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"Colin Gall"
] | 2016-08-26T13:14:03 | null | null | Get out and take in a variety of local sports this weekend | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fsports%2F389885891.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/91985oakbayUvicolympics2.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | UVic Vikes back in action | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | University of Victoria assistant coach Hilary Stellingwerff, shown here at the 2016 Canadian championships on July 10 in Edmonton, won a bronze in the 1,500 metre Olympic trials. She also competed at the 2012 summer Olympics in London.
This week brings the return of sports action to the University of Victoria, with the... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/sports/389885891.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/f7ca5df245522bfb100731c6558990b85386ae8427be1ecc54d17e8b1590b4fa.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:12:47 | null | null | 'Monument' preferred to denote First Nations burial site markings | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fopinion%2Fletters%2F390970251.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/BlackNewsMedia-CLR.png?t=12345? | en | null | Letter: Monumental installations | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | Re: Two hours yields monumental trek, Oak Bay News, Aug. 3
Delighted to read your informative article about Oak Bay’s First Nations Monuments. The monuments are indeed a vital window into this area’s First Nations heritage.
Please note the preferred usage of “monument” vs. “cairn” to describe the installations, with th... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/opinion/letters/390970251.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/d178fedcc06e98e0cb9bc7620356a9cd5f464c2eb4d4f3e6a2a0092eb779f8d7.json |
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"Tom Fletcher"
] | 2016-08-26T12:58:23 | null | null | B.C. stands in the way of Justin Trudeau government's plan to hike Canada Pension Plan contributions, but likely not for long | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fbusiness%2F389123291.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/82199BCLN2007Bateman-Jordan13-2.4.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | Business pushing back on CPP expansion | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | Jordan Bateman, Canadian Taxpayers' Federation
The B.C. government is hearing objections from businesses and individuals faced with increasing Canada Pension Plan contributions in the coming years, and is the last province needed to ratify the increase.
Instead of joining other provinces in meeting the federal governme... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/business/389123291.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/baccb952389f53fd68accade2be833b67ccc374eba0e2b4a60dd66600902c5ae.json |
[
"Travis Paterson"
] | 2016-08-26T13:13:50 | null | null | Max Gallant is currently in Germany for the U21 World Laser Championships | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fsports%2F389537301.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/25264oakbayOBRVYCSailorMaxGallantPAug1016.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | RVYC sailor is Tokyo dreaming | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | Max Gallant, who sails with the Royal Victoria Yacht Club, has been named to the national U21 team.
While the Olympic Games are underway in Rio de Janeiro, the Royal Victoria Yacht Club’s Max Gallant is looking all the way ahead to the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
Gallant, 20, is actually in Kiel, Germany this week for... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/sports/389537301.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/ec1ddf38d9107438b2dd57874f98e21b3c499a1ab31d6519bf3059978804b793.json |
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"Colin Gall"
] | 2016-08-26T13:14:11 | null | null | Check out what's happing this week in local sports | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fsports%2F389348521.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/92140oakbayCrickettourney.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | Jock Talk: Local cricketers welcome international competition | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | The Valley Vikings, from Adelaide, Australia, take on the Pigeon Mountain Blue, from Auckland, New Zealand, at Windsor Park Saturday morning. The Victoria International Six‑a‑Side Cricket Festival opens playoffs today (Friday).
After a week of competition at Windsor and Beacon Hill parks, the Victoria and District Cric... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/sports/389348521.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/72f78f4053f8f001f724c1be2255c486f59b0a459789eeb5be54d1d4dc2f56b1.json |
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"Tom Fletcher"
] | 2016-08-30T20:51:26 | null | null | Some urban districts struggle with overcrowding, special funds for declining rural schools, bus service to take effect | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fnews%2F391773061.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/2045BCLN2007Schoolstudentblurwide-BJ7web.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | B.C. school enrolment up for second year | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | Students return to public school next week, with changes to curriculum and some provincial exams.
Students are returning to class next week in most of B.C.'s public schools, with enrolment expected to be up province-wide for the second year running.
Education Minister Mike Bernier says early forecasts show about 529,00... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/news/391773061.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/2f0d5c646f392446de049d81a30860e8383f44f88883ee6a0caf746bcc538cca.json |
[
"Travis Paterson"
] | 2016-08-30T00:51:03 | null | null | Single site treatment will hurt, says Mayor Richard Atwell | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fnews%2F391662451.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/BlackNewsMedia-CLR.png?t=12345? | en | null | Saanich mayor supports Colwood sewage proposal | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | One day after Rock Bay and McLoughlin Point were shortlisted as sewage treatment sites, Saanich’s Mayor Richard Atwell spoke out in favour of better, cheaper sewage options.
If the province-appointed Core Area Wastewater Treatment project board is moving forward with a single (or double) sewage treatment site, it will ... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/news/391662451.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/a7100b80841a79776533d6785b1daa7d556e75990e77633dcf70eb8fde7d3110.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T22:50:08 | null | null | New play looks at the fascinating life of local settler Jack Irvine | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fentertainment%2F391664871.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/50286oakbayjackirvinefringefestival-1.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | Fringe Fest tale breathes life into local history | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | Oak Bay’s Ben Clinton-Baker, right, and Vanya Verenitch, pictured at the former home of Jack Irvine, each portray the early settler in Tongues in Trees, as part of the Victoria Fringe Festival. Clinton-Baker said he hopes to introduce more people to Vancouver Island’s history through the onstage performance, which feat... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/entertainment/391664871.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/aa89fd5c5a09d47197453ffec71f954b21627f95ef84b2a3c49e2b435d2bebe0.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T20:51:28 | null | null | Workers could take job action as early as Thursday -- right before the Labour Day long weekend. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fnews%2F391776381.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/3630vicnewsEmpressWikipedia.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | Empress Hotel workers give 72-hour strike notice | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | Unionized workers at the Empress Hotel gave 72-hour notice of job action on Tuesday morning, right before the Labour Day long weekend.
The earliest a strike could begin is Thursday morning if a deal cannot be reached.
“The ‘new’ Empress has a dirty secret: the renovations have led to harm and stress on the people who w... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/news/391776381.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/a02544ecd8c931e741d01ba4207d2122487111af8d2bd39672516b6c2bdf46ed.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:54:29 | null | null | Island Savings aims to provide the equivalent of 650,000 meals to Island children and families over three years | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fcommunity%2F390970811.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/7154oakbayOBIslandSavingsTheFullCupboard-JubileebranchPAug2416.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | Island Savings aids hungry families | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | Island Savings’ Jubilee branch staff Kyle Ilett, JP Celiz, Lyn Stewart and branch manager Bobby Schafer promote The Full Cupboard, an initiative to provide 650,000 meals to Island children and families over the next three years.
Oak Bay can help the Jubilee branch of Island Savings aid local families struggling with th... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/community/390970811.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/533d4f678607bdd5e3b573ef7b9ce01d7a26445e227cad5e3e36e7dd5448d158.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:14:13 | null | null | 16 of the 19 local athletes heading to Rio have competed, coached or contributed to a UVic Vikes varsity program | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fsports%2F389348421.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/91985oakbayUvicolympics2.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | Vikes embark on the road to Rio | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | University of Victoria assistant coach Hilary Stellingwerff, shown here at the 2016 Canadian championships on July 10 in Edmonton, won a bronze in the 1,500 metre Olympic trials. She also competed at the 2012 summer Olympics in London.
A Viking invasion is preparing to head to the 2016 Olympic Summer Games Aug. 5 to 21... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/sports/389348421.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/2a081399aebf3a7154ab4ff59b8f048398a6561ced82255087273ab87b6372ae.json |
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"Canadian Press"
] | 2016-08-26T13:06:19 | null | null | Whether it's home screenings or community viewing parties, much of Canada will be tuning in for iconic rock band's final bow | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fentertainment%2F390688221.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/56997CPT122356039.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | Televised Tragically Hip show an 'unprecedented event:' CBC | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | TORONTO – Few Canadian television events qualify as a momentous occasion for the nation, but Saturday's Tragically Hip concert promises to be special.
It seems like much of the country will be tuned into CBC's live broadcast of "The Tragically Hip: A National Celebration" from Kingston, Ont., when factoring in home scr... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/entertainment/390688221.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/b24a9a98ea872d5ee29d1b123e844f4c3833fb8ec60a2a6427a2449762e6a8c5.json |
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"Kendra Wong"
] | 2016-08-26T12:53:31 | null | null | Dragon Boat Festival brings paddlers to the Inner Harbour Aug. 12 to 14. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fcommunity%2F389885441.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/75754oakbayVN-DragonBoatfestivalPAug1216.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | Dragon boaters fill Inner Harbour | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | The Snappin’ Dragons will be among the roughly 80 teams competing in the Victoria Dragon Boat Festival.
Katy Milne admits that when she hopped into a dragon boat for her first session, she didn’t want to get back in after.
In 2001, Milne and a co-worker saw information on novice dragon boating and decided to check it o... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/community/389885441.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/9d01ac6f25ad9a28fa751c2541524cac0c51414698f57386fbf9ddf2e211c7a6.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:11:36 | null | null | Data is needed to address community's rental needs | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fopinion%2F389536551.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/BlackNewsMedia-CLR.png?t=12345? | en | null | Opinion: MLA Report with Andrew Weaver | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | Skyrocketing real estate markets across the Lower Mainland and Southern Vancouver Island are dragging the rental market with them.
Frances Bula recently wrote in The Globe and Mail, “as people are shut out of the housing market, more people have no choice but to remain as renters who are competing for a limited supply ... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/opinion/389536551.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/5711a749e447b6fef1d61e8209bf1058712a894cc93cdbb64d87f3aa1433ee95.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:57:35 | null | null | Oak Bay community walk meets at Harling Point by the historic Chinese Cemetery | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fcommunity%2F390246031.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/BlackNewsMedia-CLR.png?t=12345? | en | null | Embrace the night on Wednesday walk | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | Embrace the Night with an Oak Bay community walk tonight (Wednesday, Aug. 17.) at 7 p.m.
