Times Colonist - 2018-12-16

• Chorus grows louder in schools to bring back police liaison officers
• Big hugs for Royals at teddy-bear toss
• ‘Christmas is just too hard’ for mother with disability
• Readers share their Christmas stories
• Almost 200 nations back climate rules
• Annual mammoth crossword puzzle
• ‘I mailed a cat!’ Baloo shipped inadverten­tly, 1,200 kilometres away
• CALENDAR: Christmas shows
• Drug users, families advised to keep naloxone kit handy
• ‘Cheerful’ journalist became ex-premier’s press secretary
• Victoria police seek help finding stolen hockey jerseys, gear
• Theft of 10 bags of toys moves others to step up
• Guitar stolen, but it’s not the end of the world for Newfoundla­nder
• Snowfall dampens Alberta wildfire
• PM plans to make Senate reforms stick before next year’s election
• Quebec’s corruption squad fails to attract new blood
• Death of girl arrested by U.S. border agents raises questions
• Tear gas on Paris artery — but fewer protesters
• Identity politics won’t solve housing problem
• Festivals can help to bring people together
• Another report shows a child being neglected
• Moderate action won’t stop climate change
• Victoria’s Aiden
• Canada’s Kingsbury wins second moguls World Cup of season
• Bulldogs toss out win over Grizzlies
• Man City reclaims EPL lead, Eriksen saves Spurs
• Flames come out on top in 2-1 slugfest against Wild
• 49ers Sherman irks ex-Seahawks teammates
• Fresno State tops Arizona State in Las Vegas Bowl
• THE SUNDAY CROSSWORD
• NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD
• DIAGRAMLES­S, 21 X 21
• HOROSCOPE
• HOROSCOPE
• Roast for a celebrator­y feast
• Roast Strip Loin with Marchand de Vin Sauce
• Marchand de Vin Sauce
• Outrageous celebrity moments of 2018
• Prescripti­on for Christmas: Make a telephone call
• White to blue: Poles melting even in winter
• Be good all year: How to prolong seasonal kindness
• Louis-Dreyfus reveals her rocky year
• Young love radiates in Beale Street
• Baby Shark not just a bloodthirs­ty earworm
• Is the province keeping its freshwater promises?
• Digital toys can’t take the place of real imaginatio­n
• All-EV parade sends message about future
• Solstice a timely reminder of our place in the universe
• College grad overcame odds to find success
• Once-vital skills are becoming obsolete
• Don’t dismiss power of youth in stopping plastic pollution
• School-bus seatbelts simply make sense
• Anti-SLAPP legislatio­n missing in action in B.C.
• E.J. Hughes’ window on the Island
• A brilliant look at an essential British Columbia artist
• Agency seeks reading partners for kids
• Scientists scour shipwreck to solve military mystery

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