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Arts funding stands pat

Arts funding stands pat

B.C. will hold steady on arts funding this year by again using money that was supposed to promote legacy projects from 91原创's 2010 Winter Olympics. The B.C. Arts Council will receive $16.

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ON OUR WEBSITE TODAY Iranian government criticized over poor earthquake response Iran's government is facing criticism over its response to two earthquakes that killed 306 people, with complaints of a lack of tents and about President Mahmoud Ahmadin

Surgery wait times excoriated

Retired epidemiologist dissatisfied, will get cancer surgery in Seattle
Hopes raised for compromise in Woodwynn Farm standoff

Hopes raised for compromise in Woodwynn Farm standoff

A new application for Woodwynn Farm is likely to land on the desks of Central Saanich councillors shortly, giving a glimmer of hope for a compromise - at least a temporary one - in the ongoing controversy.
Soccer star among athletes glad to be back on home soil

Soccer star among athletes glad to be back on home soil

Canada's Olympians were greeted by cheering fans and throngs of media as they touched down on home turf Monday.

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.