Beginning and ending at Harling Point by the historic Chinese Cemetery at the foot of Crescent Road, the moon will rise shortly after walkers’ return to Harling Point.
The area is steeped in history and also shelters a rare and end... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/community/390246031.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/d3d34e333cab24e5db95109d3847ff4fb4b8cae385cfcced08701a263e40b404.json |
[
"Jennifer Blyth"
] | 2016-08-27T16:48:33 | null | null | Sausage Fest supports new playground at Willows elementary | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fcommunity%2F391320791.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/59922oakbayOBSausageFestPAug2416.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | Butchers, brewery salute firefighters’ fundraiser | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | From left, Jon Grady, meat manager at Red Barn Market on Oak Bay Avenue, Slaters Meats’ Geoff Martin, the Village Butcher’s Michael Windle, and the Whole Beast’s Cory Pelan, with Oak Bay firefighter Jason Hodge, centre, executive director of the Oak Bay Fire Fighters Charitable Foundation. The group is getting ready fo... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/community/391320791.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/16ab86dfb819562089ca6320abded0faeae813a3a29c9959e09abbe10cc86279.json |
[
"Tom Fletcher"
] | 2016-08-26T13:02:53 | null | null | Gold mine near Prince Rupert shut down last summer for permit violations, owners charged for failing to report spill | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fbusiness%2F390008831.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/31694BCLN2007minebanksislandgold7web.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | Banks Island miners face 18 pollution charges | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | Two men and a mining company in receivership have been charged with 18 pollution infractions related to their shut-down gold mine on an island near Prince Rupert.
Benjamin Mossman and Dirk Meckert are scheduled to appear in Prince Rupert provincial court Sept. 7. Also charged is Banks Island Gold Ltd., which went into ... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/business/390008831.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/2fd2a6dd1c2d0af1a58dddd6aaf3cc8d62c9909fb7edc3108d3d192617885a71.json |
[
"Staff Writer"
] | 2016-08-26T12:55:24 | null | null | Photographers from across the province competed in amateur competition | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fcommunity%2F391187111.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/2985abbotsfordAmateurphotographjers.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | Voting open for People's Choice Amateur Photography Competition | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | Cameras were the focus as 70 photographers from across B.C., including Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley, Kelowna and Nelson, competed in the fourth annual Next Generation BC Amateur Photographer of the Year Contest at the recent Abbotsford International Airshow.
Sponsored by London Drugs and Black Press Media, the co... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/community/391187111.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/fadc221e481b6e8c0f963d7c9b1cecc3c2c3ce25a5341ba2a444f39b8d8e11fc.json |
[
"John Arendt"
] | 2016-08-26T13:08:06 | null | null | B.C. Day, on Monday, Aug. 1, is an opportunity to celebrate this spectacular province. See how well you know British Columbia. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Flifestyles%2F388492001.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/60468summerlandimage.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | B.C. DAY TRIVIA QUIZ: How much do you know about British Columbia? | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | B.C. Day, on Monday, Aug. 1, is an opportunity to celebrate this spectacular province. See how well you know British Columbia. | http://www.oakbaynews.com/lifestyles/388492001.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/62893d8dad953bc6c7a66436b412474634a5d71fb0afce5f6e9296c4476ae059.json |
[
"Jennifer Blyth"
] | 2016-08-29T22:50:58 | null | null | Smoking materials remain among the main risks for sparking a wildfire in dry conditions, but vigilance in all areas is essential | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fnews%2F391662151.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/49227oakbayOBFirefighters-RobKivellMugPOct0715.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | Firefighters urge caution in continuing dry conditions | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | Capt. Rob Kivell
With hot, dry weather continuing, local firefighters urge caution with any potential fire ignition sources.
“We’ve had extremely hot and dry weather and it looks like it’s going to continue,” says Capt. Rob Kivell, Oak Bay’s fire prevention officer.
“Right now the coastal region of B.C. is rated as ext... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/news/391662151.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/8a3b68c8788fad7cd8e9805e18de353e66fc82e363a3ad03aa5793ff367bb118.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T22:49:33 | null | null | Volunteers to ask seniors about staff, food, privacy, medications and other conditions in residential care | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Flifestyles%2F391445481.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/18269BCLN2007Nursinghomeflickr7web.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | Senior home survey seeks volunteers | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | B.C. has 300 seniors' care facilities, and residents and their loved ones are to be surveyed on conditions.
More than 250 volunteers have signed up to compile a survey of seniors in residential care, and B.C.'s Seniors Advocate is looking for more.
The 27,000 seniors living in 300 residential care facilities around the... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/lifestyles/391445481.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/65346dd179b8f64de963c06f1e31206c871971f5393cc842da147713fc09e114.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:04:39 | null | null | UVic venue has a stellar series of concerts and performances scheduled | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fentertainment%2F390971351.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/BlackNewsMedia-CLR.png?t=12345? | en | null | Farquhar offers diverse entertainment line-up | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | Jacob Zinn
Black Press
A legendary rock drummer, a Scottish comedian and a troop of Chinese acrobats walk into Farquhar Auditorium – and make up one heck of an entertainment lineup.
The fall and winter seasons at Farquhar are no joke. The University of Victoria venue has a stellar series of concerts and performances sc... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/entertainment/390971351.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/39dc1c7143f906404f5f244a8286ce98be847c919fe1046913df331d74229228.json |
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"Canadian Press"
] | 2016-08-28T22:50:41 | null | null | Talks continue, with rotating overtime ban set to begin Monday if no agreement by midnight Sunday | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fnews%2F391545211.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/68221BCLN200782072cranbrookdailyCPweb.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | Postal workers union give details of job action if no deal is reached Sunday | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | OTTAWA – Contract talks continue between Canada Post and its largest union, but neither side is hinting as to whether any progress has been made.
A federally appointed mediator has been meeting with the two sides since Friday to try to reach a deal.
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says if there is no deal by midni... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/news/391545211.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/394369fd6c824dd17e60ab441df9e54597f3819609b6a1ec1fa73581591c1989.json |
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"Jennifer Blyth"
] | 2016-08-26T12:52:58 | null | null | Sponsorships will help bring a grand concert piano to the Dave Dunnet Community Theatre at Oak Bay High | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fcommunity%2F390243181.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/68802oakbayOBPianofundraiserPAug1716copy.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | Theatre seat sale key to piano campaign | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | Help bring the sweet sound of a concert grand piano to the Dave Dunnet Community Theatre at Oak Bay High by having your name memorialized on one of the seats.
The Greater Victoria School District is allowing the volunteer group fundraising for a grand piano for the new theatre to accept up to 100 theatre seat sponsorsh... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/community/390243181.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/451d721bca527cf27c4fb2f6ca8512fec24bfd7a3b97b0c73711a93873ab98d3.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:10:52 | null | null | Campus security alerted to break and enter at childcare facility | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fnews%2F391075401.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/BlackNewsMedia-CLR.png?t=12345? | en | null | Saanich police arrest man during break and enter at University of Victoria | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | Police recommend charges of three counts of break and enter, one count of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and one count of uttering threats after an arrest at the University of Victoria Saturday.
Campus security at UVic responded to an intrusion alarm at their unoccupied Child Care Facility, around 1 p.m... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/news/391075401.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/4a6375a94c56a0ebab1760eca12586a4884492fc4b8a9d7661a6a0c0e560a482.json |
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"Colin Gall"
] | 2016-08-26T13:13:28 | null | null | Read what's happing in local sports action this week | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fsports%2F391321931.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/60506oakbayGallColinJockTalk.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | Vikes women see soccer action Friday at Centennial | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | Colin Gall
The University of Victoria Vikes women’s soccer team hits the pitch today (Friday, Aug. 26), hosting the Western Washington University Vikings at 4 p.m. at Centennial Stadium. UVic’s men’s squad is on the road taking on UBC Okanagan Aug. 27 and Thompson River Sunday, Aug. 28.
In rowing, UVic’s men and women ... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/sports/391321931.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/7a626e8394c632738fdd0e4e683d586536a778141bf7ea7333ee478f07c62886.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:54:56 | null | null | Glimpse some the region's finest homes during the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria House Tour Sunday, Sept.11 | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fcommunity%2F390969741.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/BlackNewsMedia-CLR.png?t=12345? | en | null | AGGV house tour tickets on sale | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | A mix of renovations and new builds, the owners of six custom homes are throwing open their doors for the annual Art Gallery of Greater Victoria House Tour Sunday, Sept.11.
Presented by the Gallery Associates and the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria since 1952, the tour features an artist at each home and custom designs... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/community/390969741.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/7cb2a695e86eda78c7dd5f335d69f15be9f0505306d1eadd78c8604e31e47d40.json |
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"Tom Fletcher"
] | 2016-08-26T13:02:02 | null | null | Asian demand for B.C. wood products peaked in 2013, analyst says China sales on pace for 50 per cent drop | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fbusiness%2F391328001.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/63096BCLN2007thomsonchinaosb7web.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | Lumber exports shift to U.S. as China sales slump | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | Wood products exports from Canada to Asia were down 18 per cent in the first six months of 2016, with the biggest decline being softwood lumber from B.C. to China, according to the Seattle-based Wood Resources International.
Lumber sales to China are on pace to drop by 50 per cent this year compared to 2014, as B.C. lu... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/business/391328001.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/b463236baf62430e0d2611608ef8da893edc7a6390b7125286704bdcc24b321c.json |
[
"Christine Van Reeuwyk"
] | 2016-08-26T13:10:33 | null | null | Reward offered for pertinent information following multiple injured raccoons | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fnews%2F391320201.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/59531oakbayOBracoonsscreenshotPAug1916.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | Raccoon injuries plague Oak Bay neighbourhood | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | A pair of images on the website showing a racoon photographed in May missing a paw and another spotted this month missing its other front paw.
Concern continues after another raccoon was spotted missing its paw in Oak Bay.
