Lacrosse: Baby 'Rocks earn spotlight, trio of Vic pro-LAX players move teams

Victoria isn't a lacrosse factory by chance. With the WLA's first place overall Sr. Victoria Shamrocks out of town and the Jr. A Shamrocks enjoying a well deserved first-round playoff bye, the spotlight turns to the Int. A Shamrocks. Aged 16-17,... more

• Boardworks divers to compete in home tank for junior nationals
• Kaufman moves to 10-0, climbing MMA ranks
• Highlanders, United square off for City Shield

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Creepy crawly fun at Swan Lake

Families can see chameleons, lizards, turtles and snakes up close and personal on Reptile Day at Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary. The event takes place on July 16 from 12 to 3 p.m. Admission is free, though there is a $3... more

• Festival celebrates all things latino
• Classic Volkswagens rally this weekend
• Thousands attend Saanich Strawberry Festival

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Tandem cyclists to converge on Capital Region

Whether in Victoria or Northern Ireland, tandem cyclists David and Lily Charles hear the same joke when they’re riding. “It’s always: ‘She’s not peddling!’” David says. Sidney residents David, 70, and Lily, 69, have been riding tandem bikes for about 15... more > more

PATRICK BLENNERHASSETT: Hockey and fighting in media again

The game of hockey is increasingly having to answer some tough questions. On-ice incidents continue to make their way to the courts and have grabbed serious media attention: Marty McSorley hitting Donald Brashear in the head with his stick in 2000... more

• EDITORIAL: Time for others to step up
• CHRIS BRYAN: No time to think with rapid-fire life
• EDITORIAL: Going green a complex act

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Letters for July 10

White elephants are expensive beasts Taxpayers are being sold a huge white sewage treatment elephant. Now, to add insult to injury, the Capital Regional District is organizing community meetings to decide whose backyards should be trampled on by this unwelcome pet.... more

• Letters to the editor: July 8
• Letters for July 3
• Letters for July 1

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Jackson memorial reflected lifestyle

Michael Jackson is 2009's global warming. Everywhere you look, he's all you see: "Billie Jean" has replaced public service announcements on climate change; we may yet see the price at the pumps go up for a provincial "Jackson Tax" to... more

• Prison zombies tribute to Michael Jackson can't be topped
• Inching towards full metric conversion
• A set-up for the cup?

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