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• West Shore RCMP charge youth pastor with sex crime

  Times Colonist - News

  15 May 2012 | 11:12 pm

  Anyone with information related to similar circumstances asked to contact police

• West Shore RCMP charge youth pastor with sex crimes

  Times Colonist - News / Local

  15 May 2012 | 11:12 pm

  Anyone with information related to similar circumstances asked to contact police

• Riot squad moves against Montreal student blockade

  Times Colonist - News / National

  15 May 2012 | 8:04 pm

  Sûreté du Québec's riot squad on the scene; student protesters again blockading entry to college told "all necessary force" would be used to ensure a resumption of classes there.

• Obama walks fine line in bashing Romney, courting Wall Street

  Times Colonist - News / World

  15 May 2012 | 9:02 pm

  For President Barack Obama’s re-election team, it’s sort of like threading a needle.

• Name that party

  Times Colonist - Op-Ed

  16 May 2012 | 5:03 am

  The fact that the word "Liberal" is becoming a political liability at the federal level shows just how far the federal party has fallen. B.C. Premier Christy Clark would like her party to change its name. People can't help but associate the B.C. Liberal party with its gasping federal counterpart.

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  Times Colonist - News

• West Shore RCMP charge youth pastor with sex crime

  15 May 2012 | 11:12 pm

  Anyone with information related to similar circumstances asked to contact police

• Traffic police focus on McKenzie-Quadra intersection

  15 May 2012 | 11:02 pm

  Saanich police officers were out in force at the Quadra-McKenzie intersection Tuesday ticketing people for everything from talking on cellphones to running red lights.

• Island salmon farm culling fish after virus confirmed

  15 May 2012 | 11:02 pm

  A salmon farm north of Tofino is preparing to kill its fish after tests confirmed infectious haematopoietic necrosis virus.

• 2009 Sooke hotel deal comes under scrutiny

  15 May 2012 | 11:02 pm

  Two-term Sooke councillors say they were unaware of an agreement municipal staff made in 2009 to defer $660,000 in development costs for the owners of the Prestige Hotel.

• Spat settled, Town of Sidney renews deal with street market organizer

  15 May 2012 | 11:01 pm

  Mayor Larry Cross announced Tuesday that town council had reversed its earlier decision to revoke a licence agreement with the Sidney Business Association, which runs the popular Sidney Summer Street Market.

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  Times Colonist - News / Local

• West Shore RCMP charge youth pastor with sex crimes

  15 May 2012 | 11:12 pm

  Anyone with information related to similar circumstances asked to contact police

• Sound of breaking glass reported by many, was Victoria liquor store robbery

  15 May 2012 | 10:31 pm

  Police use dog unit to track suspects

• Jack Knox: Your donations to Times Colonist Book Sale rocked

  15 May 2012 | 8:45 am

  Final roundup of annual event

• Suspect in Victoria stabbing described

  15 May 2012 | 8:33 am

  A 38-year-old Victoria man stabbed in the abdomen early Sunday was interviewed post-surgery by Victoria police in hospital Monday.

• Man, 25, hit by B.C. Transit bus in critical condition

  15 May 2012 | 8:29 am

  A 25-year-old man remains in critical but stable condition at Victoria General Hospital after he threw himself in front of a bus.

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  Times Colonist - News / National

• Riot squad moves against Montreal student blockade

  15 May 2012 | 8:04 pm

  Sûreté du Québec's riot squad on the scene; student protesters again blockading entry to college told "all necessary force" would be used to ensure a resumption of classes there.

• Backbench support: feds contract for 75 new Commons chairs

  15 May 2012 | 8:02 pm

  The House of Commons is in the market for 75 new MPs' chairs, at between $1,000 and $3,000 per seat.

• UN food envoy decries 'shocking' conditions in Canada

  15 May 2012 | 8:02 pm

  Canada needs to drop its "self-righteous" attitude about how great a country it is and start dealing with its widespread problem of food insecurity, the United Nations right-to-food envoy says.

• Quebec police riot squad breaks protest blockade

  15 May 2012 | 7:19 pm

  Around 100 baton-carrying Quebec riot police have broken a blockade at a Montreal-area community college, a day after a similar protest shut the school down.

• Feds phasing out SIN card to fight identify theft

  15 May 2012 | 7:11 pm

  The federal government is phasing out the plastic SIN card issued to millions of Canadians to save money and help avoid identify theft.

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  Times Colonist - News / World

• Obama walks fine line in bashing Romney, courting Wall Street

  15 May 2012 | 9:02 pm

  For President Barack Obama’s re-election team, it’s sort of like threading a needle.

• Ex-Senator Edwards, mistress could testify on Wednesday

  15 May 2012 | 7:19 pm

  Former U.S. Senator John Edwards and the woman with whom he had an affair during his 2008 presidential bid could be called by the defense to testify on Wednesday in his federal campaign finance trial, Edwards’ attorney said.

• Chicago braces for violence at NATO summit

  15 May 2012 | 7:02 pm

  Chicago police, who have a reputation for dealing toughly with protesters, will be prepared for the worst with new riot gear, including “sound cannon”, if demonstrators at the NATO summit get out of line this weekend.