One resident reported injured raccoons in the spring and started a small neighbourhood poster cam... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/news/391320201.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/bddf6d7d72bd729987fc5457aea2d99a199fd5d638ac3a7b5801a53c020ae260.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:12:51 | null | null | Youngsters shouldn't be encouraged to read with potato chips as a reward | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fopinion%2Fletters%2F390511711.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/BlackNewsMedia-CLR.png?t=12345? | en | null | Letter: Encourage reading with healthy options | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | Re: Snacks an added incentive for teen summer reading, Oak Bay News July 27.
Instead of offering young readers a bag of chips why isn’t the library offering them something more healthy?
William Jesse
Oak Bay | http://www.oakbaynews.com/opinion/letters/390511711.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/47ca080f9190dfec26369d1b5430815c244604b7bc5479babed67813402e553e.json |
[
"Don Denton"
] | 2016-08-29T22:52:36 | null | null | The Victoria Royals held the first day of their main training camp for the 2016-17 Western Hockey League season | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fsports%2F391660721.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/48795vicnewsVN-VictoriaRoyalsCamp20161online.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | Victoria Royals back on the ice for training camp | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | It may be sunny and hot outside but the ice is in and hockey is back.
The Victoria Royals held the first day of their main training camp for the 2016-17 season this morning at the Save On Foods Memorial Centre.
Head coach Dave Lowry and his staff were running drills on the ice through the morning. Familiar faces on the... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/sports/391660721.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/db3a42ae8911469071431ee1320abb93ee8202a312a4bc662261a1be19ba20cb.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:06:53 | null | null | Exhibition of sculptures continues at the Oak Bay gallery through Aug. 31 | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fentertainment%2F390971881.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/7892oakbayAvenueGallery-NicolaPrinsen-BunnyHop.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | Avenue Gallery hosts Prinsen’s animal bronzes | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | Bunny Hop, by Nicola Prinsen, is at Avenue Gallery
Oak Bay’s Avenue Gallery opens an exhibition of bronze sculpture by Nicola Prinsen today (Wednesday, Aug. 24).
Pushing the boundaries through distortion and exaggeration, the result is a fusion of personality and simplicity. Prinsen’s goal is to simplify but never leav... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/entertainment/390971881.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/2aafda094b48dee631ca6cf3d3fb5b469646edc1ffeb3f44ecd302115c61e743.json |
[
"Christine Van Reeuwyk"
] | 2016-08-26T13:13:59 | null | null | Young baseball player returns home with amazing memories from historic trip | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fsports%2F389125891.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/83992oakbayOBbaseballnationalsPJuly2916.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | National losses add up to exciting adventure | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | Tyler Commandeur and Jaxson Smith-Peterson of Beacon Hill Little League hold the B.C. flag right before opening ceremonies at Trico Field in Calgary.
Pressure, excitement and team bonding form standout moments for Oak Bay youth Tyler Commandeur after his baseball team’s historic trip to nationals. Despite losing all ga... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/sports/389125891.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/9388ac4f64b0c4dd4ef9b488a5c37b6b2dacc8242ebfae4df8ff91fba8506509.json |
[
"Christin Geall"
] | 2016-08-26T13:07:53 | null | null | Singing the praises of tall plants for the urban garden | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Flifestyles%2F385599381.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/94005oakbayOBGardenColumnCephalariagiganteaPJuly0116.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | Aiming high in the garden | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | Cephalaria gigantea
What is it about summer meadows? About lying on one’s back watching the waving of grasses, the sway of flowers, lithe stems bending on a breeze?
Perhaps it’s ancestral, staring up at the sky though plants, as if we are called back to the savannahs where we first stood upright as a species, moved fro... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/lifestyles/385599381.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/d7b8521fda648805b71a132c0d2c8253a6f9f0b5d0de4db04001a4d397fa59fd.json |
[
"Tom Fletcher"
] | 2016-08-26T12:57:59 | null | null | Vehicle traffic up 5% with no net fare increase and discounts offered for vehicles pulling boats and travel trailers | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fbusiness%2F391094851.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/59772BCLN2007ferrySpiritofBC7web.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | More discounts coming as BC Ferries traffic rises | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | BC Ferries sailings have been busier this year, thanks in part to strong tourist traffic and no net fare increase.
BC Ferries plans to continue its campaign of price promotions this fall and next spring in an effort to maintain increased passenger and vehicle traffic.
First-quarter results for the Crown corporation sho... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/business/391094851.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/33e70f8db2b1eb3d18137c519cc7c70cb73d664c5960cd31938a05f6b60fea43.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T16:51:51 | null | null | A variety of factors have combined to create rental crisis | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fopinion%2Fletters%2F391321151.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/BlackNewsMedia-CLR.png?t=12345? | en | null | Letter: Causes are many for rental crisis | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | Re: Rental housing crisis roots reach back decades, Oak Bay News, Your View, Aug. 19.
This letter has many good points but left out other important events.
In 1981, Liberal Finance Minister Allan MacEachen brought in a budget that eliminated economic incentives or tax write-offs that encouraged developers to build rent... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/opinion/letters/391321151.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/5f2c458043f43b581f3a23a4c61faecf764fd659855328eefbd7d7808a411763.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:10:24 | null | null | Mayor says those who ‘go it alone’ may increase costs for neighbouring jurisdictions | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fnews%2F390969661.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/75560oakbayNilsJensen2012PNov30.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | Cracks in municipal co-operation disturbing: Jensen | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | Oak Bay Mayor Nils Jensen
Tim Collins
News contributor
Oak Bay Mayor Nils Jensen is concerned about cracks appearing in longstanding co-operation between some Greater Victoria municipalities.
“The co-operation for fire safety is a prime example. We had a mutual aid system that worked well for 30 years, and suddenly the... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/news/390969661.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/4a01aa78fcf0b15f3015d63d1a795f1b44a9ebae4df8e75c162c4df8eda0734c.json |
[
"Tom Fletcher"
] | 2016-08-26T13:12:08 | null | null | Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett's position boils down to blaming racist, indifferent cops | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fopinion%2F389749591.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/20136BCLN2007Bennett-Carolynswear-in7web.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | BC VIEWS: Missing women inquiry pre-determined | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | Toronto MP Carolyn Bennett is sworn in as Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs, November 2015.
The federal government’s National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls is preparing to get underway in September.
With five commissioners led by B.C. judge Marion Buller and a budget that has sw... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/opinion/389749591.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/6196a0fe61372a4cae10b9751feb39b93ffaceebd332bb8435fc9bbcbc26973a.json |
[
"Christin Geall"
] | 2016-08-26T13:07:24 | null | null | Understanding how plant breeding is reflected in plant names | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Flifestyles%2F389125761.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/BlackNewsMedia-CLR.png?t=12345? | en | null | True to type | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | Remember Mendel’s peas? The wrinkled and the smooth? In the1850s Mendel planted peas in a monastery garden. He cross-fertilized them and painstakingly recorded the results, unlocking the secrets of heredity and opening the door to modern genetics.
Mendel’s work is still relevant to hobby gardeners today. And even if yo... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/lifestyles/389125761.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/69db4f599c2a56f97eeb3b1eabd54cf24b9a747d1fa0ce90b9abf92b2c81cb64.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:12:57 | null | null | Lucrative strata market makes it a challenge to encourage new rental suites | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fopinion%2Fletters%2F390511801.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/BlackNewsMedia-CLR.png?t=12345? | en | null | Letter: Rental housing crisis roots reach back decades | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | Re: Rental market out of reach for many, Oak Bay News, Aug. 12.
Friday’s article about the shortage of rental apartments was excellent and timely. This critical problem is B.C.-wide, so it begs a follow-up to explain the causes and solutions. Here are the basics:
Prior to the BC Strata Title Act of 1966 (the first in C... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/opinion/letters/390511801.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/f06efa8791f831f072e0ac79dd65a30aa02d4f847df88d534b71b94dd243f20f.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:12:36 | null | null | Effects of colonialism experienced daily by First Nations | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fopinion%2Fletters%2F390244321.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/BlackNewsMedia-CLR.png?t=12345? | en | null | Letter: Column shows ignorance of missing women issue | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | Re: Missing women inquiry pre-determined, Oak Bay News, BC Views, Aug. 10
Why Black Press continues to publish Tom Fletcher’s incoherent snark is beyond me. I guess it sells papers. Normally I just let it slide, but he’s sunk to a new low that merits some comment.
Fletcher’s sneering dismissal of “racism, sexism, and t... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/opinion/letters/390244321.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/ac8328a98cfd9959a219234cf62ea1a23a1ad6ee7685559ad58211db6b363dd5.json |
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"Jennifer Blyth"
] | 2016-08-26T12:52:29 | null | null | Take a Seat fundraiser supports Habitat for Humanity | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fcommunity%2F390246301.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/70467oakbayOBHabitatfundraiserMilesLowrychair2PAug1216.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | Old Oak Bay High chairs receive artistic treatment | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | Artist Miles Lowry’s painted chair, entitled This is Not a Chair, is part of Habitat for Humanity’s Take a Seat fundraiser.
Generations of seats took a seat on the wooden chairs that populated the old Oak Bay High.
Today those same seats are re-imagined as artistic canvases for a Habitat for Humanity Victoria fundraise... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/community/390246301.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/1732ce85b555d5c361d6c2dca373f6e315f79d913f92cebd290bde8526e5f049.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:12:02 | null | null | Humane alternatives exist to address nuisance animals | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fopinion%2F391320911.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/BlackNewsMedia-CLR.png?t=12345? | en | null | No excuse for cruelty in wildlife interactions | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | No doubt it is frustrating for some residents to wake up to garbage strewn about their driveway by local raccoons, or to find their lawn dug up by the creatures as they hunt for a snack.
It’s a similar story to local drivers, gardeners and others frustrated by voracious deer.
But frustration that leads individuals to t... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/opinion/391320911.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/c00edbc6ab2f991f449447f8eb47184cc968c421649aa77b6f4aebef5862e456.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:13:15 | null | null | Minister encourages readers to visit http://ow.ly/2T8830240Jv for the facts on our camping reservation system. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fopinion%2Fletters%2F387334281.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/BlackNewsMedia-CLR.png?t=12345? | en | null | Letter: No special preference given for campsites says minister | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | Re: MLA report July 13, Opinion Oak Bay News
In his column Andrew Weaver knowingly perpetuates misinformation about travel companies, which I would like to correct for your readers.
