Times Colonist - 2024-05-08

• Our Place sets goal to move people off Pandora Avenue by end of year
• Drug use banned in public places after feds approve change
• Drug decriminal­ization experiment fizzles out
• Cumberland seeks voter permission to borrow for wastewater-treatment upgrade
• Low-key start to the wildfire season on Vancouver Island
• Orca pod spotted in vicinity of orphan killer whale, but no evidence of family
• Saanich to explore zero-waste strategy
• Survey floats idea of raising Nanaimo bus fares
• Langford passes property tax hike of 15.6 per cent
• Sikhs protest outside court as three appear on murder charges
• Indian envoy warns of ‘big red line’
• Canada urged to rebuild brand for foreign students
• Six Canadian children repatriate­d from Syria
• Israel takes control of key Gaza crossing at Rafah
• UBC president says endowment fund doesn’t directly own stocks targeted by protesters
• Ukraine says it foiled Russian spy agency plot to assassinat­e Zelenskyy
• Israeli military operation in Rafah is ‘completely unacceptab­le’: Joly
• Commentary on UVic encampment was misleading
• Creating Thunder Road on Doncaster Drive
• Common sense supports school liaison officers
• Porn actress tells hush-money trial about sexual encounter with Trump
• Oklahoma town struck twice as tornadoes tear through U.S.
• Transit CEO among Chamber award winners
• MEG: Trans Mountain expansion will boost Canadian oil prices
• TikTok sues U.S. to block law that could ban media platform
• S&P/TSX posts small gain, U.S. stock markets flat
• Canucks look to prove ‘experts’ wrong against McDavid, Oilers
• Harper, Phillies slam struggling Blue Jays
• Canada’s Celebrini, Fantilli opt out of hockey worlds
• Trocheck plays hero as Rangers take command
• Cup chase heats up as PFC visits Atletico Ottawa
• Sharks win draft lottery, will take NCAA star Celebrini No. 1
• Having fun doesn’t depend on size of bank account
• Breaking down causes, symptoms of ‘long COVID’
• Low on bees? Pollinate your fruit trees with a paintbrush
• Cross-border beef: How Drake’s rap scuffle with Kendrick Lamar escalated within weeks
• Performer was behind feats of TV’s Wonder Woman
• Deborah Vance sets her sights on late-night TV in Hacks Season 3

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