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• B.C. storm downs trees, knocks out power to thousands on Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island

  A powerful windstorm hit areas of the Lower Mainland on Friday, bringing down several trees and leaving thousands without power for hours.

  

• House arrest, probation for old-growth protester who blocked Metro Vancouver traffic

  A man who took part in four traffic-stopping protests in Metro Vancouver in an effort to save old-growth forests has been given a conditional sentence and six months' probation by a provincial court judge.

  

• One in four Canadian cancer patients still experiencing cancelled appointments: survey

  In the field of cancer treatment, nothing is more important than diagnosing and treating the problem as quickly as possible — but according to new survey data, about one in four Canadian cancer patients report that they are still experiencing cancelled or postponed appointments.

  

• Vancouver Island doctor calls for resignation of Island Health leader amid health-care 'crisis'

  An emergency room doctor on Vancouver Island is calling on the leadership of the health authority to resign, saying harassment by Island Health officials is prompting doctors to abandon the region amid a critical shortage of health-care workers.

  

• Local state of emergency lifted in Campbell River weeks after landslide

  A local state of emergency that was issued in Campbell River, B.C., following a landslide in mid-January has been lifted, the city announced Friday.

• Man charged with second-degree murder after stabbing in Nanaimo, B.C.

  A man accused of fatally stabbing another man outside a busy mall in Nanaimo, B.C., has been charged with second-degree murder, according to the Nanaimo RCMP.

• CFB Esquimalt land could be used for more housing, Eby tells Trudeau

  B.C. Premier David Eby met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday and raised the idea of using federally-owned military land for housing.

• Police investigate suspicious fire outside Victoria hotel

  Police in Victoria are investigating a suspicious overnight fire in the city's downtown core.

• Man arrested after stabbing sends victim to hospital in Colwood, B.C.

  Mounties on the West Shore say a man has been arrested after another man was seriously injured in a stabbing in Colwood, B.C.

• Global ocean conservation conference in B.C. hopes to build on Montreal agreements

  Federal politicians are expected to make a significant announcement on ocean protection during an international conference in Vancouver on how to take action on promises to protect the marine world made at recent global environment meetings.

• Caught on video: Nanaimo teenager hits would-be armed robber with baseball bat

  A teenager in Nanaimo, B.C., is being hailed as a hero by his family after a would-be robber entered their business and the boy scared him off with a baseball bat.

• Wind warnings in effect for Greater Victoria, East Vancouver Island

  Get ready for a blustery end to the week. Environment Canada is warning of strong winds in Greater Victoria and East Vancouver Island on Friday.

• Quadra Island homicide victim identified as 'courageous soul'

  The tight-knit community of Quadra Island, B.C., is grieving the death of 39-year-old Jessica McLaggan, whose death is being investigated as a homicide.

• BC Ferries cancels several sailings due to wind, warns more at risk of same fate

  With a wind warning in effect for Metro Vancouver, BC Ferries has cancelled several sailings between the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island that were scheduled for Friday.

• Norad tracking high-altitude surveillance balloon detected over the U.S., Canada says

  The Department of National Defence says Canada is working with the United States to protect sensitive information from foreign intelligence threats after a high-altitude surveillance balloon was detected.