Commercial operators including tour companies make less than one per cent of the
bookings on the Discover BC camping reservation system. F... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/opinion/letters/387334281.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/c63d82b1be3c44c4d8c7dbd9df31ed32ad4b23ccb9b925e460060e15bb178155.json |
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"Tom Fletcher"
] | 2016-08-26T13:08:31 | null | null | Collector plates will be available next year for modified as well as stock cars made between 1958 and 1974 | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Flifestyles%2F389536851.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/25111BCLN2007Chevrolet_Camaro1969-wikim7web.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | Collector program expanding to 'muscle cars' | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | Modified versions of the 1969 Camaro SS and other popular vehicles will soon be eligible for B.C. collector plates, allowing occasional use for parades and car shows.
The B.C. government is expanding its collector vehicle licence system to include eligible modified cars made between 1958 and 1974, to capture the popula... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/lifestyles/389536851.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/380344146922566cb31f5e9718ed9abd171d0b13ebb13027f6161393fa843e32.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:13:45 | null | null | Oak Bay Lawn Bowling Club's Ballinger, Scharien pair win Sage Green Tourney | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fsports%2F389897311.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/BlackNewsMedia-CLR.png?t=12345? | en | null | Pairs take to Oak Bay greens for Sage tourney | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | Mixed pairs took to the Oak Bay Lawn Bowling Club greens Sunday for the Sage Green Tournament Aug. 6.
The duo of Henriette Ballinger and Tom Scharien placed first, followed by Jennifer Letkeman and David Sinclair in second place.
Finishing in third place was the team of Rod Armitage and Anne Paynem while John Cossom an... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/sports/389897311.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/e942c5f9060492a3a8c2a42e74d045592b3a0771283b2c98a75b077974c86f76.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:05:42 | null | null | Saturday concert brings Baroque music to Oak Bay church | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fentertainment%2F389536821.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/25092oakbayAERavenBaroque.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | Raven Baroque closes season at St. Mary’s | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | Raven Baroque Orchestra closes its 2016 summer season with a concert Saturday at St. Mary’s Church.
Raven Baroque closes its summer of Baroque celebrations Saturday, Aug. 13, at Oak Bay’s St. Mary’s Anglican Church.
University of B.C. masters candidate in piano and composition Shane Beech will play Michel Corrette’s 5t... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/entertainment/389536821.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/107eee53e90f617f5554d50db5be74a049e1d9b1946430138363581a6cd8a7d7.json |
[
"Jennifer Blyth"
] | 2016-08-26T13:06:36 | null | null | Stunt man and actor Jason Bell climbs aboard the starship Enterprise in this summer’s Star Trek blockbuster. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fentertainment%2F390245901.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/70381oakbayOBJasonBellHeadshot2PAug1716.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | Big screen thrills capture Oak Bay grad | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | See Oak Bay-raised stunt man and actor Jason Bell in the new Star Trek movie, in theatres now.
While Jason Bell’s sci-fi inclinations leaned more to Star Wars than Star Trek as a kid growing up in Oak Bay, wearing the famed red shirt aboard the bridge of the Enterprise in the summer blockbuster Star Trek Beyond was a h... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/entertainment/390245901.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/2466ae1c538c881ea0881af7f71d7be10820718e5ca54d944a5eab215b241267.json |
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"Jennifer Blyth"
] | 2016-08-26T13:09:28 | null | null | While the store remains open during renovations, Fairway's deli will close for three weeks to allow for improvements | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fnews%2F390971491.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/7691oakbayOBFairwayMarketRenoPAug2416.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | Fairway reno brings updates and more deli variety | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | Robert Jay, Fairway Market’s vice-president of operations and project manager for the Oak Bay store’s renovations, and Oak Bay deli manager Cheslea Taylor visit the deli area, which will see significant new offerings once renovations are complete.
Fairway Market shoppers may have noticed a few changes taking shape at t... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/news/390971491.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/3c28fd7962100bf032cff2f54cce44799845d2bf4ef22b95c7c9f8c59029dd48.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:11:56 | null | null | Grants-in-lieu of taxes for university property inadequate | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fopinion%2F390970081.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/BlackNewsMedia-CLR.png?t=12345? | en | null | Editorial: Province needs to pony up for UVic land taxes | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | Thirteen years ago, in 2003, the District of Oak Bay received more than $72,000 in grants-in-lieu of taxes from the province for the University of Victoria.
This year, the district received just $55,000.
This despite increased costs and inflation, not to mention considerable growth on campus.
Coun. Tom Croft notes that... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/opinion/390970081.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/db3c44a23b921761b8e0860965784720ee63c5d41a0241f8253ea05ff2962e0a.json |
[
"Christine Van Reeuwyk"
] | 2016-08-26T13:01:06 | null | null | Daniel Edler creates 49 Below ice cream in a small kitchen off Oak Bay Avenue | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fbusiness%2F389124661.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/83168oakbayOB49belowicecream.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | UVic grad brings #icecreamtoyourdoor in #yyj | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | Daniel Edler, founder of 49 Below artisan ice cream, delivers monthly pints – in flavours such as rhubarb and strawberry with cracked pepper and Vietnamese coffee – by subscription.
Home and travel inspire flavours concocted by Daniel Edler in a small kitchen off Oak Bay Avenue.
He hopes his artisan ice cream, delivere... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/business/389124661.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/52cf49fe2eb9899a40ef0e99e103de5b2fac0d5bf333b34360fd0d1e070ac8f5.json |
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"Jennifer Blyth"
] | 2016-08-26T12:50:56 | null | null | Community furor over missing sculpture just a misunderstanding | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fcommunity%2F390510931.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/77943oakbayRiteofSpring.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | Hare-raising tale has a happy ending | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | When one of the sculptures in David Hunwick’s Rite of Spring mysteriously went missing last week, the community responded quickly with calls for its return. Turns out the hare was just out for repair after the artist learned of a mishap with one of its paws. Hunwick learned of the uproar Sunday while at the Bowker Cree... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/community/390510931.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/8c50f493608ee3ab8ce0914610ec4b3d96f5c93f1007fe489d8f259990d309d1.json |
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"Christin Geall"
] | 2016-08-26T13:07:39 | null | null | Come August, rubies, reds and crimsons are the stars of the garden border and vase | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Flifestyles%2F390511221.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/78053oakbayGardencolumn-redarrangementcopy.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | Oak Bay News | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | An arrangement of reds and greens – complementary colours – shows a range of reds: oranges, crimsons, scarlets, burgundies and plums. Plants include Crocosmia ‘Lucifer,’ Pelargonium quercifolium ‘Chocolate-Mint,’ Scabiosa atropurpurea ‘Black Knight,’ Geranium, Astilbe, Molucella, Sanguisorba, Pittosporum ‘James Stirlin... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/lifestyles/390511221.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/5e44bf0d1e887629b73464b50d2c26309a5e8497313f44826637761ed384d1df.json |
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"Canadian Press"
] | 2016-08-26T13:09:51 | null | null | Notice means delivery could be cancelled as early as Monday | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fnews%2F391302051.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/68221BCLN200782072cranbrookdailyCPweb.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | Postal union issues strike notice after it says Canada Post refused special mediator | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | The union representing most workers at Canada Post has issued a 72-hour notice of job action as it tries to bargain a collective agreement with the Crown corporation.
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says the notice spells out what actions it is planning, but stops short of a full-blown walkout.
CUPW national presi... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/news/391302051.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/223a9a58c5ddab3a579874eeeb66d4f38322288f2caf23e5e56d503333a77660.json |
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"Tom Fletcher"
] | 2016-08-26T12:59:46 | null | null | No permit required for weddings, festivals on farms if fewer than 150 people attend, says Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fbusiness%2F388995481.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/15664BCLN2007farmWeddingCarriagewikim7web.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | Brides, bands allowed back on farmland | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | Almost a year after B.C. farm weddings were banned due to a crackdown on agricultural land use rules, the B.C. government has clarified what commercial activities are allowed on farmland.
Farmers can host up to 10 commercial weddings, concerts or non-agricultural events per year without a permit from the Agricultural L... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/business/388995481.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/171240ee1afb48d9c7d0fa9d204824ffa382caefa89ae4b59ad046a59e788c06.json |
[
"Tom Fletcher"
] | 2016-08-29T18:50:56 | null | null | Province has alternatives if Canada Post employees begin strike action | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fnews%2F391636531.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/40679BCLN2007CanadaPostMailboxwikim7web.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | B.C. prepares for possible postal disruption | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | The B.C. government's plan B for income assistance cheques and other time-sensitive documents could be re-activated as the long-running Canada Post labour dispute reaches another deadline.
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is in a legal position to strike as of Monday, but postponed threatened rotating strike action... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/news/391636531.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/ecd291887e9f0d1cedfd4e43f75360d1938127c2253a27491a4a30ff3896d1fb.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:13:36 | null | null | Representative of Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation says it doesn't support efforts to stop oil and gas development | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fopinion%2Fletters%2F388602211.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/64474BCLN2007DonnyWesleyjrLelu7web.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | LETTER: U.S. foundations protecting salmon | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | Re: Tree spikers cling to Lelu Island (B.C. Views, July 20).
Tom Fletcher seems to believe protecting salmon is not only bad, but dishonest. He suggests it’s an effort to cover up an international plot to kill B.C.’s oil and gas opportunities and Alberta’s oilsands.
