Times Colonist - 2021-12-24

• White Christmas forecast for Greater Victoria
• Siblings collect food and cash for St. Vincent de Paul Society
• 15-metre-wide slide closes Arbutus Cove beach
• Omicron cases will overwhelm B.C. hospitals in January, models show
• Pandemic may shape immigratio­n policies for long haul: Fraser
• COVID-19 case counts break records in Eastern Canada
• ‘Confused’ officer found guilty of manslaught­er in death of Black man
• Texas board withdraws support for George Floyd pardon in 2004 arrest
• Military sex response centre sees ‘explosion’ of calls for help after a year of allegation­s
• Businesses shrug off latest COVID funding as ‘drop in the bucket’
• More Canadians getting pot legally than ever before: Health Canada
• Tech investment firm adds Frosty to stable
• Business as usual at marina amid $16M debt, receiversh­ip
• Tesla to disallow games on screens in moving cars
• StatCan: Economy grew 0.8% in October, sees gain in November
• Activist shareholde­r blames CN board as preferred CEO candidate bows out
• Ottawa delays new rules to lower price of medicines
• TSX climbs in broad rally as Omicron fears ease
• Canadian men ‘Most Improved Side’ in year-end FIFA soccer rankings
• Depleted Nets plan to play Lakers on Christmas Day
• Without NHL, Russia favoured at Olympics
• Two Boxing Day Premier League games called off due to COVID outbreaks
• Dodgers sign Bellinger to one-year, $17-million deal
• Garoppolo’s errant passes costly for 49ers
• Two die in California flooding
• Frustratio­n over slow process to sponsor Afghans
• Don’t neglect the side dishes when making holiday dinner
• Mom doesn’t have to apologize to adult kids anymore
• COLOSSAL CANADA CROSSWORDB­y
• Human muscle cells launched into space
• Developmen­t, conservati­on clash at Komodo reserve
• Other vaccinatio­ns, not just COVID, require several shots
• Differenti­ating between ‘inform’ and ‘notice’ for strata meetings
• Parting tips from AP’s master gardener
• Peerless prose stylist tackled politics and personal loss
• Huma Abedin, loyal aide and betrayed wife, picks up mic
• Kingsman franchise’s origins explained in new movie
• THE SUNDAY CROSSWORD
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• Honda, Ford and Kia among Edmunds’ top-rated
• Ottawa aims to fill charging-station deserts in push for switch to electric
• Atlantic Canada responds to rise of EVs
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