Times Colonist - June 03, 2026

Planned 1,000-home community in Mill Bay to break ground this week

Drought conditions are growing on the Island

B.C. Hydro looks to gas to meet demand

Extreme weather driving high demand

Racism is risk when hosting World Cup, but measures exist: B.C. attorney general

Mountie says ‘dishevelled’ B.C. murder suspect confessed, said he’d tried to kill himself

Five arrested from stolen pickup that fled Comox at high speed

UVic taps tech expert for new president

Emaciated sea otter found on Tofino beach sent to Vancouver

Drought concerns grow after dry May

Appeal Court dismisses female police officers’ sexual harassment case

Esquimalt councillor Cavens announces run for mayor

Man, 18, identified as shooting victim

Poilievre claim that Quebec separatism was ‘wiped out’ under Tories contradicted by polls

Israel kills 11 in Lebanon, day after Trump said there would be de-escalation

Surrey police chief forced out, no reason given for departure

Metro Vancouver to ban car washing, lawn watering beginning next week

Hearing set for injunction to remove Penticton homeless encampment

Motive still unknown in Saskatchewan shooting that left 1 dead, 1 injured

AFN chief meets King, slams talk of Alberta separation

Quebec scientists find ALS progression clue

Que. child dies after bouncy castle tossed into the air

Russian attack kills 22 across Ukraine as fight escalates: official

Visa process under way for stranded Gazan students

Midwife from Scotland deserves an apology

Report from a charity was a waste of money

We need the truth if our goal is reconciliation

Really, we have reason to be concerned

Cathedral Village plan deserves our support

My ring was returned, thanks to a kind person

Stop calling them e-bikes if they are too powerful

The long view of history shows sanity will return

Findlay’s finance history is what we need

We need enforcement of illegal e-bikes

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Nation is ‘failing Jewish Canadians,’ Carney says

Invasive mosquitoes and brain-swelling virus detected in B.C.’s Sea-to-Sky region

Alberta seeing cyclical outbreak of caterpillars

Think it’s hot now? The next five years will smash records, UN says

Home Hardware operator buys Lumberworld, Saanich fixture known for community work

Canada sends letter pushing for CUSMA renewal

Carney says plan ‘settling in’ after economy shrinks

Nanaimo welcomes first Alaska cruise

North Island College appoints next VP

Optician remembered as a pillar of profession

Two Greater Victoria Tim Hortons renovating

Wall St., TSX notch record highs amid ongoing AI, energy boom

Congolese Montrealers have plans upended by Canada’s Ebola travel restrictions

Data from EVs ‘have intelligence value’, report warns

Trump taps housing regulator Pulte to be acting director of U.S. national intelligence

Amazon caused first-contract impasse at unionized fulfilment centre in B.C.: mediator

CPP Investments forms partnership with BlueCove to invest in Korean hotels

U.S. big tech holds 85% of Canadian cloud market

Malhotra brings consistency as Canucks head coach: GM

Coghlan, Brind’Amour bring Island flavour to Stanley Cup final

Davies glad to be back with Canadian teammates ahead of FIFA World Cup

Predators hire MacFarland from Avalanche to be president/GM

Blue Jackets’ Werenski wins Norris Trophy as best defenceman

Goldeneyes fire head coach Idalski

NBA finals new world for many Knicks, Spurs

Andreeva, Kostyuk set up Russia-Ukraine semifinal at French Open

Renegade, Golden Tempo set for rematch at Belmont Stakes

Old-fashioned crumb cake satisfies the sweet tooth

MGUS diagnosis feels like a death sentence

Husband’s ideal marriage finally hits a bump

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KING CLASSIC SUDOKU

SOLUTION TO PUZZLE NO. 17706

Check for ladybugs before trying to get rid of aphids

After 39 years, Antoni Cimolino prepares to take his final bow at Stratford Festival

Boi-1da on Drake’s comeback after Lamar beef: ‘He’s inevitable’

In Miroirs No. 3, a slender and elegant tale of mutual rehabilitation