• Obama ribs 'old' Beckham on underwear line

  15 May 2012 | 3:02 pm

  U.S. President Barack Obama ribbed aging football icon David Beckham over his underwear line Tuesday, as he celebrated Los Angeles Galaxy's Major League Soccer title at the White House.

• German court orders release of arms dealer Karlheinz Schreiber

  15 May 2012 | 2:03 pm

  A German court ordered the release from jail on Tuesday of a German-Canadian arms dealer, who was a key player in a party funding scandal that helped bring Chancellor Angela Merkel to power.

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  Times Colonist - Op-Ed

• Name that party

  16 May 2012 | 5:03 am

  The fact that the word "Liberal" is becoming a political liability at the federal level shows just how far the federal party has fallen. B.C. Premier Christy Clark would like her party to change its name. People can't help but associate the B.C. Liberal party with its gasping federal counterpart.

• Ferry subsidy no panacea

  15 May 2012 | 4:08 am

  Regular ferry travellers have welcomed the news that Victoria has tossed B.C. Ferries an $80-million life ring.

• We need to get the pipeline economics right

  12 May 2012 | 5:04 am

  Achorus is singing the praises of the oil industry's economic benefit, from the boardrooms of Alberta to the Prime Minister's Office.

• A respect for childhood

  11 May 2012 | 6:04 am

  Anyone who can still remember being a child - or has a specimen on hand to study - knows that Maurice Sendak was right when he called children complicated and insisted that cruelty and anger were as much part of childhood as playtime.

• Small-claims changes cumbersome, unfair

  10 May 2012 | 6:01 am

  The provincial government has introduced legislation intended to alter the way in which traffic tickets, small claims and strata disputes are resolved.

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  Times Colonist - Columnists

• From food demos to jazz singer

  16 May 2012 | 5:04 am

  Maureen Washington takes great delight in being called slightly outside the box.

• Registered documents can settle strata dispute

  16 May 2012 | 5:04 am

  Dear Condo Smarts: Our strata council has been trying to sort out a parking crisis that seems to have been in the making for the past 10 years.

• My battle of wits with smart-alec appliance

  16 May 2012 | 5:04 am

  I recently treated myself to a shining new, state-of-the-art food processor.

• A taste of Bermuda

  16 May 2012 | 5:04 am

  My wife and I celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary in Bermuda - a blissful place with pinksand beaches, popsicle-blue waters and a welcoming populace. When not relaxing by the sea, we indulged in and learned about the local cuisine.

• BCGEU talks going nowhere politely

  16 May 2012 | 5:03 am

  Finance Minister Kevin Falcon sure sounds easy-going.

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  Times Colonist - Editorials

• Negotiation trumps legislation in teacher pacts

  16 May 2012 | 5:03 am

  I would like to correct the record regarding collective bargaining between the B.C. Teachers' Federation and the B.C. Public School Employers' Association as presented by Russ Pratt, former CEO of the Public Sector Employers' Council, in his article of May 2.

• Trial by phone has its pitfalls

  16 May 2012 | 5:03 am

  The B.C. government is proposing to simplify the justice system by allowing people to contest traffic tickets through a review process, rather than going to court. Like most proposals, it has potential and pitfalls.

• Everyone loses in flood of bills

  15 May 2012 | 4:08 am

  The B.C. Liberal government is undermining democracy and the public interest by forcing a flood of last-minute legislation through the legislature.

• Comment: Time to recover leftover bombs

  13 May 2012 | 5:36 am

  The discovery of an unexploded mortar shell near Tofino is a reminder that wars don't always end with the ceasefire. The projectile was found in sand dunes above the high-water mark in Pacific Rim National Park.

• Comment: Kokish River is the canary in our coal mine

  13 May 2012 | 5:35 am

  The fate of the wild Kokish River on Vancouver Island was sealed two weeks ago. Despite hosting five species of wild salmon, two endangered runs of steelhead, cutthroat trout, Dolly Varden and eulachon, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans determined this fish-rich river should be dammed and diverted into a large pipe by a private power company.

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  Times Colonist - Business

• Victoria airport eyes new development

  15 May 2012 | 11:30 am

  The Victoria Airport Authority's net operating income climbed by three per cent year-over-year as the organization sets its sights on further development of the 465 hectares it holds on the Saanich Peninsula.

• Victoria firm lands big job at navy base

  15 May 2012 | 4:08 am

  Victoria's Scansa Construction will start work on the new utility corridor at CFB Esquimalt within two weeks after being awarded the $19.7-million contract.

• Coho starts spring season

  15 May 2012 | 4:08 am

  The MV Coho car ferry between Port Angeles, Washington, and Victoria's Inner Harbour starts its spring schedule with extra sailings on Thursday.

• Floating McDonald’s Restaurant in James Bay was a fishy story

  14 May 2012 | 4:02 pm

  Facebook joke draws lots of attention

• Developer gets digging in Chinatown

  12 May 2012 | 9:39 am

  Anthem Properties is holding a ceremonial groundbreaking this morning on a $40-million condominium development in Chinatown, despite tepid pre-sales .