His column falsely asserts that, along with other gro... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/opinion/letters/388602211.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/7949e9acfb724f638c1545ecbdb8cbf16cc1b2cac5a10b9d3095b3f4deea8e83.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:11:19 | null | null | Current rental crisis alarming as students return to college, university | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fopinion%2F391321481.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/60274oakbayWeaver-pullout.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | Column: Rental crisis needs attention now | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | Oak Bay-Gordon Head MLA Andrew Weaver
When I analyzed the rental market in my riding of Oak Bay-Gordon Head, in the Greater Victoria area, I wasn’t surprised by how bad it has gotten. I know the rental availability rate is at 0.6 per cent in Victoria, I have spoken to residents desperately trying to find an affordable ... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/opinion/391321481.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/371669db5309ff2820ab9b657915f1b8419123dbdf3e0325d69158e7bf9b171b.json |
[
"Staff Writer"
] | 2016-08-26T13:08:55 | null | null | In honour of Canada's 149th birthday, we have compiled some Canadian trivia questions. How many can you answer? | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Flifestyles%2F384892721.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/17474summerlandCanadaflag.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | CANADA DAY QUIZ: How well do you know Canadian trivia? | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | null | http://www.oakbaynews.com/lifestyles/384892721.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/abe8733fa6e6e153bdda5726983857ce2bf0438b45318ceb4f2146a360f0f37e.json |
[
"Christine Van Reeuwyk"
] | 2016-08-29T16:49:31 | null | null | Back to school brings renewed focus on safety for drivers, cyclists and pedestrians | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fcommunity%2F391321681.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/60376oakbayLueder-Const.MarkusschoolliaisonofficerPAug2616.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | Slow down for school zones, remind police | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | Const. Markus Lueder
White lines painted in the road, won’t save you but common sense and paying attention can, says Const. Markus Lueder.
The school liaison officer with Oak Bay police reminds drivers, students and parents to “pay attention, dial in” when driving or walking the roads this school season.
As school liai... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/community/391321681.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/e5f434f591d42bdb9acd8426d26add072f85326c8b540ea7b4dad3f82e121b45.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:11:50 | null | null | Consider the feedback you'd like to offer the coming resident satisfaction survey | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fopinion%2F389536471.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/BlackNewsMedia-CLR.png?t=12345? | en | null | Opinion: Oak Bay residents: How satisfied are you? | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | Oak Bay is preparing to embark on a survey of the community to learn how it’s doing in the eyes of residents.
The district has posted a request for proposals for a citizen survey exploring residents’ priorities and how they perceive the services they receive from the district.
Warren Jones, director of corporate servic... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/opinion/389536471.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/54bc5f47c5f01d10cae264810d91e217764312fd2b5c5984ac4af339a54ae0d4.json |
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"Canadian Press"
] | 2016-08-31T00:51:27 | null | null | Two sides avert job action that has loomed for months | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fnews%2F391803281.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/18051BCLN2007Canada_Post_TruckWikimediaCommons.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | Canada Post, postal union reach tentative deals | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers have reached tentative agreements, averting the prospect of a labour dispute that has loomed over the talks for months.
In a statement, Labour Minister MaryAnn Mihychuk says the agreements were reached "voluntarily," but provides no other details about the deals them... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/news/391803281.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/ac319a343d9a1fb4587332fbf007aabb9a546c324646fee99f66049beeea0c83.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:10:14 | null | null | In a report released by the Core Area Wastewater Treatment Project board today, it gives three potential options for the facility. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fnews%2F391226851.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/BlackNewsMedia-CLR.png?t=12345? | en | null | Rock Bay, McLoughlin Point shortlisted as sewage treatment sites | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | The board responsible for identifying potential sites for a sewage treatment plant to serve Greater Victoria has short-listed Rock Bay and McLoughlin Point.
A report released by the Core Area Wastewater Treatment Project board Wednesday afternoon gives three potential options for the facility: a single plant at Rock Ba... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/news/391226851.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/ff04159ca4b13047454d16431a88b9779418d0a2fcfa768c2e8eabe9875ee878.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:13:20 | null | null | Political leaders must support residents efforts in gardens | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fopinion%2Fletters%2F391320981.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/60050oakbayLetter-RickLeedeerdamagedallotments.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | Letter: Allotment garden decimated by deer | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | Deer damage at the Oak Bay allotment gardens.
In the May 11 edition, the Oak Bay News thoughtfully carried an article entitled “Residents’ desire to grow outpaces places.” That article went to some effort to extol the virtues of allotment gardening in Oak Bay: locally grown food; a relaxing endeavour, organic gardens, ... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/opinion/letters/391320981.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/e43574981d913aae24bc75d3442770c59306cb2f78bd38aa6aeb8cdbb3db0512.json |
[
"Christine Van Reeuwyk"
] | 2016-08-26T13:10:04 | null | null | Thefts, driving incidents top week's police incidents | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fnews%2F391320431.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/BlackNewsMedia-CLR.png?t=12345? | en | null | Police news in brief | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | Hedge wedge draws police attention
A driver faces a 90-day driving prohibition after lodging a vehicle into a park hedge in south Oak Bay Aug. 20.
Police responded and had to help the driver out of the vehicle as the doors would not open. The investigating officer detected liquor on the driver’s breath. After investiga... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/news/391320431.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/f1d00beb5e2e3162aa35608cda9eb5e150872db5ef07213decee3fc2e442826f.json |
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"Canadian Press"
] | 2016-08-26T13:04:17 | null | null | Tragically Hip kick off tour's final show with fan favourites | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fentertainment%2F390816951.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/BlackNewsMedia-CLR.png?t=12345? | en | null | Downie calls out to Trudeau during Tragically Hip's final show of tour | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | KINGSTON, Ont. — The Tragically Hip mixed fan favourites, newer songs and some politics on Saturday night during the final show of their "Man Machine Poem" tour.
Lead singer Gord Downie, who started the show wearing a metallic silver suit and hat with a "Jaws" T-shirt underneath, hugged and kissed his bandmates befor... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/entertainment/390816951.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/262a729cc657764637d95b01c9df0b7ea0b6cb7090bf074ed7506d422be6bb3c.json |
[
"Christine Van Reeuwyk"
] | 2016-08-26T12:57:08 | null | null | Community container takes centre stage in emergency planning portion of block party | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fcommunity%2F390511391.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/78181oakbayOBblockpartyfelixPAug1916.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | Party primes block for recovery | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | Oak Bay’s tradition to have a fire crew attend each Oak Bay block party adds an element of safety planning for the community.
In a rare case these days, though it was at one time frequent, a member of the Oak Bay Emergency Program attends the neighbourhood party. Last weekend program manager Eileen Grant showed up alon... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/community/390511391.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/62a3defec99717cde5f5522af238665d3e8b08000345ce328e0348c6f89ba5b6.json |
[
"Christine Van Reeuwyk"
] | 2016-08-26T13:03:18 | null | null | Community artists group behind Bowker Brush Up, studio tours shows in Athlone Court | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fentertainment%2F389883631.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/75074oakbayOBNewsgalleryPJuly2716.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | Oak Bay News renews local artist showcase | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | Oak Bay Community Artists Society’s Ilka Bauer hangs a new show at the Oak Bay News office in Athlone Court.
Imke Pearson is among the original studio tour artists.
She and her artist neighbour opened their Oak Bay doors in the mid-1980s, well before they were the trend. She would show her stained glass, he his painted... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/entertainment/389883631.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/cbb3f7a3e2e2b19584f5d2ead17fa891af30786bb29f27a18c983dd2577746cd.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:13:06 | null | null | New lights can prove challenging for drivers and others | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fopinion%2Fletters%2F388489251.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/BlackNewsMedia-CLR.png?t=12345? | en | null | Letter: Un-filtered LED lights pose problem | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | Re: South Oak Bay bathed in LED, Oak Bay News, July 13
I agree the new LED street light replacement is a more efficient use of power, but it causes potential hazards for drivers and citizens of Oak Bay and its visitors.
I have worked with LED technology on a daily basis since the technology became mainstream. What I an... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/opinion/letters/388489251.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/0b89eafdd68bec9eef4250762fb756d416f67492fce6112add723dc92d680080.json |
[
"Barbara Julian"
] | 2016-08-30T16:49:45 | null | null | Suburban Wild columnist explores the humble garter snake | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fcommunity%2F391664551.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/BlackNewsMedia-CLR.png?t=12345? | en | null | Invisible tenants: garden offers home to ‘imported’ garter snakes | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | A few years ago our family camped on a Gulf Island which harboured what seemed a million garter snakes in the undergrowth. When it came time to go home, one member of the family (you can be sure it wasn’t an adult one) decided to smuggle out a few of the snakes. Only after arriving home did I realize that I’d been driv... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/community/391664551.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/562e0c9135328631a8e4a51534e7db874da2fa7558ac1d77831b60a5eb093099.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:12:41 | null | null | If you're not sure if something is a scam, ask the BBB | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fopinion%2F390244091.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/BlackNewsMedia-CLR.png?t=12345? | en | null | Editorial: Loan scam hits close to home | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | An Oak Bay address was recently used by a loan scammer who managed to fleece a victim for $7,000.
The fake loan company set up a website with an Oak Bay address and pretended to offer online loans. After the consumer paid the requested fees, the website disappeared and the phone was disconnected, as is typical in these... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/opinion/390244091.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/e1e0b8579c1928a9d1b69f64da7e6c1e5918525c923d9800fcb7ae020c67abd8.json |
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"Barbara Julian"
] | 2016-08-26T13:08:19 | null | null | Dragonflies and ladybugs have captured many an imagination with their colourful characteristics | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Flifestyles%2F384185831.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/64559oakbayJulian-Barbara.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | Suburban Wild: Of dragons and ladies | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | Barbara Julian
The flying dragon is perhaps everyone’s favourite insect. Big enough to be easily seen and bright as a flying jewel, the dragonfly, member of the order Odonata (“tooth-jawed”), largely escapes the insect “ick-factor.” As larvae, dragonflies are as small, brown and dull as any uncelebrated bug, but as adu... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/lifestyles/384185831.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/43be53cddbb180010250c9069dc0bbe11e4237a1c0ae0503b413c730dbc214e1.json |
[
"Christine Van Reeuwyk"
] | 2016-08-26T13:02:29 | null | null | Knitting, pop-up galleries mark evenings on The Ave | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fbusiness%2F388489091.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/6286oakbayOBHide-SeekJesseandJaime.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | Hide+Seek serves more than coffee | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | Jesse and Jaime Owens aim to make Oak Bay Avenue Hide + Seek Coffee like welcoming guests into their home.
