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Several groups express interest in old SkyTrain cars -
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Langford mobile home park to be turned into urban park -
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Child killer Shane Ertmoed applies for unescorted day passes -
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Study shows sea sponge’s react to environmental change -
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Wayward sea lion still on the loose around Vancouver Island lake -
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Orca carries body of her dead calf, just as she did for weeks in 2018 -
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Nanaimo woman frustrated with crime in neighbourhood -
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Packages not being delivered to correct Vancouver Island homes -
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Colwood hires first city-employed doctor -
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Tofino ‘squatters’ in standoff with Harbour Authority -
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Victoria faces court challenge to reverse ban on overnight sheltering at parks -
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Victoria encampment ban to cost $4.7 million -
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More container homes open in Courtenay -
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City of Nanaimo employee stabbed with needles in public park -
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Tragic ending for missing B.C. seniors prompts renewed calls for Silver Alert system -
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Study finds cancer costs average patients $33,000 out-of-pocket -
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Province promises new safety plan for Victoria School District 61 -
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Amazing humpback whale encounter caught on video -
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Victoria man undergoes rare cancer surgery -
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Victoria city staff recommend lowering speed limits
Author Archives
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Could old SkyTrain cars help solve B.C.’s affordable artist space crunch?TransLink is expected to decommission about 150 of its original Mark I SkyTrain cars over the next two years, and a Vancouver group wants to convert them to artist spaces.Entertainment2 hours
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Langford envisions its own ‘Central Park,’ but dozens of tenants to be displacedResidents of the park are being given five years to stay, at which point the city says it will buy their manufactured homes for their assessed value, plus 10 per cent.PoliticsJan 10
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What a sneezing sea sponge named Belinda can tell us about B.C.’s oceansBelinda also reacted to the marine heat wave that raised surface sea temperatures off the west coast of North America between 2013 and 2016.EnvironmentJan 7
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Heartbreaking photos show orca carrying her dead calf, just as she did for weeks in 2018"I think it's fair to say from a scientific perspective, if they have the same hardwiring, they're going to have the same emotions (as humans)."EnvironmentJan 3
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‘I cannot live this way’: Nanaimo resident pleads for help with ‘repeat offenders’Jessica Nordquist said around 12:30 a.m. on Monday she was outside her boyfriend's house when they heard some commotion on a nearby street.CrimeJan 2
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B.C. customers find packages discarded like ‘garbage’ when they are marked as deliveredMultiple Facebook groups have now been created to help unite customers with their missing items, which have been found on roads, in bushes and on lawns.ConsumerDec 20, 2024
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B.C. city’s solution to family doctor shortage: Hire its own physiciansThe City of Colwood is directly hiring family physicians under a new pilot project that could connect thousands of residents with primary care.HealthDec 19, 2024
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Tofino harbour officials call them ‘squatters.’ They say they’re being ‘banished’The Tofino Harbour Authority is in a standoff with what it calls 'squatters' at its dock. The family living in the float home in question says they've been there for years.PoliticsDec 18, 2024
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Overnight shelter restrictions in Victoria’s parks heading to courtThe case comes 15 years after a ruling from B.C.'s top court that found Victoria could not ban people from sleeping in parks overnight if indoor accommodation wasn't available.PoliticsDec 17, 2024
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Enforcing Victoria’s daytime sheltering ban would cost $4.7 million: reportThe report, presented to city council this week, found enforcing the city's ban on daytime sheltering would add $4.7 million per year to Victoria's operating budget.PoliticsDec 13, 2024
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City of Nanaimo employee stabbed ‘a lot’ with syringes in public washroomNanaimo RCMP said the 58-year-old man went to use the public washroom at Maffeo-Sutton Park in downtown Nanaimo when he was attacked by two people wielding syringes.CrimeDec 11, 2024
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Avian flu detected at non-commercial poultry farm on Vancouver IslandOfficials are not releasing the location of the farm, but B.C. Agriculture Minister Lana Popham said the outbreak involved fewer than 100 chickens.HealthNov 29, 2024
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Advocates outraged after dozens of memorial red dresses vandalized on Vancouver IslandAdvocates for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls say someone has torn down dozens of memorial red dresses on Vancouver Island.CrimeNov 27, 2024
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2 Vancouver Island hospitals get unsanctioned overdose prevention sitesThe physicians set up pop-up sites at both Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria and Nanaimo Regional General Hospital on Monday.HealthNov 18, 2024
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‘Come on guys’: Victoria ups pressure on neighbouring cities over winter shelter spacesLast week, the city's mayor and council took a shot at surrounding municipalities who they said aren't pulling their weight in supporting the homeless.PoliticsNov 15, 2024
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B.C. colleges feeling the pinch after feds slash international student visasCiting concern about student exploitation and pressure on rental housing markets, Ottawa has slashed international student visas by 45 per cent this year.EducationNov 14, 2024
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Regional policing debate flares as RCMP pulls out of capital-region integrated unitsWest Shore RCMP said it is withdrawing its officers from a trio of regional policing units that deal with domestic violence, at-risk youth and mental health crises.PoliticsNov 13, 2024
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Coroner’s inquest begins into death of man shot by police at Nanaimo ferry terminalRCMP officers shot 39-year-old Jerry Smallwood, also known as Jer Wood, multiple times after he got out of his vehicle and raised a gun outside the terminal in May 2018.CrimeNov 12, 2024
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Charity connects pet owners in remote B.C. communities with vet carePaws For Hope is a Vancouver-based charity that brings vet care to rural and remote areas. Founder Kathy Powelson says supporting the cause supports communities.HealthNov 11, 2024
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After homeless taxied to Victoria, mayor says neighbours need to ‘start doing your part’Victoria says some other municipalities in the region have been putting homeless people in taxis and sending them to the city to access extreme weather shelters.PoliticsNov 8, 2024
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Couple finds 115 stuffed animals hidden in walls during B.C. renovationOwner Connor Nijsse was on the last spot in the corner of the garage when he removed the drywall and made a startling find in his Vancouver Island home.TrendingNov 7, 2024
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‘Meth poisoning killed my pet’: B.C. owner says cat ate discarded drugsJoey, who was seven years and one month old, had to be put down last week after Sopczak said he ingested methamphetamine left lying around the neighbourhood.HealthNov 6, 2024
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B.C. mom fights and wins to have teen daughter’s overdose death ruled homicideSamantha Krysia Sims-Somerville died on April 10, 2021, in Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria after a gathering with friends. Her mother refused to believe it was an accident.CrimeNov 1, 2024
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Community rallies around survivors of fatal Vancouver Island fireFirefighters were called to the home on Maple Bay Road Monday morning. The flames were so intense that support had to be called in from crews in three nearby communities.FireOct 31, 2024
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In a Canadian first, B.C. elects record number of female MLAsOf the 93 people voted into the legislature, 49 identify as female, which is 52.7 per cent - up almost 10 per cent from the last election.PoliticsOct 30, 2024
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