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  Times Colonist - Technology / Personal Tech

• New wedding web app connects guests before the big day

  14 May 2012 | 9:02 am

  Planning a wedding? A new web app lets the bride and groom-to-be create a social website that connects guests with each other before the big day.

• Vancouver agency pairs with USPC to create new casino app

  10 May 2012 | 3:41 pm

  The United States Playing Card Company has joined together with a Vancouver-based mobile marketing agency, Digi117, to create a new company called Zeniz. The company's main venture is Casino by Zeniz, a gaming app.

• Social networking comes to your favourite bus stop in Vancouver and Toronto

  9 May 2012 | 4:01 pm

  Bus stop 50771 sits outside a coffee shop in Vancouver's trendy Mount Pleasant neighbourhood, where on a recent weekend, a transit rider with a smartphone witnessed a simple act of kindness.

• KitKat app gives break from social media stress

  8 May 2012 | 9:02 am

  Nestle, purveyor of the decades-old KitKat snack, has launched an app it says addresses a growing problem among young social media users--giving them a break from the stress of posting updates by doing it for them.

• RIM seeks win with BlackBerry 10

  3 May 2012 | 2:37 pm

  Check out the BlackBerry 10 shown off at this year's BlackBerry World.

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  Times Colonist - Technology / Gaming

• PlayStation Canada’s Spring Showcase

  11 May 2012 | 12:14 pm

  We take a look at some of PlayStation's best Canadian-created games.

• 'Avengers' video game coming to Kinect, Wii U

  10 May 2012 | 11:02 am

  Now that they've saved the world on film, "The Avengers" are teaming up for a motion-control video game.

• Review: Trials Evolution is addictively entertaining

  9 May 2012 | 12:20 pm

  Gaming writer Patrick O'Rourke reviews Trials Evolution, a dirt bike ride through a two dimensional path filled with jumps, ramps and obstacles.

• Policing gambling in Japanese social games

  8 May 2012 | 9:01 am

  Gree, Japan's leading social gaming site, has said it will strengthen policing of its content as regulators consider a clamp down on Internet games seen to be flouting gambling restrictions.

• Review: Bloodforge is a blood filled mess

  1 May 2012 | 10:53 am

  Patrick O'Rourke on Bloodforge, one of the latest games to attempt to blur the lines between downloadable game and retail release.

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  Times Colonist - Technology / Tech-Biz

• Amazon launching new Kindle in July: source

  15 May 2012 | 10:03 am

  Amazon.com Inc will launch new versions of its Kindle e-reader and tablet, including a monochrome e-reader with front lighting, a source who has seen the prototype told Reuters.

• Canon moving toward robots-only full automation in digital camera production

  14 May 2012 | 10:02 am

  Canon Inc. is moving toward fully automating digital camera production in an effort to cut costs — a key change being played out across Japan, a world leader in robotics.

• Facebook's IPO already oversubscribed: source

  11 May 2012 | 1:02 pm

  Facebook Inc.’s record initial public offering is already oversubscribed, a source familiar with the share listing said, days after the world’s largest social network embarked on a cross-country roadshow to drum up investor enthusiasm.

• Mark Zuckerberg’s hoodie irks Wall Street analyst

  10 May 2012 | 11:22 am

  Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter thinks Mark Zuckerberg’s hoodie is a sign of the Facebook CEO’s immaturity. Pachter criticized Zuckerberg and his childish style in an interview with Bloomberg, despite giving Facebook’s stock a ‘buy’ rating.

• GSK to go hostile with $2.6 billion Human Genome tender

  9 May 2012 | 10:01 am

  GlaxoSmithKline will take its $2.6 billion bid for Human Genome Sciences direct to shareholders this week, after its takeover offer was rejected last month by the U.S. biotech group's board.

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  Times Colonist - Technology / Internet

• Learning the Ps and Qs and :-)'s of emoticons

  11 May 2012 | 1:20 pm

  Figuring out what someone just texted you is ezpz, thanks to a Minnesota man's emoticon dictionary.

• 'CSI' creator shooting online film in Hamilton

  10 May 2012 | 4:02 pm

  Anthony Zuiker is executive producing an online film called "Cybergeddon," which is due to premiere on Yahoo! in September.

• University infringed freedom of speech by disciplining Facebook commenters

  10 May 2012 | 10:03 am

  In 2007 two brothers created a Facebook group devoted to complaints about one of their professors.

• Activist hackers temporarily block Putin's website

  9 May 2012 | 11:02 am

  Hackers temporarily blocked President Vladimir Putin's web site on Wednesday, carrying out a promise to disrupt government information portals two days after his swearing-in for another six-year term that has drawn street protests.

• The Avengers of internet memes

  9 May 2012 | 10:19 am

  Meet the internet's most famous memes: Tron Guy, the Success Kid, Scumbag Steve, Chuck Testa and Brazil's Nipples Boy.

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  Times Colonist - Technology / Space

• Russian Soyuz launches for mission at space station

  15 May 2012 | 3:02 pm

  A three-man crew blasted off from a space centre in southern Kazakhstan for a four-and-half-month stay at the International Space Station.