Intimate and welcoming are the goals for café owners Jesse and Jamie Owens.
Hide + Seek Coffee opened eight months ago and seems to slide right into the coffee shop scene on The Avenue.
“It seems people have space... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/business/388489091.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/e2a64e69ea93a4c72ee98d0ad778b596306691af2dca5b837aacf8bc77232d3e.json |
[
"Tom Fletcher"
] | 2016-08-26T13:11:11 | null | null | Premier Christy Clark has pulled out the duct tape to fix up rural schools, school buses and the minimum wage | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Fopinion%2F390325601.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/3565BCLN2007ClarkOakesruralschools7web.jpg?t=12345? | en | null | BC VIEWS: Premier Red Green’s fast fixes | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | A totally spontaneous expression of gratitude breaks out for Premier Christy Clark and Cariboo North MLA Coralee Oakes at the Quesnel rodeo after a rural school fund was announced in June.
Comedian Steve Smith, better known as Red Green, is touring B.C. in September, reprising his popular TV series in which he fixes ev... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/opinion/390325601.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/b9e56489f671667fbfbe1ce5413d52d9e1fb8c04f14f145d5a4fc14c5b1afde1.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:07:08 | null | null | Low availability, high prices pose daunting rental situation in Oak Bay | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oakbaynews.com%2Flifestyles%2F389882261.html.json | http://media.bclocalnews.com/images/BlackNewsMedia-CLR.png?t=12345? | en | null | Rental market out of reach for many | null | null | www.oakbaynews.com | Tim Collins
News contributor
In a rental market described by Kaye Melliship of the Victoria Housing Society as “hot and unfriendly,” people hoping to find rental accommodation in Oak Bay may find themselves out of luck.
While the vacancy rate in Greater Victoria is approaching the zero mark, the truth in most parts of ... | http://www.oakbaynews.com/lifestyles/389882261.html | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.oakbaynews.com/374ede3ad6783b908f9b2241be378dfd9420fd312eb3e45415f66643030b3aa5.json |
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"Standard Sport"
] | 2016-08-28T14:50:17 | null | 2016-07-10T00:00:00 | This is where things get really interesting. With the summer transfer window slamming shut on Wednesday night, Premier League clubs have just three more days to complete their spending or else face months of wrath from irate fans. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Farsenal-still-want-antoine-griezmann-despite-arsene-wenger-snub-as-chelseas-james-rodriguez-chase-a3331381.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/07/10/17/griezmanniceland.jpg | en | null | Transfer news and gossip: Arsenal still want Antoine Griezmann despite Arsene Wenger snub as Chelsea's James Rodriguez chase goes to the wire | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | This is where things get really interesting. With the summer transfer window slamming shut on Wednesday night, Premier League clubs have just three more days to complete their spending or else face months of wrath from irate fans.
While Arsene Wenger denies that he is in 'panic buy' mode with the imminent £52million do... | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal-still-want-antoine-griezmann-despite-arsene-wenger-snub-as-chelseas-james-rodriguez-chase-a3331381.html | en | 2016-07-10T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/37a59413b43b4c94db6318158eb911f0e3d347a4fef7f7fcbb6d8a7be409e02d.json |
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"Ben Travis"
] | 2016-08-30T08:50:53 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | After last year’s disappointing series, the return of the X Factor was under pressure to deliver big numbers. But it seems Simon Cowell’s efforts to bring a classic judging line-up back to the singing competition hasn’t drawn in a larger audience. In fact, the viewing figures for the 2016 launch are a million down on 2... | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fstayingin%2Ftvfilm%2Fthe-x-factor-2016-launch-suffers-lowest-ratings-in-ten-years-despite-the-return-of-classic-judges-a3332046.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/26/10/x-factor-main.jpg | en | null | The X Factor 2016 launch suffers lowest ratings in ten years - despite the return of classic judges | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | After last year’s disappointing series, the return of the X Factor was under pressure to deliver big numbers.
But it seems Simon Cowell’s efforts to bring a classic judging line-up back to the singing competition hasn’t drawn in a larger audience.
In fact, the viewing figures for the 2016 launch are a million down on 2... | http://www.standard.co.uk/stayingin/tvfilm/the-x-factor-2016-launch-suffers-lowest-ratings-in-ten-years-despite-the-return-of-classic-judges-a3332046.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/ad4959d8e0cae6afb046c5a2b363d2f691c930ee3519cffcc70ef6398794ffaf.json |
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"Joe Murphy"
] | 2016-08-30T10:50:55 | null | 2016-06-24T00:00:00 | Most of London’s 73 MPs are facing bitter selection battles because of a carve-up of constituency boundaries, new analysis reveals. More than 60 will see their seats change shape and many will be tipped into contests against neighbouring MPs for the right to stand again, according to Rob Hayward, the elections expert a... | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2Fboundary-review-will-force-mps-to-fight-for-seats-in-bitter-selection-battles-a3332231.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/06/24/06/referendumeu16j.jpg | en | null | Boundary review ‘will force MPs to fight for seats’ in bitter selection battles | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Most of London’s 73 MPs are facing bitter selection battles because of a carve-up of constituency boundaries, new analysis reveals.
More than 60 will see their seats change shape and many will be tipped into contests against neighbouring MPs for the right to stand again, according to Rob Hayward, the elections expert a... | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/boundary-review-will-force-mps-to-fight-for-seats-in-bitter-selection-battles-a3332231.html | en | 2016-06-24T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/9b8ed42238b7f92273acd0fa16742e96816e70a16b421b9811d54e476ae2ade9.json |
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"Paul Newman"
] | 2016-08-31T12:51:42 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Bernard Tomic could face disciplinary action after making crude comments to a heckler during his 6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 defeat by Bosnia’s Damir Dzumhur here at the US Open last night. On-court microphones picked up the comments by the controversial Australian, who said afterwards that a spectator had been baiting him with... | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ftennis%2Fbernard-tomic-facing-fine-for-crude-outburst-to-fan-at-us-open-2016-a3333421.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/31/12/tomicoutburst3108.jpg | en | null | Bernard Tomic facing fine for crude outburst to fan at US Open 2016 | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Bernard Tomic could face disciplinary action after making crude comments to a heckler during his 6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 defeat by Bosnia’s Damir Dzumhur here at the US Open last night.
On-court microphones picked up the comments by the controversial Australian, who said afterwards that a spectator had been baiting him with... | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/tennis/bernard-tomic-facing-fine-for-crude-outburst-to-fan-at-us-open-2016-a3333421.html | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/6bf8e0ec3645bb5831c01395cb22babc9c9ef4b7cb3acd803d8068b6de10dbc4.json |
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"Graham Scott Autocar"
] | 2016-08-30T14:51:21 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | This definitely isn’t about getting bangs for your buck, but if you’re looking for masses of room for your money, then it should be worth a peruse. The Optima saloon hasn’t really done the business in Europe, so can this estate, which is Europe-only, crack the market better? Certainly there are some encouraging signs. ... | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Flifestyle%2Fmotors%2Froad-test-kia-optima-sportswagon-a3332541.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/30/14/kia-sportwagon-211.jpg | en | null | Road test: Kia Optima Sportswagon | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | This definitely isn’t about getting bangs for your buck, but if you’re looking for masses of room for your money, then it should be worth a peruse. The Optima saloon hasn’t really done the business in Europe, so can this estate, which is Europe-only, crack the market better?
Certainly there are some encouraging signs. ... | http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/motors/road-test-kia-optima-sportswagon-a3332541.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/2caf52a6ecf76998986cb060cccd44f10353096855e32ff8b197a8e7e79fbc43.json |
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"Victoria Stewart"
] | 2016-08-30T12:51:33 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | A stimulating alcoholic drink served before food. A palate cleanser, if you like. This is what Alex Kammerling, maker of the ginseng spirit Kamm & Sons, describes as an aperitif. But that makes it sound straightforward, because strictly speaking the aperitif can be anything from a gin and tonic, to a glass of champagne... | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Flifestyle%2Ffoodanddrink%2Fmade-in-london-kamm-sons-founded-by-alex-kammerling-a3332296.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/30/11/alex-k-portrait-.jpg | en | null | Made in London: Kamm & Sons, founded by Alex Kammerling | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | 1/50 Oskar's Bar at Dabbous 39 Whitfield St, WIT 2SF, dabbous.co.uk
The website is pitch black, the bar itself is underlit, but the drinks are a radiant, white ray of beaming perfect light: heavenly. That’s a terrible pun, but they’re big on terrible puns, with drinks including Rye rye rye Delilah, Tequila Mockingbird ... | http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/foodanddrink/made-in-london-kamm-sons-founded-by-alex-kammerling-a3332296.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/fad808c95b7126c3982daca86892851501f49e99486e11fdcbc60676b4175949.json |
[
"Guy Lodge"
] | 2016-08-26T13:15:05 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Give War Dogs this much credit: it’s not a film that goes out of its way to be loved. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fgoingout%2Ffilm%2Fwar-dogs-film-review-lock-stock-and-two-stonking-dudebros-a3330266.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/26/10/war-dogs-review.jpg | en | null | War Dogs, film review: Lock, stock and two stonking dude-bros | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Give War Dogs this much credit: it’s not a film that goes out of its way to be loved.
If producers were aiming to make their sordid tale about callow, shallow young American arms traders more endearing to general audiences, they probably wouldn’t have cast Miles Teller and Jonah Hill — two capable actors not known for ... | http://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/film/war-dogs-film-review-lock-stock-and-two-stonking-dudebros-a3330266.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/3e82c541cda574d1d6733b7a2fff1b6e34242250af50cb024f567ddcce7bafd5.json |
[
"Paul Newman"
] | 2016-08-30T10:51:33 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Two top British performers called the tune on the first night of competition here at the US Open. While Phil Collins belted out “Easy Lover” in Arthur Ashe Stadium at the tournament’s official opening ceremony, Johanna Konta knocked out an Olympic gold medallist on the adjacent 8,000 capacity Grandstand court. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ftennis%2Ffew-distractions-for-johanna-konta-as-confident-brit-heads-into-us-open-secondround-a3332101.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/30/10/johannakonta3008.jpg | en | null | US Open 2016: Johanna Konta confident Brit heads into second-round | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Two top British performers called the tune on the first night of competition here at the US Open.
