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• Major crimes unit investigating body found after Nanaimo house fire

  One man is dead after a fire destroyed a home Thursday in Nanaimo, B.C.

  

• Major leak in Comox Valley water system repaired, water restrictions eased

  The Comox Valley Regional District says repairs at its Black Creek-Oyster Bay water system are complete after a "major leak" was discovered in late July.

  

• 'Watching rights erode away': U.S. woman moving to B.C. over abortion rights

  A Virginia woman is packing up her life and moving her family to Vancouver Island in response to the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.

  

• Vancouver Islanders invited to tour Canadian navy ship this weekend

  Community members are being offered a chance to tour a Canadian navy ship that's docking in Port Alberni, B.C., on Saturday.

  

• Victoria company fined $11K after bleach spill kills hundreds of fish

  Environmental compliance officers have fined a Victoria exterior washing company $11,000 for releasing a roof de-mossing agent into a creek in Sidney, B.C., killing hundreds of fish.

• 'It's angering': Victoria restaurants claim food delivery service owes them thousands

  Several Victoria restaurants that were hoping to support a local delivery service say they're out thousands of dollars since the company has failed to pay them.

• B.C. doctor shortage: What the Opposition suggests

  The B.C. Liberals are calling for urgent action to address the shortage of family doctors in this province.

• Campbell River RCMP warn of rise in 'sextortion' cases

  Mounties in Campbell River, B.C., are urging residents to be cautious as police investigate a rise in social media "sextortion" cases.

• Vancouver MP warns of repeating AIDS stigma with monkeypox

  Vancouver Centre member of Parliament Hedy Fry has warned about stigmatization in the battle against monkeypox, recalling the fear surrounding HIV-AIDS when she was a physician in the '80s.

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  EXCLUSIVE | Woman who was stalked by police officer ex-boyfriend says justice system failed her

  Despite a police misconduct probe that found a high-ranking B.C. officer had stalked and harassed his ex-girlfriend for years, a criminal investigation into the case did not result in charges.

• Victoria health-care staff who helped save high-risk babies reunite with families

  There was a reunion at Jeneece Place for "graduates" of Victoria General Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) on Thursday.

• Victoria storeowners say lengthy sidewalk repairs impacting business

  Business owners on Broad Street in downtown Victoria say their business is down because of sidewalk repairs in front of their building.

• Firefighters rescue injured window washer from Victoria highrise

  A window washer had to be rescued Thursday after suffering an injury while on the side of a Victoria highrise.

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  EXCLUSIVE | B.C. cop stalked ex-girlfriend for years using police computers, misconduct probe finds

  A high-ranking B.C. officer used police resources to conduct at least 92 searches on his ex-girlfriend and her family while stalking her over a period of five years, according to documents exclusively obtained by CTV News.

• More than half of B.C. residents say state of downtown core has declined in last year: poll

  From overall safety to getting back to work in person, a new survey is revealing how Canadians feel about returning to their city's downtown cores.

• 'Seems like an app that should be around': Unofficial BC Ferries app shows how full sailings are

  A Victoria man has designed a free app that lets users check on BC Ferries sailings and see how full they are.