• SpaceX commercial flight set to head to ISS

  8 May 2012 | 1:18 pm

  A new era of space travel is about to begin. SpaceX’s Dragon capsule is set to make a historic flight just before dawn on May 19. Dragon is expected to launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, to rendezvous and possibly dock with the International Space Station.

• NASA researchers search for meteorite fragments in a zeppelin

  8 May 2012 | 1:02 pm

  It's not every day that NASA descends on your backyard, hunting for clues to extraterrestrial life.

• Planet Hunters widens the net for dwarf novae

  2 May 2012 | 3:03 pm

  Online science volunteers may soon have the opportunity to help astrophysicists track down an exotic class of cosmic object, dwarf novae.

• Photos: NASA’s humanoid robot, Robonaut 2

  30 Apr 2012 | 10:36 am

  Meet Robonaut 2, a dexterous humanoid robot NASA has designed to work alongside astronauts in space. The Robotnaut 2 is able to use human tools and was designed to help astronauts with dangerous or repetitive tasks.

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  Times Colonist - Health

• Children at risk as 'button' battery use grows: study

  15 May 2012 | 8:02 am

  Children face a growing risk from 'button' batteries, according to a U.S. study showing a near doubling of emergency room visits in the past two decades as the objects can cause electrical or chemical burns if swallowed.

• Report finds poor diet remains recipe for disaster as Canadians get older

  15 May 2012 | 8:02 am

  Canadians have made slight progress in the battle to combat chronic disease through diet choices even as the nation's children fall even further behind, a study from an independent think tank suggests.

• How much training is too much for young athletes?

  15 May 2012 | 8:02 am

  Striving to be best not as important as fostering love of sport and activity.

• Medical ink trending up — but can tattoos save lives?

  15 May 2012 | 7:18 am

  The Canadian Medical Association Journal reports that medical tattooing "appears to be a trend on the rise," with people inking everything from chronic conditions to emergency health directives onto their skin.

• Ottawa struggles to establish Product of Canada guidelines

  15 May 2012 | 7:11 am

  When can a chick or a pig claim Canadian residency? It's a tricky question that's confounding the federal government, as it struggles to sort out what meat products can claim to be a "Product of Canada" on food packaging.

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  Times Colonist - Health / Women

• Deep belly fat may increase after liposuction

  10 May 2012 | 10:01 am

  A new study suggests that women who have liposuction to trim their tummies may gain some fat deeper within the abdomen -- a type of fat that's particularly unhealthy.

• Mammograms may be worth risks for some in their 40s

  1 May 2012 | 5:02 pm

  New research suggests that starting breast cancer screening at age 40 might be worthwhile for some women who have a higher-than-average risk of the disease, for example because their mother had cancer.

• Gynecologist claims he has found the G-spot

  25 Apr 2012 | 8:18 am

  In the latest and controversial study highlighting the continuing scientific fascination with the maybe-not-so mythical G-spot, a U.S. doctor says he has found physical evidence that the elusive erogenous zone is real.

• Aspirin tied to lower lung cancer risk in women: study

  24 Apr 2012 | 9:02 am

  Women who took aspirin at least a couple of times a week had a much lower risk of developing lung cancer, whether or not they ever smoked, according to a study of more than a thousand Asian women.

• Ottawa woman celebrates 21st birthday with new lungs

  19 Apr 2012 | 7:43 am

  Helene Campbell celebrated her 21st birthday at Toronto General Hospital, less than two weeks after she and her family had conceded to themselves that reaching such a milestone was extremely unlikely.

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  Times Colonist - Health / Men

• Environment trumps genes in testosterone levels, study finds

  14 May 2012 | 7:30 am

  Boys will be boys, as the adage goes, with their rough-and-tumble boisterous play so stereotypically male.

• Cancer claims fewer Canadian lives

  10 May 2012 | 11:01 am

  The death toll cancer takes in Canada is on the decline, fuelled in large part by the fact that lung cancer is killing fewer Canadian men than it did in earlier decades, the Canadian Cancer Society says.

• Potential remedy to relieve PTSD? Puppy love

  26 Apr 2012 | 1:33 pm

  There are mornings when it's only the persistent nudging of Halo's cold, wet nose that convinces Richard Yuill to get out of bed.

• More men are going under the knife

  19 Apr 2012 | 9:03 am

  With cosmetic surgery no longer taboo and a workplace focus on youth, the number of males getting liposuction and eyelid surgeries is on the rise.

• Better armour, treatment saves more wounded soldiers, but many left in chronic pain

  18 Apr 2012 | 2:42 pm

  As the nation's largest military deployment since the Second World War ends, a new and constant companion will follow many wounded soldiers from the battlefield: Chronic, life-altering pain.

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  Times Colonist - Health / Family & Child

• Children at risk as 'button' battery use grows: study

  15 May 2012 | 8:02 am

  Children face a growing risk from 'button' batteries, according to a U.S. study showing a near doubling of emergency room visits in the past two decades as the objects can cause electrical or chemical burns if swallowed.

• How much training is too much for young athletes?

  15 May 2012 | 8:02 am

  Striving to be best not as important as fostering love of sport and activity.

• Time magazine cover: What's it trying to do?