While Phil Collins belted out “Easy Lover” in Arthur Ashe Stadium at the tournament’s official opening ceremony, Johanna Konta knocked out an Olympic gold medallist on the adjacent 8,000 capacity Grandstand court.
The 25-y... | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/tennis/few-distractions-for-johanna-konta-as-confident-brit-heads-into-us-open-secondround-a3332101.html | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/38a98bc2e5890a1203c34059ad46363bc3b3c4fbdeb178fbeb54418977207dea.json |
[
"James Benge"
] | 2016-08-31T14:51:24 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Alan Pardew has said that bringing Jack Wilshere to Crystal Palace would be “the icing on the cake” to what he believes has been a successful window at Selhurst Park. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fjack-wilshere-to-crystal-palace-alan-pardew-says-signing-arsenal-midfielder-would-be-the-icing-on-a3333631.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/31/15/jackwilshere3108.jpg | en | null | Arsenal transfer news: Alan Pardew says signing Jack Wilshere would be the ‘icing on the cake’ for Crystal Palace | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Alan Pardew has said that bringing Jack Wilshere to Crystal Palace would be “the icing on the cake” to what he believes has been a successful window at Selhurst Park.
Wilshere is a target for five Premier League clubs as well as Italian giants Roma and Juventus after he was made available for loan by Arsenal following ... | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/jack-wilshere-to-crystal-palace-alan-pardew-says-signing-arsenal-midfielder-would-be-the-icing-on-a3333631.html | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/fbb86af1f899c174e533c72ce7b7cff9435a83ba5bf984f5ace3306abb3aabf5.json |
[
"Sam Long"
] | 2016-08-26T13:14:57 | null | 2016-08-10T00:00:00 | Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has confirmed he will make a late call on Mesut Ozil's fitness ahead of Saturday's trip to face Watford at Vicarage Road. The German featured in the latter stages of Euro 2016 and was handed an extended break by Wenger as a result. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Farsenal-injury-news-arsene-wenger-to-make-late-call-on-mesut-ozils-fitness-for-watford-clash-a3330081.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/10/18/mesutozil.jpg | en | null | Watford vs Arsenal team news: Arsene Wenger to make late call on Mesut Ozil's fitness | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has confirmed he will make a late call on Mesut Ozil's fitness ahead of Saturday's trip to face Watford at Vicarage Road.
The German featured in the latter stages of Euro 2016 and was handed an extended break by Wenger as a result.
But the midfielder's exploits at international level has l... | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal-injury-news-arsene-wenger-to-make-late-call-on-mesut-ozils-fitness-for-watford-clash-a3330081.html | en | 2016-08-10T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/745b709722a7b1ace57fa08a91b88d5f05281889d10f264715457468e0aafd2d.json |
[
"David Williams"
] | 2016-08-26T14:50:32 | null | 2015-06-17T00:00:00 | Recently switched to an alternatively fuelled vehicle (AFV) — or been tempted to? You’re not alone. New figures show that demand for AFVs remained “remarkably strong” last month, with 24.7 per cent more registrations compared with the same month in 2015. It’s good news for London, where we need to clean up our air. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Flifestyle%2Fmotors%2Flondon-leads-in-buying-eco-cars-a3330631.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2015/06/17/18/eco.jpg | en | null | London leads in buying eco cars | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Recently switched to an alternatively fuelled vehicle (AFV) — or been tempted to? You’re not alone. New figures show that demand for AFVs remained “remarkably strong” last month, with 24.7 per cent more registrations compared with the same month in 2015. It’s good news for London, where we need to clean up our air.
Now... | http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/motors/london-leads-in-buying-eco-cars-a3330631.html | en | 2015-06-17T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/2d93d0ddc83e1f5636344caf790aed774ff2706932b448b82be9417b695484ca.json |
[
"Hatty Collier"
] | 2016-08-28T14:50:07 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | The Notting Hill Carnival got underway with an explosion of colour today as revellers took to the streets at sunrise for an early morning paint fight party. Partygoers threw a street party as part of an ancient tradition to mark the start of the festivities – hurling paint, mud, chocolate and powder - at each other whi... | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flondon%2Fnotting-hill-carnival-2016-revellers-kick-off-festival-with-paint-fight-party-a3331431.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/28/15/nottinghill.jpg | en | null | Notting Hill Carnival 2016: Revellers kick off festival with paint fight party | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | The Notting Hill Carnival got underway with an explosion of colour today as revellers took to the streets at sunrise for an early morning paint fight party.
Partygoers threw a street party as part of an ancient tradition to mark the start of the festivities – hurling paint, mud, chocolate and powder - at each other whi... | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/notting-hill-carnival-2016-revellers-kick-off-festival-with-paint-fight-party-a3331431.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/0cfc985d49c0a8cde7b458f9581e3c49651d71e2754eaba803fe9a0e272e3f1b.json |
[
"Mark Mann-Bryans"
] | 2016-08-27T10:49:50 | null | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino expects a battle against Liverpool on Saturday after Jurgen Klopp's side demolished Barcelona in pre-season. Spurs have taken four points from their opening two league games and face a tough test against Jurgen Klopp's Reds at White Hart Lane on Saturday lunchtime. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fmauricio-pochettino-expects-tough-tottenham-test-after-jurgen-klopps-fast-liverpool-destroyed-a3330991.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/24/16/tottenham-hotspur.jpg | en | null | Tottenham vs Liverpool: Mauricio Pochettino expects Spurs test after Jurgen Klopp's 'fast' Liverpool destroyed Barcelona | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino expects a battle against Liverpool on Saturday after Jurgen Klopp's side demolished Barcelona in pre-season.
Spurs have taken four points from their opening two league games and face a tough test against Jurgen Klopp's Reds at White Hart Lane on Saturday lunchtime.
Liverpool impres... | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/mauricio-pochettino-expects-tough-tottenham-test-after-jurgen-klopps-fast-liverpool-destroyed-a3330991.html | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/99e23c81d1aa9ac60ca81b1178d2cce8ac7c0e839643473cef82e4c63c428485.json |
[
"Mark Chandler"
] | 2016-08-30T18:50:58 | null | 2016-03-03T00:00:00 | A Met Police officer has been jailed for four years after having sex with a child rape victim he met on dating app Tinder. Pc James Evans, 26, attached to Ealing borough, exchanged dozens of "sex talk" messages with the vulnerable 15-year-old schoolgirl on the app. She performed a sex act on him in his car, while he wa... | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2Fealing-met-police-officer-jailed-after-having-sex-with-child-rape-victim-he-met-on-tinder-a3332756.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/03/03/17/scotlandyard.jpg | en | null | Ealing Met Police officer jailed after having sex with child rape victim he met on Tinder | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | A Met Police officer has been jailed for four years after having sex with a child rape victim he met on dating app Tinder.
Pc James Evans, 26, attached to Ealing borough, exchanged dozens of "sex talk" messages with the vulnerable 15-year-old schoolgirl on the app.
She performed a sex act on him in his car, while he wa... | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/ealing-met-police-officer-jailed-after-having-sex-with-child-rape-victim-he-met-on-tinder-a3332756.html | en | 2016-03-03T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/93dfa58d07498ac4df6ede935c503471480053fc61f017ab2b26c03403edc230.json |
[
"David Ellis"
] | 2016-08-30T10:51:58 | null | 2015-11-16T00:00:00 | Swedish flatpack giant IKEA is set to launch a DIY dining club in London, where guests will eat free of charge. From September 10 - 25, budding foodies who score a spot at the Shoreditch-based club will be able to prepare, cook and serve a meal for up to 20 of their friends, with all food, drink and even waiting staff ... | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fgoingout%2Frestaurants%2Fikea-launch-diy-dining-club-in-london-where-guests-eat-completely-free-a3332066.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2015/11/16/10/Ikea-store.jpg | en | null | IKEA launches DIY dining club in London where guests eat for free | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Swedish flatpack giant IKEA is set to launch a DIY dining club in London, where guests will eat free of charge.
From September 10 - 25, budding foodies who score a spot at the Shoreditch-based club will be able to prepare, cook and serve a meal for up to 20 of their friends, with all food, drink and even waiting staff ... | http://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/restaurants/ikea-launch-diy-dining-club-in-london-where-guests-eat-completely-free-a3332066.html | en | 2015-11-16T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/26437a57e1a0e192d0ade928d0817a92e32e3a4be0efa2e119a5bc32536fd9aa.json |
[
"Tom Allnutt"
] | 2016-08-31T06:51:04 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | Britain's Naomi Broady saluted her "northern grit" after beating Laura Robson at the US Open to record only her second ever grand slam victory. Robson was looking to extend an eight-match winning streak at Flushing Meadows, but her compatriot Broady came from behind to seal a gutsy 6-7 (4/7) 6-3 6-4 win. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ftennis%2Fus-open-2016-naomi-broady-fights-back-to-beat-fellow-brit-laura-robson-at-flushing-meadows-a3332926.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/31/07/naomobroady3108.jpg | en | null | US Open 2016: Naomi Broady beats fellow Brit Laura Robson at Flushing Meadows | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Britain's Naomi Broady saluted her "northern grit" after beating Laura Robson at the US Open to record only her second ever grand slam victory.
Robson was looking to extend an eight-match winning streak at Flushing Meadows, but her compatriot Broady came from behind to seal a gutsy 6-7 (4/7) 6-3 6-4 win.
