Times Colonist - 2016-12-04

• Christmas is rolling, thanks to lighted-truck convoy
• Why nine Island First Nations signed Trans Mountain deals
• Colwood gets new private school
• New investigat­ion team aims to curb overdose deaths
• HEART OF GOLD: FISH EN PAPILLOTE
• Bytes for bites: tech firms boost food bank
• WASHOUT CUTS OFF TOFINO, UCLUELET
• PADDLERS PUSH FOR MARINE TRAIL
• Nine dead, two dozen missing in Oakland fire
• At Colquitz River, a trail of controvers­y
• Colwood council rejects regional transport service
• Canadian man kidnapped in Libya happy to be home after 7-week ordeal
• Distracted walking not the real problem
• EDITORIALS Cutting wait lists is not impossible
• Campaign targets violence against women
• Outhouse stars for Royals
• New four-year cycle starts for Victoria swimmers
• Grizzlies go down in overtime
• Coach’s faith in Miller pays off for Vancouver
• Victoria’s McRae wins gold and silver at luge World Cup
• Woods’ charge fizzles out as Matsuyama excels
• Belmont girls win B.C. title
• Mixed fortunes for sevens teams
• Fit-again Wilson sets challenge for Panthers
• Hawks no match for hot Raptors
• City pair sent off as Chelsea bounces back
• Fans say goodbye to tragic soccer stars
• Trump shrugs off fuss over Taiwan call
• Syrian troops, allies advance in Aleppo
• Fidel Castro’s ashes return to city where his revolution began
• HOROSCOPE
• HOROSCOPE
• Winter Salad had missing informatio­n
• The 24th Street Wailers a must-see blues show
• NORTH OF 49 CROSSWORD
• New life for China’s dying folk crafts
• Lucy spent more time in trees than previously thought
• Readers voice support for Canadian firm’s insulin-pill research
• A path to reconcilia­tion through the kitchen
• Metallica gets into holiday spirit with benefit show for food bank
• Documentar­y aims to exonerate Pearl Harbor admiral
• Disney hit angers Polynesian­s
• Hollywood’s finest take their marks for Oscar race
• P.E.I. police service apologizes to Nickelback for post
• Family stories, seen through fiction’s filter
• What happens between 8 people in one dome?
• Everyday reflection­s a product of hard-earned wisdom
• New novel coming from Girl on the Train author
• The political rise of Christy Clark
• Five books every Islander should read
• How Miss Minnis found the Christmas spirit, and a friend
• Butchart lights up for holidays
• Life-saving journey ends in thanks
• Foundation aims to add crucial surgical device
• ISIS targets Muslims, not the West: scholar
• Remember loved ones at special tree
• THE SUNDAY CROSSWORD
• NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD
• DIAGRAMLES­S, 21 X 21
• Gravity signals aid in quake detection
• Invasive mussels hit Northwest

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