  11 May 2012 | 12:42 pm

  The cover photo of Jamie Lynn Grumet with her preschool-aged son perched at her bosom rocked social media circles and talk shows over the controversy of attachment parenting.

• Kids' TV time tied to unhealthy food choices: study

  10 May 2012 | 9:01 am

  Children and teens who watch a lot of television are less likely to get their fruits and vegetables and more likely to snack on candy or drink soda every day, according to a survey of close to 13,000 U.S. students.

• Baby clothes go high-tech: Pyjamas to monitor heart beat, temperature, movement

  9 May 2012 | 4:01 pm

  Rogers has announced that it has partnered with U.S.-based biomedical engineering company Exmovere Holdings Inc., for the launch of digital pyjamas, called Exmobaby, later this year.

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  Times Colonist - Health / Seniors

• Authorities lack knowledge to prevent elder abuse: Commons committee

  2 May 2012 | 7:27 pm

  The system designed to help women escape abuse — physical, emotional and financial — is lacking the knowledge to help the demographic most in need of help: seniors.

• Seniors in need and caregivers in distress': national report

  16 Apr 2012 | 3:14 pm

  Most Canadian seniors live at home and want to stay there as long as possible, according to a report released Monday by the Health Council of Canada which also suggests the homecare landscape is marked by "seniors in need and caregivers in distress."

• Bilingualism helps fight off dementia: Research

  29 Mar 2012 | 11:15 am

  Bilingualism helps protect the aging brain and may even postpone signs of dementia, a new review of recent studies indicates.

• Architecture book lays blueprint for dementia care

  26 Mar 2012 | 8:15 am

  A new book detailing architectural fixes to make long-term care homes more comfortable for seniors with memory problems is a joint effort by architecture and social work students at Carleton University.

• Perform athletically into your golden years

  23 Mar 2012 | 11:04 am

  With the right training, lifestyle and health conditions, every athlete — regardless of age — has an opportunity to improve.

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  Times Colonist - Health / Sexual Health

• The art of sex: Full-frontal exhibit at Ottawa museum

  11 May 2012 | 7:43 am

  The guy who wrote The Joy of Sex never wrote Volume II, The Joy of Explaining Sex to Your Kids.

• The great sperm race? Study reveals chaotic reproductive journey

  8 May 2012 | 10:53 am

  In a study that attempts to elucidate one of the "central unsolved problems" in human reproduction — what separates the tens of sperm cells that find an egg, from the millions of cells ejaculated? — British researchers are reporting that sperm crawl, collide and crash head-on into the walls of the female reproductive tract in their frantic swim to the site of fertilization.

• Fertility doctors back efforts to reduce multiple IVF births

  4 May 2012 | 3:12 pm

  In a newly published position statement, the IVF Medical Directors of Canada say they are unanimous in supporting efforts by clinics to reduce their multiple pregnancy rates by performing more single-embryo transfers.

• After IVF, some couples get pregnant without help

  4 May 2012 | 12:03 pm

  Despite the label of being "infertile," some couples who have tried fertility treatments are later able to have a baby naturally, according to a new study from France.

• Clown therapy: Is the funny bone connected to fertility?

  3 May 2012 | 4:02 pm

  A Montreal hospital is bringing in the clowns to see if they can help women conceive.

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  Times Colonist - Health / Diet & Fitness

• Surf's up in the fitness studio

  15 May 2012 | 9:56 am

  Spun out on spinning? Bored in barre class? Indoor surfing is a new workout, born of the sea but carving out a place in the center of town.

• Powerlifting's new breed

  10 May 2012 | 11:01 am

  Fit, competitive and strong-minded: these women have what it takes.

• Lean, serene yoga: Try to boost your well-being and calm with these six poses

  8 May 2012 | 3:01 pm

  Ingrid Yang turned to yoga a dozen years ago as a way to deal with injuries she suffered as a distance runner.

• Smart fitness puts premium on the personal touch

  7 May 2012 | 10:01 am

  Even in the vastness of the online fitness universe, it all comes down to the human touch on your touch screen.

• Gallery: Grow your own superfoods

  2 May 2012 | 12:55 pm

  In defence of your health and your wallet, here is a list of superfoods that literally grow from the ground should you take the time to plant a few seeds.

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  Times Colonist - Sports

• Next generation of Canadian figure skating stars hit Victoria

  16 May 2012 | 1:01 am

  Stars on Ice goes Wednesday night at Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre

• NHL draft up next for RBC Cup champ Murphy

  16 May 2012 | 1:01 am

  Victoria native still on Cloud 9 after helping Penticton win national title

• Oak Bay on track for another Island title

  16 May 2012 | 1:01 am

  Island track and field championships go Wednesday, Thursday at UVic

• Hesjedal gives up the pink

  16 May 2012 | 1:01 am

  Spaniard Rodriguez takes over lead at Giro d'Italia

• Golden finish for Lambrick

  16 May 2012 | 1:01 am

  Pride win Island double-A title, while Carihi triumphs in triple-A

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  Times Colonist - Sports / Football

• New Argos coach Milanovich looking to instil new culture

  15 May 2012 | 5:50 pm

  When Scott Milanovich was named the new head coach of the Toronto Argonauts in December, he listed three priorities for the off-season.

