOUVER 聴 The pilot in the fatal crash of a small plane may have set the stage for his own death by paying too much attention to his cellphone and not enough to his flight.

Commentary: Tensions again rising between Afghanistan, Pakistan

By Hafizullah Gardesh and Mina HabibKABUL, Afghanistan 聴 The continuing rocket attacks from Pakistan on eastern provinces of the country have cost two high-ranking officials their jobs and threaten to further destabilize the country聮s fragile central
Female pedestrian, 27, killed after tour bus hits her at downtown crosswalk

Female pedestrian, 27, killed after tour bus hits her at downtown crosswalk

A 27-year-old woman was struck and killed by a tour bus in downtown Victoria Monday as she crossed Douglas Street in a crosswalk. Passersby watched as paramedics tried in vain to save the woman聮s life.

Cheers and applause for Island Olympians as they arrive at Victoria airport

Cyclist Gillian Carleton and open-water swimmer Richard Weinberger, with their Olympic bronze medals around their necks, burst through the arrival door at Victoria International Airport to loud cheers and clapping Monday afternoon less than 24 hours

Quick response by West Shore Mounties may have saved driver's life

Two West Shore RCMP officers are being praised for a quick response that might have saved the life of a driver who went into medical distress Monday. About 10:45 a.m.

Editorial: It takes money to win medals

Well, the Olympics are finally over. And not a moment too soon, some might say. One more airing of the I Believe theme tune, and we were all ready to scream.