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Showtime: Island athletes part of 91Ô­´´ team as Paris opens Olympics with floating ceremony

Showtime: Island athletes part of 91Ô­´´ team as Paris opens Olympics with floating ceremony

Event begins at 10:30 a.m. PT on Friday
Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond likely has Indigenous DNA, law society report says

Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond likely has Indigenous DNA, law society report says

OTTAWA — A DNA test shows a former judge and Order of Canada recipient accused of falsely claiming to be Cree "most likely" has Indigenous heritage, a report from the Law Society of British Columbia revealed Thursday.
Floating opening ceremony in Paris recalls Victoria's unfulfilled 1994 plans

Floating opening ceremony in Paris recalls Victoria's unfulfilled 1994 plans

The original concept for the 1994 Victoria Commonwealth Games called for the opening ceremony to be held in the Inner Harbour on floating barges with bleachers
Fire continues to rage in Jasper, but officials say critical infrastructure intact

Fire continues to rage in Jasper, but officials say critical infrastructure intact

EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA — Parks Canada says crews in the town of Jasper are fighting flames that are jumping from building to building but critical infrastructure has so far been protected.
Residents dismayed after Victoria agrees to allow social-services centres throughout city

Residents dismayed after Victoria agrees to allow social-services centres throughout city

Council voted 6-3 to adopt amendments to its zoning bylaw that will allow temporary social-services centres anywhere in the city, as long as they meet certain conditions
91Ô­´´ Island contractor ordered to pay over $125,000 to community non-profit

91Ô­´´ Island contractor ordered to pay over $125,000 to community non-profit

Christopher Whittle used $100,000 billed to a non-profit society on personal expenses ranging from a cross-Canada trip to liquor and cannabis purchases
Victoria to contribute $50K, use of Royal Athletic Park for South Island Powwow

Victoria to contribute $50K, use of Royal Athletic Park for South Island Powwow

The event, co-hosted by the Songhees First Nation and the City of Victoria, drew 12,000 people from around the region last year, as well as visiting First Nations
Suspect identified after girl's handmade bracelets taken from Langford porch

Suspect identified after girl's handmade bracelets taken from Langford porch

West Shore RCMP had released a home-surveillance video showing a woman who appeared to be stealing the bracelets
Police release image of suspects in theft of PIN pad at Nanaimo business

Police release image of suspects in theft of PIN pad at Nanaimo business

Surveillance video shows a male suspect unplugging the device and putting it in a woman’s bag before the two leave the building
"Now lost": Jasper fire torching cherished memories along with forests

"Now lost": Jasper fire torching cherished memories along with forests

The black clouds billowing from the fires razing Jasper National Park hold more than the reek of charred timber and scorched earth. For thousands of 91Ô­´´s and mountain-lovers around the world, it's the smell of cherished memory going up in smoke.