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But no lifeguards are planned for the popular swimming lakes, since the cost is estimated at more than $270,000 per lake
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But no lifeguards are planned for the popular swimming lakes, since the cost is estimated at more than $270,000 per lake
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VicPD officer Ron Kirkwood faces allegations of abuse of authority after 43-year-old Lisa Rauch was killed by a plastic projectile from an ARWEN gun
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The couple was believed to be en route to the hospital when the birth started to happen a little too soon
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Sculptors from the United States, Netherlands, Portugal, Australia, Russia, Czech Republic, and Ukraine are taking part in this year’s competition, which opens Friday afternoon
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Nearly one in 10 drivers tested were pulled off the road for suspected impairment, says the B.C. Highway Patrol Vancouver Island.
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New provincial committee requires schools to adopt overdose-prevention actions in response to the preventable overdose death of a UVic student.
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Video shows the broken box on top of a stationary conveyor belt with half-metre-long eels slithering out and falling to the ground.
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The woman barricaded herself on the boat, then jumped into the water, police said
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There are two wildfires of note in the province, both in northwestern B.C.
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The fire at Cascades Recovery+ recycling plant on Bridge Street was confined to stored recyclables, burning several pallets of styrofoam and electronics
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The Saanich Peninsula Pickleball Association asked the district to install sound-mitigation measures at Wain Park, pointing to recent testing that found acoustic panels effectively reduced the noise
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Allegations San Group provided accommodation that was in poor condition and lacked running water to temporary foreign workers are false, the company says
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Wednesday’s exercise at its Colwood fueling facility and in Esquimalt Harbour will include spill-response boats, protection booms and fuel skimmers
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Cheryl Peterson told a public hearing that she feels fear when she sees a police car ever since Lisa Rauch’s death in 2019
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Those living on Pandora Avenue don’t have a lot of shade to retreat to, and tents offer little respite from the sun
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Stores in Vancouver, West Vancouver, Coquitlam, Surrey and Richmond were among those closed on Tuesday.
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Since the program was launched about a year ago, the utility has installed more than 12,000 of the units, about 16 per cent of them on Vancouver Island.
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John Hillman raised nearly half a million dollars for Save the Children Fund with his courtyard walks at Carlton House.
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The campfire ban, which comes into effect at noon on July 12, 2024, will apply to every area of B.C. except the Haida Gwaii Forest District.
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West Shore RCMP was doing speed enforcement on Veterans Memorial Parkway near Cairndale Road in Colwood when the pickup passed by “at a very high rate of speed”
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The new medical school at Simon Fraser University aims to start offering classes in September 2026.
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A northbound Hyundai Elantra was significantly damaged when the pickup, which had been travelling behind the Elantra, came alongside and hit the car twice
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A previous warning about potentially harmful blue-green algae was issued for Elk and Beaver lakes
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Sooke’s Brooke Ervin saw motorists pulled over on the side of the highway grabbing money that was seemingly falling from the sky
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Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says she is “heartbroken” at the news of Jonathan Pedneault’s resignation but fully respects his decision.
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Fifty landmarks and buildings across the country — including three on Vancouver Island — will be illuminated Tuesday night in red, violet and gold to honour the Paris-bound Canadian Paralympic team.
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Ticketmaster says some personal information of customers may have been affected, possibly including email, phone number, or encrypted credit-card information.
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Mayor Kevin Cameron says he has surge protectors on all his electronics due to the brownouts that occasionally afflict the village
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Cowichan Search and Rescue were told to stand down after a week-long large-scale search for Nicholas Marion, 38, by ground, air and water
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Even with typical July temperatures, residual moisture on the forest floor can be depleted in seven to 10 days
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From first-timers to drag queens, politicians and people in dinosaur suits, here are some of those who marched in Sunday’s Pride parade.
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The literary world is grappling with Alice Munro's legacy after learning that she chose to stay married to the man who sexually abused her daughter, with some saying it would fundamentally shift how — and whether — they read her work.
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A family member reported the trio missing on May 31.
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Custodial staff found the notes on the doors of the centre in the early hours of Friday.
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The 39-year-old was last seen on June 24, 2024, Victoria police say.
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The company is doing maintenance on its heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems, HBC said Monday.
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The company is doing maintenance on its heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems, HBC said Monday
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Dozens of tents have been removed from the UBC camp, although barricades and fencing around the site remained in place on Monday.
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Nigel Paterson is experiencing “significant personal issues,” which has led to concern for his safety and well-being, police said
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In April, Nanaimo RCMP searched a parked car in the downtown area after witnessing a drug exchange, and found a man hiding in the back
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Cowichan Search and Rescue were told to stand down after a week-long large-scale search for Nicholas Marion, 38, by ground, air and water
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Parts of the Goldstream Avenue building were closed on June 26 after a sprinkler pipe burst in the third-floor attic and rained water down on the main reception area
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Store suffered smoke damage, hopes to reopen soon
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Some worry they may not have enough feed and water to get through another season in a drought
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The protesters blocked the Victoria parade at Humboldt Street.
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Eastern Vancouver Island can expect temperatures in the high 20s to low 30s, though Port Alberni could hit 36 C.
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In essay, Andrea Robin Skinner described how her mother remained married to second husband Gerald Fremlin even after she learned of the abuse.
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The protesters blocked the Victoria parade at Humboldt Street.
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