• Two more join B.C. Lions QB corps

  15 May 2012 | 8:04 am

  It would be a nice security blanket for a rookie coach, but it was not practical.

• Stampeders lasso former Blue Bomber Lobendahn

  15 May 2012 | 7:40 am

  As far as Joe Lobendahn is concerned, the real world can wait just a little while longer, and he has the Calgary Stampeders to thank for that.

• B.C. Lions' Davis Sanchez looking to next chapter

  14 May 2012 | 9:10 am

  The last formal weekend as a CFL player for Davis Sanchez coincided nicely with what he hopes to do in the next chapter of his life. Teaching kids what he learned in 13 pro seasons seems to come naturally.

• Former NFL star Seau buried ahead of public memorial

  11 May 2012 | 10:42 pm

  Former National Football League star Junior Seau, who killed himself last week, was buried on Friday after a private ceremony in his California hometown, with tens of thousands expected to attend a public memorial service later in the day.

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  Times Colonist - Sports / Baseball

• Jays errors costly in loss to Rays

  15 May 2012 | 10:02 pm

  Perhaps it was just the frustration of the moment, but when Brett Lawrie and John Farrell exploded in rage at an umpire in the ninth inning, the team’s current run of futility probably had something to do with it, too.

• Witness speaks of nagging, 'creepy' Debbie Clemens injection

  15 May 2012 | 9:15 pm

  Amid his year-by-year narrative of his complex relationship with Roger Clemens and performance-enhancing drugs, Brian McNamee weaved in a tale of two wives.

• Roger Clemens' trainer kept drug waste to quiet wife's fears

  15 May 2012 | 9:11 pm

  The star prosecution witness in Roger Clemens' perjury trial testified on Tuesday that he kept used needles and other drug waste to quiet his wife's fears that he would "go down" for the pitcher's alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs.

• MLB fires arbitrator Shyam Das

  15 May 2012 | 9:47 am

  Major League Baseball management has fired Shyam Das, the arbitrator who overturned Ryan Braun's drug suspension in February.

• Big-spending baseball teams are struggling

  15 May 2012 | 9:46 am

  The fat cats of Major League Baseball are finding out what the rest of the United States already painfully knows.

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  Times Colonist - Sports / Basketball

• Indiana steals home-court in series against Heat

  15 May 2012 | 9:09 pm

  No Big Three meant one big problem for Miami, and one very big win for Indiana.

• Heat to play on without Bosh in the paint

  15 May 2012 | 9:04 am

  Chris Bosh and the Miami Heat were relieved by the diagnosis. It's the prognosis - or lack of one - that's a source of worry now.

• Russell Westbrook, Kevin Durant lead Thunder to 119-90 rout of Lakers in Game 1 of West semifinals

  15 May 2012 | 6:46 am

  Russell Westbrook had 27 points and nine assists, Kevin Durant added 25 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder blasted the weary Los Angeles Lakers 119-90 on Monday night in the opening game of the Western Conference semifinals.

• 76ers even series in Boston

  14 May 2012 | 8:59 pm

  Evan Turner made the go-ahead layup with 40.4 seconds left and Philadelphia held off Boston the rest of the way with six straight free throws as the 76ers evened the second-round Eastern Conference series with an 82-81 victory Monday night.

• Rondo, Celtics rally to top 76ers in Game 1

  14 May 2012 | 8:57 pm

  Rajon Rondo recorded his eighth career playoff triple-double on Saturday and guided the Celtics to a 92-91 win over the 76ers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

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  Times Colonist - Sports / Golf

• Kuchar holds steady to clinch Players title

  14 May 2012 | 9:42 am

  American Matt Kuchar won the Players Championship on Sunday by two shots to secure the biggest win of his career and a $1.71 million pay check.

• Na snatches lead at Players Championship

  12 May 2012 | 7:41 pm

  Kevin Na drained a 15-foot birdie putt on the last hole to snatch the outright lead from Matt Kuchar after the third round of the Players Championship on Saturday as Rickie Fowler made his move with a six-under par 66, the best round of the day.

• PGA not giving up on The Masters

  10 May 2012 | 9:23 am

  PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem said Wednesday the Masters is "too important" for the tour to take it off its official schedule, even though Augusta National Golf Club has never had a female member in its 80-year history.

• Rickie Fowler's victory resonates

  10 May 2012 | 7:57 am

  It's going to be hard to measure Rickie Fowler's win last week at the Wells Fargo Championship.

• A swing and a prayer for Champions Tour vet Quigley

  9 May 2012 | 4:31 pm

  Not a second goes by that Dana Quigley isn’t thinking of his son Devon — even when he’s on the golf course.

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  Times Colonist - Sports / Auto Racing

• Pastor Maldonado seen as a hero in Venezuela

  15 May 2012 | 9:50 am

  Venezuelan driver Pastor Maldonado's remarkable first Formula One victory brought a rare moment of national unity to a homeland bitterly divided months before a presidential vote.

