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    Saanich election candidate target of racism

    Saanich election candidate target of racism

    Air Date: October 19, 2020
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    Final week of election campaigning underway

    Final week of election campaigning underway

    Air Date: October 19, 2020
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    B.C. tourism operators remove 127 tonnes of trash

    B.C. tourism operators remove 127 tonnes of trash

    Air Date: October 19, 2020
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    BC Ambulance Service honours death of 2 paramedics

    BC Ambulance Service honours death of 2 paramedics

    Air Date: October 19, 2020
  • A magnitude 7.5 earthquake off southwestern Alaska has triggered a tsunami warning for the region. (U.S. Tsunami Warning System)

    No tsunami risk for B.C. after massive Alaska earthquake

    British Columbia emergency management officials say there is no threat of a tsunami for B.C. after a massive earthquake triggered warnings for southwestern Alaska on Monday.

  • Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry provides an update on COVID-19 on September 10, 2020: (Province of B.C. / Flickr)

    'We are on in our 2nd wave': B.C. announces 499 new COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths

  • Roughly 127 tonnes of marine debris has been removed from B.C.'s rugged coastline by tourism operators and B.C. First Nations: (Small Ship Tour Operators Association of British Columbia)

    B.C. tour operators remove 127 tonnes of trash from shores of Great Bear Rainforest

  • Several beer bottles that have been traced back to Victoria brewing companies in the early 1900's were recently discovered at Royal Roads university.

    Century-old beer bottles discovered at Royal Roads University

  • Police attended the scene and found a 2004 Nissan 350Z convertible with extensive damage. (RCMP)

    Impaired investigation underway after man thrown from car in Colwood

  • In September 2020, Nanaimo RCMP announced that Steven Bacon had been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Makayla Chang.

    Man charged with murder of Nanaimo teen pleads not guilty

  • Both WestJet flights were numbered 195. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

    Victoria flights added to COVID-19 exposures list

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    A composite image of three photographs shows BC NDP Leader John Horgan, left, in Coquitlam, B.C., on Sept. 25, 2020; BC Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau, centre, in Victoria on Sept. 24, 2020; and BC Liberal Party Leader Andrew Wilkinson Pitt Meadows, B.C., on Sept. 24, 2020. (Darryl Dyck, Chad Hipolito / THE CANADIAN PRESS)

    B.C. election: These are the candidates running on Vancouver Island

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    Sawatsky Sign-Off- Ari's Quest

    Sawatsky Sign-Off: Ari's Quest

    Air Date: October 19, 2020
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    100-year-old beer bottles found at Royal Roads

    100-year-old beer bottles found at Royal Roads

    Air Date: October 19, 2020
    BC Ferries vessel The Queen of Oak Bay is pictured in spring 2019. (Pete Cline / CTV News Vancouver)

    Anti-mask protesters cause delay on BC Ferries vessel

    Family and friends want answers after a man was attacked outside a bank in Campbell River Thursday and later died.

    Man assaulted outside Campbell River bank dies in hospital

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    FILE - In this July 23, 2020, file photo, health care workers prepare a COVID-19 test sample before a person self-administered a test at the COVID-19 drive-thru testing center at Miami-Dade County Auditorium in Miami as the novel coronavirus pandemic continues. As coronavirus cases surge in hard-hit Florida, so do the turnaround times for test results. (David Santiago/Miami Herald via AP)

    Canada surpasses 200,000 COVID-19 cases amid second wave

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    Trump blames Fauci for poor handling of pandemic in U.S.

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    NDP leader Jagmeet Singh speaks during a news conference on Parliament Hill Thursday October 8, 2020 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

    RCMP inaction a 'massive failure': Singh on fishing dispute

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    Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry provides an update on COVID-19 on September 10, 2020: (Province of B.C. / Flickr)

    Dr. Henry confirms B.C. is in second wave, reports 499 cases

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    CTV National News for Oct. 19: Indigenous fishing rights

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    Not on feds defining moderate livelihood: Fisheries minister

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    Sawatsky Sign-Off- Ari's Quest

    Sawatsky Sign-Off: Ari's Quest

    “I hope I’m inspiring people to not give up.” Adam meets a Saanich man living with a degenerative disease who’s using unique technology to express kindness and creativity.

    Air Date: October 19, 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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    “It was quite beautiful. He would stay with me and swim with me.” Adam finds out how a woman in Saanich befriended a swan in Sooke.

    Sawatsky Sign-Off: Romeo the Swan

    Air Date: October 16, 2020
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    Sawatsky Sign-Off: Sam and Bob

    Air Date: October 14, 2020
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    July 20, 2020: Parksville: (Photo: Jesse Conn)

    Oh, Snap! Beauty shots from around Vancouver Island

     
    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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