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    U.S. researchers are studying a nest found inside a tree but won’t know for some time how many of the world’s biggest hornets it contains.

    Study of first Asian giant hornet nest found in U.S. begins

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    New 500-metre detached reef discovered in Great Barrier Reef

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    Island eyeing Alberta quarantine alternative

    Island eyeing Alberta quarantine alternative

    Air Date: October 30, 2020
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    Island nurse speaks on allegations of opioid theft

    Island nurse speaks on allegations of opioid theft

    Air Date: October 30, 2020
  • Police describe the suspect in Saturday's vandalism as "an adult-aged" white man with a medium build. (Victoria Police Department)

    Artist statement in Victoria mural vandalized, police say

    Officers were called to the "More Justice, More Peace" mural in Bastion Square shortly after 10 a.m. Saturday because a man on a motorcycle had spray-painted over one of the letters.

  • Halloween fireworks are seen in this file photo. (CTV)

    Fireworks prompt 'shots fired' calls, waste police resources, Victoria police say

  • BC Ferries vessels are seen at Tsawwassen ferry terminal. (Murray Titus)

    Tentative agreement reached to avoid janitor strike at Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal

  • River Rock casino in Richmond is seen in this file photo from 2014.

    B.C. casino didn't always fulfil reporting rules for cash buy-ins, inquiry hears

  • A laboratory technical assistant at LifeLabs handles a specimen to be tested for COVID-19 after scanning its barcode upon receipt at the company's lab in B.C. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

    272 more COVID-19 cases in B.C.'s final update of the week

  • Community mailboxes are seen in this file photo.

    Suspect broke into 77 mailboxes in Esquimalt building, police say

  • The City of Victoria says the project, which redesigned the Dallas Road waterfront and replaced the old concrete balustrade between Ogden Point and Clover Point, was completed on time and under budget: (CTV News)

    'City's first waterfront seawall experience': Dallas Road construction now complete

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    Sawatsky Sign-Off: The Oompa Loompa Pole

    Air Date: October 30, 2020
    Dr. Bonnie Henry t-shirts are on sale once again, this time benefiting Saanich Neighbourhood Place.

    Dr. Bonnie Henry T-shirts return for fundraising campaign

    Shawn Alexander Kelly (far left), Seyed Kourosh Miralinaghi (second farthest right), and Seyed Kamran Miralinaghi (farthest right) enter Swift Current Provincial Court to address their human trafficking charges Friday. (Courtesy: Swift Current Online)

    Nanaimo man pleads guilty to transporting youth for sex work

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    Sign threatens to trap cats in local neighbourhood

    Sign threatens to trap cats in local neighbourhood

    Air Date: October 29, 2020
    With smart devices like thermostats, light switches, bulbs, outlets, and even window blinds, you can automate the temperature in your home, turn off the lights after rushing out the door, and close your window blinds on a hot day. (File photo)

    Sponsored Turn your house into a smart home with these 3 money-saving connected devices

    Premier John Horgan holds a press conference in the Press Gallery of the B.C. Legislature in Victoria, B.C., on Monday, January 13, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

    B.C. to switch to permanent daylight saving time, but not this year

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    Members of the Canadian Armed Forces march during the Calgary Stampede parade in Calgary on July 8, 2016. The Supreme Court is to rule this morning on whether the military's system for trying members charged with civilian offences is constitutional. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

    Soldier fatally shot during training exercise in Alberta

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    Police officers work at the scene after a Greek Orthodox priest was shot Saturday Oct.31, 2020 while he was closing his church in the city of Lyon, central France. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)

    Priest facing life-threatening injury after shooting in Lyon

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    Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, right, and former President Barack Obama, left, on stage together waving to the audience at a rally at Northwestern High School in Flint, Mich., Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

    LIVE SOON: Biden, Obama hold rally together in Michigan

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    Daniela Bianchi kisses Sean Connery, left, as James Bond in a scene from the 1963 film, 'From Russia With Love.' (United Artists and Danja)

    Iconic James Bond star Sir Sean Connery dies at 90

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    A woman wears a mask in downtown Calgary, Alta., Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, amid a worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

    Rising cases proving COVID-19 'certainly has not left us'

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    Screenshot from a video posted to TikTok shows a barista making a drink with their hands.

    Barista hand-makes drink for alleged COVID-19 denying patron

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    Adam finds out how a series of mysterious messages posted on a pole inspired a mom and her daughter to keep celebrating during the pandemic.

    Air Date: October 30, 2020

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    High winds that triggered warnings across Vancouver Island brought down trees and knocked down power to tens of thousands of BC Hydro customers in mid-October.

    Vancouver Island Windstorm: Oct. 13, 2020

    High winds that triggered warnings across Vancouver Island brought down trees and knocked down power to tens of thousands of BC Hydro customers in mid-October.

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    Air Date: October 29, 2020
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    Air Date: October 27, 2020
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    Thousands of people came together at Victoria's Centennial Square to hold a demonstration in support of the Black Lives Matter movement: June 7, 2020 (Stephanie Roussinos)

    Scenes from Victoria's anti-racism demonstration: June 7, 2020

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