• Jimmie Johnson delivers 200th win for Rick Hendrick at Darlington NASCAR race

  14 May 2012 | 9:46 am

  Jimmie Johnson gave team owner Rick Hendrick his long-awaited 200th win in NASCAR's premier series by taking Saturday night's Bojangles' Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

• Historic victory for Pastor Maldonado at Spanish GP

  14 May 2012 | 8:39 am

  Pastor Maldonado grabbed an astonishing first Formula One victory on Sunday in a Spanish Grand Prix thriller that handed former champion Williams its first triumph in 132 races and nearly eight years.

• Danica Patrick lands big-name sponsor to boost brand

  10 May 2012 | 10:01 am

  Danica Patrick will be introduced as a Coca-Cola-sponsored driver today at Charlotte Motor Speedway, USA TODAY Sports has learned, a development that adds a powerful retail brand to Patrick's portfolio.

• IndyCar's Tony Kanaan driven to fitness

  10 May 2012 | 7:59 am

  Tony Kanaan is a race car driver. He's also a triathlete.

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  Times Colonist - Sports / Tennis

• Canadian Milos Raonic throws scare into Roger Federer

  10 May 2012 | 8:01 am

  Milos Raonic went out on Wednesday night and just played his game.

• Canada's Milos Raonic advances to face Roger Federer in Madrid

  9 May 2012 | 6:56 am

  Canada's Milos Raonic dominated former grand slam finalist David Nalbandian 6-4, 6-4 on Tuesday in the first round of the Madrid Open.

• Blue clay court popular with women, not men

  7 May 2012 | 9:02 pm

  The first thing you need to know about tennis players is that we complain a lot.

• Milos Raonic proves he can win on clay

  30 Apr 2012 | 8:01 pm

  Milos Raonic's semifinal result on the red clay courts of Barcelona last week was surprising — or was it?

• Canada's Aleksandra Wozniak scores upset in Budapest

  30 Apr 2012 | 2:02 pm

  Blainville, Que.'s Aleksandra Wozniak claimed her first win of the clay court season on Monday, knocking off seventh-seed Shahar Peer of Israel 6-4, 6-3 in the opening round of the Budapest Grand Prix in Hungary - a WTA International Series event.

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  Times Colonist - Sports / Tennis

• Montreal Impact has impressed large crowds

  15 May 2012 | 9:07 am

  Richard Legendre is aware that Montrealers love an event, but he's also hoping that they're learning to love soccer.

• Whitecaps' Eric Hassli aims to get even with Toronto

  15 May 2012 | 9:06 am

  Eric Hassli scored to put the Vancouver Whitecaps ahead in last year's Canadian championship final. That was before it was called on account of lightning and rain, and was replayed and Toronto won.

• Former Whitecap Terry Dunfield still searching for a winner with Toronto FC

  15 May 2012 | 8:18 am

  The Toronto FC mid-fielder plays for a club that still hasn't won a Major League Soccer game this season and has shuffled coaching responsibilities around to try to inject new life into a struggling squad.

• Man City earns record $98M from EPL during title-winning season

  14 May 2012 | 7:16 pm

  Manchester City's income from broadcast payments while winning the title hit a Premier League record 60.6 million pounds ($97.6 million).

• One chance all Galaxy's David Beckham needed

  14 May 2012 | 9:13 am

  The Impact's strategy against the Los Angeles Galaxy was simple - limit the free-kick opportunities for superstar David Beckham.

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  Times Colonist - Sports / Cricket

• Asia/Canada XI wins Twenty20 all-star cricket game in the Rogers Centre

  12 May 2012 | 6:02 pm

  TORONTO - The Asia/Canada XI survived a late wobble to defeat an International XI by three wickets in an all-star Twenty20 cricket game Saturday afternoon.

• Regional Calendar

  12 May 2012 | 3:02 am

  TODAY -- BASEBALL

• Canada welcome

  10 May 2012 | 5:01 am

  Canadian cricket chiefs want to send their nation-al side to tour Pakistan, Pakistani officials said Wednesday, more than three years after international matches were halted in the troubled country.

• Spreading the game's reach

  7 May 2012 | 2:05 am

  Kensington Oval is a superb, modern sports facility in most respects, but it was built for cricket, the consuming passion of Barbados.

• Players bring football to Barbadian children

  2 May 2012 | 4:04 am

  Kensington Oval has a superb electronic score-board, covered stands, VIP suites, party areas and - most important - an expansive media centre to keep members of the Fourth Estate happy.

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  Times Colonist - Entertainment

• Jim Hume column: The prodigal son returns, but with no apologies to offer

  14 May 2012 | 11:33 am

  I'm finding it difficult to get into a prodigal-son frame of mind when contemplating the return of Lord Black of Crossharbour to his birthland.

• Victoria writer Esi Edugyan wins the Ethel Wilson Fiction Award.

  13 May 2012 | 6:28 pm

  Edugyan's win for her novel, Half Blood Blues, was announced Saturday night in Vancouver at the B.C. Book Prizes awards ceremony.

• Victoria author on short list for writers' prize

  10 May 2012 | 6:02 am

  Victoria writer Daniel Griffin has been shortlisted for a $10,000 literary prize.