The 26-year-ol... | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/tennis/us-open-2016-naomi-broady-fights-back-to-beat-fellow-brit-laura-robson-at-flushing-meadows-a3332926.html | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/b9bad70aebc058b9592e19568afa8ff861132d9c72ba2873ca9952827dfdbc7d.json |
[
"Chloe Chaplain"
] | 2016-08-28T12:50:06 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | A London teenager has been charged with murder after a man was killed in a knife attack outside a a newsagent in Birmingham. Samuel Simret, 26, was stabbed to death outside RK Wines in Newtown on Tuesday. Now 19-year-old Alexander Habte from Highgate has been accused of murder and detained by West Midlands Police. Poli... | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2Flondon-teen-from-highgate-charged-with-murder-after-knife-attack-outside-offlicence-in-birmingham-a3331336.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/28/11/rkwines-birmingham.png | en | null | London teen from Highgate charged with murder after knife attack outside newsagent in Birmingham | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | A London teenager has been charged with murder after a man was killed in a knife attack outside a a newsagent in Birmingham.
Samuel Simret, 26, was stabbed to death outside RK Wines in Newtown on Tuesday.
Now 19-year-old Alexander Habte from Highgate has been accused of murder and detained by West Midlands Police.
Poli... | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/london-teen-from-highgate-charged-with-murder-after-knife-attack-outside-offlicence-in-birmingham-a3331336.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/e7afa5b1331e35488c91dc24d94cdb1d55d9411c3b81c68d27e20fba5c5f2864.json |
[
"Joanna Bourke"
] | 2016-08-26T13:14:13 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Roman Abramovich's dream of a new Chelsea stadium has come up against an unlikely opponent — bats. The football club’s planned £500 million stadium, to be built on the site of its Stamford Bridge ground, is awaiting approval from Hammersmith and Fulham council. But local planners have ordered the Blues — recently joine... | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flondon%2Fchelseas-plan-for-new-stadium-runs-into-trouble-over-threat-to-bats-habitat-a3330141.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/26/09/chelsea.jpg | en | null | Chelsea's plan for new stadium runs into trouble... over threat to bats' habitat | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Roman Abramovich's dream of a new Chelsea stadium has come up against an unlikely opponent — bats.
The football club’s planned £500 million stadium, to be built on the site of its Stamford Bridge ground, is awaiting approval from Hammersmith and Fulham council.
But local planners have ordered the Blues — recently joine... | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/chelseas-plan-for-new-stadium-runs-into-trouble-over-threat-to-bats-habitat-a3330141.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/d8128014539636c104fbb96d09c588bfca3b45afd56835cf9671e36f25875468.json |
[
"Jennifer Ruby"
] | 2016-08-29T20:50:37 | null | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | Nothing feels more indulgent than a massage, but with the stress of busy city life it can sometimes feel like a necessity rather than an extravagance. While massages can be invigorating, intense or in some cases downright painful, there are those that take you away from the frenzy of modern life and send you floating b... | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fbeauty%2Ftried-and-tested-aromatherapy-at-jo-hansford-a-masterclass-in-relaxation-a3331871.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/29/20/johansford.jpg | en | null | Tried and Tested: Aromatherapy at Jo Hansford - a masterclass in relaxation | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Nothing feels more indulgent than a massage, but with the stress of busy city life it can sometimes feel like a necessity rather than an extravagance.
While massages can be invigorating, intense or in some cases downright painful, there are those that take you away from the frenzy of modern life and send you floating b... | http://www.standard.co.uk/beauty/tried-and-tested-aromatherapy-at-jo-hansford-a-masterclass-in-relaxation-a3331871.html | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/9d429902c4b3089bea9970fb33f761a630e2ced7868185b40096eaaf20e5dd0a.json |
[
"Vaishali Bhardwaj"
] | 2016-08-27T16:49:54 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Antonio Conte made it three wins out of three in the Premier League as Eden Hazard, Willian and Victor Moses struck to help Chelsea beat Burnley 3-0 at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fchelsea-analysis-eden-hazard-and-willian-make-magic-while-ngolo-kante-provides-midfield-steel-in-a3331141.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/27/16/willian_goal_celebration_2.jpg | en | null | Chelsea 3 Burnley 0 analysis: Eden Hazard and Willian make magic while N'Golo Kante provides midfield steel in win | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Antonio Conte made it three wins out of three in the Premier League as Eden Hazard, Willian and Victor Moses struck to help Chelsea beat Burnley 3-0 at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.
Chelsea were rampant in the opening 45 minutes as they threatened to overwhelm Burnley, with Hazard netting a wonderful solo goal to open t... | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-analysis-eden-hazard-and-willian-make-magic-while-ngolo-kante-provides-midfield-steel-in-a3331141.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/e3e8cbb6027411786d66b1bc8bff84171898ef550ee38147595f2e5bcbc1772e.json |
[
"Chloe Chaplain"
] | 2016-08-28T14:50:11 | null | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | Actress Jenna Coleman "loved" playing a pregnant Queen Victoria in ITV’s lavish new drama about the young queen. During filming for the feature-length first episode, airing tonight at 9pm, the actress revealed she thoroughly enjoyed the task of "basically just walking around with a cushion strapped to me". Ms Coleman,... | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fcelebritynews%2Fvictoria-star-jenna-coleman-said-she-loved-playing-the-pregnant-young-queen-a3331401.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/23/10/victoria-itv-jenna-coleman.jpg | en | null | Victoria star Jenna Coleman said she 'loved' playing the pregnant young queen | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Actress Jenna Coleman "loved" playing a pregnant Queen Victoria in ITV’s lavish new drama about the young queen.
During filming for the feature-length first episode, airing tonight at 9pm, the actress revealed she thoroughly enjoyed the task of "basically just walking around with a cushion strapped to me".
Ms Coleman, ... | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/celebritynews/victoria-star-jenna-coleman-said-she-loved-playing-the-pregnant-young-queen-a3331401.html | en | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/5fc26b95479788770605324991e1d8551981390f87a3b053cda2ead4c4e0576a.json |
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"Ben Norum"
] | 2016-08-26T13:10:13 | null | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | Whipping up a seven-course tasting menu where each plate consists of many carefully paired components is no easy operation. Even less so when many of these individual components are themselves pickled, cured, dried or fermented on site as they are at Salon. Judging by the food you are served at this Brixton restaurant,... | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fgoingout%2Frestaurants%2Fhow-do-you-make-a-sevencourse-meal-in-london-s-smallest-kitchen-a3330551.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/23/18/salon-brixton.jpg | en | null | How do you make a seven-course meal in London’s smallest kitchen? | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Whipping up a seven-course tasting menu where each plate consists of many carefully paired components is no easy operation.
Even less so when many of these individual components are themselves pickled, cured, dried or fermented on site as they are at Salon.
Judging by the food you are served at this Brixton restaurant,... | http://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/restaurants/how-do-you-make-a-sevencourse-meal-in-london-s-smallest-kitchen-a3330551.html | en | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/7dbb7cbaeb0d114a76a2051fddda394f1f6623d393aa90cb6c33bfa22be5abee.json |
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"Hatty Collier"
] | 2016-08-27T12:49:44 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | A bridge has collapsed on top of vehicles after it was struck by a lorry on a major motorway on one of the busiest travel days of the year. Motorists looked on in horror as the footbridge came crashing down on top of vehicles on the M20 in Kent this afternoon. Emergency services raced to the scene between junctions t... | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fuk%2Fm20-bridge-collapse-bridge-collapses-onto-vehicles-on-major-motorway-a3331036.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/27/12/m202.jpg | en | null | M20 bridge collapse: Motorway horror as bridge crashes down on top of vehicles in Kent | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | A bridge has collapsed on top of vehicles after it was struck by a lorry on a major motorway on one of the busiest travel days of the year.
Motorists looked on in horror as the footbridge came crashing down on top of vehicles on the M20 in Kent this afternoon.
Emergency services raced to the scene between junctions thr... | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/m20-bridge-collapse-bridge-collapses-onto-vehicles-on-major-motorway-a3331036.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/30f5c8a223b698547da76b0da87e9556542050954952572f44ad0cd7504e56d7.json |
[
"James Benge"
] | 2016-08-30T20:51:08 | null | 2016-08-14T00:00:00 | Deadline day seems likely to be dominated by departures at Arsenal after a late flurry of activity saw Arsene Wenger complete the most pressing pieces of business. Indeed Arsenal could claim to be London’s most successful club in the window so far. With mere hours left on the clock for their rivals they have identified... | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Farsenal-transfer-news-done-deals-mean-arsene-wenger-can-trim-his-squad-on-deadline-day-a3332661.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/08/14/16/arsene_wenger.jpg | en | null | Arsenal transfer news: Done deals mean Arsene Wenger can trim his squad on deadline day | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Deadline day seems likely to be dominated by departures at Arsenal after a late flurry of activity saw Arsene Wenger complete the most pressing pieces of business.
Indeed Arsenal could claim to be London’s most successful club in the window so far. With mere hours left on the clock for their rivals they have identified... | http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal-transfer-news-done-deals-mean-arsene-wenger-can-trim-his-squad-on-deadline-day-a3332661.html | en | 2016-08-14T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/d2529f3e93b47af1384cc8af470fcf962acf48adddd4cfdefa5f5ca28c91a6fb.json |
[
"Joe Murphy"
] | 2016-08-26T13:14:17 | null | 2015-11-13T00:00:00 | Growing cash deficits in London’s hospital trusts are revealed today amid pressure on health chiefs to merge hospitals and close smaller units around the capital. A new analysis said London’s five NHS areas are under growing financial strain and are planning closures that MPs fear will deprive communities of much-loved... | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2Flondon-hospitals-could-merge-and-units-close-over-nhs-funding-crisis-a3330271.html.json | http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2015/11/13/13/londonambulance1311a.jpg | en | null | London hospitals could merge and units close over NHS funding crisis | null | null | www.standard.co.uk | Growing cash deficits in London’s hospital trusts are revealed today amid pressure on health chiefs to merge hospitals and close smaller units around the capital.
A new analysis said London’s five NHS areas are under growing financial strain and are planning closures that MPs fear will deprive communities of much-loved... | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/london-hospitals-could-merge-and-units-close-over-nhs-funding-crisis-a3330271.html | en | 2015-11-13T00:00:00 | www.standard.co.uk/b5217a7d12b8f1d78977f0c01fd0ecafa0efeb8f3217091dc2558e12a1ea1a18.json |
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