Environment Canada warns of snow, high winds on Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island could see up to 10 centimetres of snow at high elevations Saturday morning, according to a special weather statement from Environment and Climate Change Canada.
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B.C. jury wants murder definitions at start of deliberations in Ibrahim Ali trial
A jury has resumed deliberations in the case of Ibrahim Ali, whose marathon first-degree murder trial in B.C. Supreme Court wrapped up yesterday.
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