• Surveyor was a pioneer in filming B.C. from the air

  6 May 2012 | 9:33 am

  Furrows in the Sky: The Adventures of Gerry Andrews

• UVic author wins book prize

  4 May 2012 | 5:08 am

  Mark D. Jarvis, a doctoral candidate at the University of Victoria, is co-winner of the $50,000 Donner Prize. The prize goes to the best public-policy book published in Canada.

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  Times Colonist - Celebrity News

• Bret Michaels settles lawsuit over 2009 Tony Awards mishap

  15 May 2012 | 9:11 am

  Bret Michaels and organizers of the Tony Awards have settled a lawsuit filed by the rocker after a 2009 incident in which he was hit in the head with a set piece and suffered injuries that contributed to a brain hemorrhage that nearly killed him.

• Lady Gaga gagged in Indonesia after Islamic opposition

  15 May 2012 | 9:02 am

  Lady Gaga has been refused a permit to perform in the Indonesian capital next month over security concerns, police said on Tuesday.

• Chris Hemsworth boasts new role: father

  14 May 2012 | 2:02 pm

  In-demand actor Chris Hemsworth has a lot to celebrate.

• Alec Baldwin joins star-studded amfAR lineup in Cannes

  14 May 2012 | 12:01 pm

  Alec Baldwin, Janet Jackson and Kylie Minogue are headed to the South of France to co-chair amfAR's annual gala at the Cannes Film Festival.

• Two arrested in Stevie Wonder extortion plot

  14 May 2012 | 10:02 am

  Stevie Wonder's nephew has been arrested and charged with an extortion scheme against the singer, Los Angeles prosecutors said on Friday.

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  Times Colonist - Travel

• Airline food: An evolving attempt at good taste

  15 May 2012 | 3:01 pm

  The advent of spring brings many seasonal imperatives. Birds fly north. Flowers bloom. Airline food changes - slightly.

• Hong Kong's skyline is breathtaking from just about any angle and time of day

  15 May 2012 | 3:01 pm

  In Hong Kong, the sight to see is not a single monument or even a majestic natural vista. It is the city's glittering homage to the modern skyscraper.

• Riding the rails in scenic style on the Rocky Mountaineer

  15 May 2012 | 2:04 pm

  Simultaneously my daughter and I hit the recline levers on our loungers. No, we are not in an IMAX theatre, nor about to watch a movie on the flat screen at home.

• Designer tips his Tilley hat to travellers around the world

  14 May 2012 | 12:32 pm

  Ann Bagley was on a Galapagos Islands ferry in February when she spotted the Tilley Hat Man.

• A banner year for grand new cruise ships

  14 May 2012 | 12:27 pm

  It has been another banner year for new cruise ships. The year isn't even half over and already I've been to four christenings and launches.

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  Times Colonist - Life

• Fashion empire founded on love

  15 May 2012 | 11:21 am

  Mention the name Missoni, and most think of a fashion empire that revolutionised textile patterns, spawned the nobra look on the catwalks, and is now a global brand that designs everything from sweaters to sheets to hotels.

• Sophia replaces Isabella as top baby name for girls

  14 May 2012 | 12:00 pm

  Sophia is the new most popular baby name for girls, while Jacob is the top name for boys for the 13th straight year in a new list of popular baby names heavily influenced by religion and reality TV.

• Béchamel sauce atop veggie lasagna

  13 May 2012 | 11:38 am

  Dear Eric: I am looking for a tasty recipe for vegetarian lasagna with white sauce. I have had it at a restaurant that no longer exists and at a potluck dinner, but have never been able to locate a recipe for it.

• Having a ball (room)

  13 May 2012 | 8:29 am

  Everything old is new again at the Fairmont Empress with the opening of the Ivy Ballroom - a momentous milestone celebrated with the style and sophistication that has become de rigeur at Victoria's iconic harbourfront hotel.

• Remind me: Why hold on to mementos?

  12 May 2012 | 1:02 pm

  Keepsakes trigger connection to past we find impossible to forfeit

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  Times Colonist - News / Photo Galleries

• Sexy surfers at women's 2012 ASP World Championship Tour in Rio

  14 May 2012 | 10:49 am

  View photos of the sexy surfers at the women's 2012 ASP World Championship Tour in Rio de Janeiro, May 13, 2012.

• Kim Kardashian up and close with Kanye West

  13 May 2012 | 11:30 am

  The duo was spotted at the Staples Center in Los Angeles watching the Lakers take on Denver Nuggets in Game Seven of the Western Conference Quarterfinals in the 2012 NBA Playoffs

• House Beautiful

  12 May 2012 | 10:00 am

  Writer Grania Litwin and photographer Frances Litman tour homes around the south Island, talking to homeowners, interior designers, architects and artists who influence the way we live.

• Totally weird images of the week

  11 May 2012 | 7:47 pm

  The latest instalment of our gallery of strange photos from near and wide.

• Meg Ryan's home for sale - US$11.4M

  1 May 2012 | 11:58 am

  Meg Ryan, the trout-pouted, former rom-com queen has put her California home on the market. The restoration of this gated 1931 classic Spanish estate features wonderful architecture, breathtaking resort like setting and grounds, and complete privacy. The property includes six generous bedroom suites, including master with sitting area, private balcony, and fireplace, and a complete pool-side guest house with kitchen and fireplace - yours for US$11.4M.