Times Colonist - 2024-04-24

• Island Health memo instructs nurses not to stop illicit drug use in hospitals
• Two bodies found in American waters after kayakers go missing
• No charges against Mounties who fatally shot man in Campbell River
• Eight more Island communitie­s to get housing targets
• Donors provide $3M for Royal Roads research into geothermal energy
• Saanich OKs food trucks, tree sales in parks
• Child-care centre opens on former site of the historic South Saanich School
• Victoria police chief says board ‘deeply’ underplayi­ng value of school liaison officers
• Ex-UN pair charged with conspiracy to sell military drones in Libya
• November date set for Surrey police handover
• Saanich moves forward on turning Uptown corridor into city centre
• Province puts online harms bill on hold after agreement with social media firms
• B.C.’s handling of youth confinemen­t ‘an embarrassm­ent’
• Police chief says he accepts acquittal of man charged in officer’s death
• Motion to allow keffiyehs in Ontario legislatur­e fails for second time
• Tabloid publisher says he promised to be Trump’s ‘eyes and ears’ during 2016 race
• Saskatchew­an to receive carbon rebates despite not paying levies, PM says
• The government is attacking the public, not just the lawyers
• Student protests against Gaza war spread across U.S.
• Review of UN agency helping Palestinia­ns found Israel didn’t relay concerns about staff
• U.S. Senate overwhelmi­ngly approves aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
• Caribou herds in B.C. and Alberta bounce back as wolves are killed
• Migrants die crossing Channel hours after U.K.’s deportatio­n bill goes through
• B.C. to increase milk production with $25M factory investment
• Equifax Canada testing use of rent payment data for credit scores
• Harbour Air signs deal for electric engines to convert its seaplanes
• ‘Trying not to die’: Tourism operators face heavy debt, even as business roars back
• TSX, U.S. markets climb ahead of tech earnings
• Stingy Predators draw even with Canucks
• Big third helps Eagles soar past Grizzlies
• Guerrero error costly as Witt, Royals edge Blue Jays
• Bears GM says ‘tune in on Thursday’ for No. 1 overall pick at the NFL draft
• Samsonov’s solid play helps Maple Leafs draw even
• Island racewalker Lundman qualifies for Paris Olympics
• Cutting wedding guest list creates a cousin crisis
• Jardiance use comes with too many urinary issues
• Evergreen perennials retain foliage in winter
• N.L. director found creeping terror of The King Tide in tiny coastal town
• Taylor Swift song prompts web searches for Patti Smith and response from punk poet
• We Were the Lucky Ones a reminder to talk to elders while you can

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