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• Car travelling 185 km/h on Malahat impounded: RCMP

  Two drivers were slapped with temporary driving bans and had their vehicles impounded for seven days after they were spotted speeding excessively on the Malahat highway, according to RCMP.

  

• Canadian warships return to Esquimalt, B.C., after three-month operation

  Two Canadian navy ships returned to their homeport in Esquimalt, B.C., on Thursday following their participation in Operation Caribbe, a counter-narcotics mission led by the U.S.

  

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  BREAKING | Monkeypox in B.C.? 'Couple' possible cases under investigation, Canada's top doctor says

  It's possible that there are cases of monkeypox in British Columbia, according to the country's top doctor.

  

• Mounties cleared of wrongdoing in Nanaimo man's death

  British Columbia's police watchdog has cleared the RCMP of any wrongdoing in the death of a man in Nanaimo, B.C., last month.

  

• 1980s sex assault allegations prompt B.C. RCMP to ask for details from churchgoers, charge announced

  Surrey, B.C., Mounties are asking for more information from attendants of a local church about reports of sexual assaults from the 1980s.

• Flesh-eating disease among pets prompts warning on Vancouver Island

  Veterinarians on Vancouver Island are encouraging residents to monitor their pets after several dogs were found to have necrotizing fasciitis, a rare flesh-eating disease.

• May long weekend marks busiest travel weekend in years for British Columbians

  It’s expected to be the busiest travel weekend in nearly two years, as British Columbians mark the May long weekend without strict pandemic measures.

• Province to reveal business case for new Royal B.C. Museum

  The British Columbia government says it will release its business case for a new Royal B.C. Museum next week in response to concerns about the province's $789-million plan.

• Fossil fuel subsidies ending under B.C.'s new oil, gas royalty system

  British Columbia is changing its decades-old royalty system, the fees it charges companies to extract publicly owned oil and gas, in an effort to align with provincial climate goals.

• N.B. coroner jury says use-of-force policy needs review after officer kills woman

  An independent group should review the use-of-force policy that guides New Brunswick police to ensure it is concise and understood by all officers in the province, a coroner's jury recommended Thursday.

• B.C. tobacco tax increases push smokers to black market, group says

  Higher taxes on cigarettes in British Columbia will push more smokers to buy tobacco on the black market and fund organized crime across the province, according to the National Coalition Against Contraband Tobacco.

• BC Hydro sending repair crews to Vancouver Island as thousands still without power after storm

  BC Hydro is sending repair crews to Vancouver Island to restore power to thousands of people who remain in the dark after Wednesday's windstorm.

• Fewer COVID-19 patients in B.C. hospitals this week as 6th wave shows signs of receding

  The number of COVID-19 patients in B.C. hospitals has declined since last week, but remains elevated compared to where it was when the province first switched to weekly reporting of pandemic data.

• Health-care rally draws hundreds to B.C. legislature

  As a growing number of British Columbians can’t find a primary care provider, hundreds of demonstrators demanded more health-care resources at a “Rally for Change” at the legislature.