Police watchdog investigating after man fatally shot on First Nation near Tofino, B.C.
B.C.'s police watchdog has been called after Mounties shot and killed a man on a First Nation reserve off the West Coast of Vancouver Island Saturday night.
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Schools in Langford, Nanaimo among 4 additions to COVID-19 exposures list
Island Health has added four more schools to its list of recent COVID-19 exposures this weekend, after adding three on Friday.
Songhees First Nation receives funding for 'marine trail'
A local First Nations community has received funding to embark on a new adventure to promote cultural and tourism opportunities in and around the Victoria area.
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CRD acquires 'high priority' parcel of land for water supply area
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Petition calls for B.C. to ban rat poisons, citing negative effects on wildlife
A Vancouver Island group is pushing for British Columbia to become the first province in Canada to ban rat poison and other rodenticides, saying they are inhumane and have detrimental effects on local wildlife.
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Missing Powell River woman found safe, RCMP say
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Nanaimo RCMP catch graffiti taggers green-handed
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11 flights added to B.C.'s list of COVID-19 exposures
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Vancouver Island adds 31 new COVID-19 cases
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Alberni Valley restaurant, customers find creative way to survive the pandemic
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Victoria synagogue receives B.C. exemption to restart indoor, in-person services
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Nanaimo firefighters called to help rescue a stranded sea lion
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Island Health takes over UVic gym for COVID-19 mass vaccination clinic
The McKinnon gymnasium at the University of Victoria was a hive of activity Friday morning as crews worked to erect a large-scale COVID-19 vaccination clinic.
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Pacheedaht elder calls for end of old-growth logging near Port Renfrew
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BC Ferries cancels nearly all sailings due to high winds
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3 men who drowned in Sooke River were likely 'puddle-jumping' in their truck: coroner
Eric Blackmore, Cory Mills and AJ Jensen, all 20 years old, died in the early morning hours of Feb. 1, 2020, when their blue Dodge Dakota pickup truck was pulled into the raging river in Sooke Potholes Provincial Park.
'It likely means the end of airsoft as a sport': Hobby under threat by new Canadian gun bill
The Federal Government is now moving ahead with Bill C-21, which will ban the use, sale and importation of more than 1,500 makes and models of assault-style weapons.
'Forward edge of human exploration': Victoria company helps design piece of NASA Mars rover
When NASA's six-wheeled Perseverance rover touched down on the red soil of Mars, ground control teams in California leapt to their feet in unbridled enthusiasm. But they weren't the only ones bursting with joy.
Vancouver Island fish farm begins euthanizing 1M salmon ahead of federal phase out
The task employees of a North Island fish hatchery have been dreading has arrived, and staff have now begun the process of culling nearly one million salmon they have been raising.
Former Alberta teacher accused of sexually assaulting students found dead on Quadra Island
A former Alberta teacher recently charged with 17 sexual offences against students was found dead on Quadra Island in B.C. on Monday.
Canadian warship to sail past Victoria ahead of deployment
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Man stabbed in front of family at Nanaimo mall
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Nanaimo elementary school reports COVID-19 exposure
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Nanaimo inks deal on massive port expansion, lays foundation for international shipping
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With homebound nominees appearing by remote video and hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler on different sides of the country, a very socially distanced 78th Golden Globe Awards trudged on in the midst of the pandemic and amid a storm of criticism for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, with top awards going to 'Nomadland,' 'Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,' 'The Crown' and 'Schitt's Creek.'
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'Schitt's Creek,' the Canadian comedy series created by the father-son team of Eugene and Dan Levy that dominated September's Emmy Awards, is the winner of the Golden Globe for best comedy or musical TV series.
Trump calls for GOP unity, repeats lies about election loss
Taking the stage for the first time since leaving office, former U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday called for Republican Party unity, even as he exacerbated intraparty divisions and trumpeted lies about the election in a speech that made clear he intends to remain a dominant political force.
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WestJet to lay off undisclosed number of pilots amid labour negotiations
WestJet Airlines Ltd. says it is laying off an undisclosed number of pilots amid negotiations with the union that represents them.
Racist graffiti spray-painted on trees in Vancouver park
The Vancouver Park Board says its staff is "heartbroken" after several trees in a city park were defaced with racist graffiti this weekend.
Police warn of spike in catalytic converter thefts, which contain valuable metals
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Vaccine tourism is both unethical and bad for business, experts say
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AHS cancels contract with Calgary long-term care facility struggling with COVID-19
Almost a year after Alberta Health Services stepped in to help a Calgary long-term care facility, the agency has cancelled its contract to provide assistance.
Let 'er buck: Study suggests horses learn from rodeo experience, grow calmer
Newly published research out of the University of Calgary looks at three years of roughstock events from that city's Stampede in an attempt to peer inside the mind of an animal about to let 'er buck.
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