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• Vancouver Island company retrofits Boeing 737 into firefighting plane

  A well-known aviation company in Port Alberni, B.C., has reached a new height and hosted a celebration on Monday to mark the event.

  

• Man nearly runs over VicPD officers while fleeing traffic stop, police say

  The Victoria Police Department says two officers needed to "leap" out of the way of a large pickup truck after the driver tried to flee from them on Friday.

  

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  DEVELOPING | Man shot and killed in broad daylight outside Surrey hotel

  A man is dead and an investigation is underway after a shooting at a Surrey hotel.

  

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  BREAKING | 16-year-old stabbed at Surrey, B.C., high school; 2 teenagers arrested

  Two teenagers were arrested after the stabbing of a third teen at a Surrey, B.C., high school, Mounties say.

  

• B.C. health minister says province preparing for potential COVID-19 surge

  Preparations are underway to help British Columbia fight any potential surges in COVID-19 this fall.

• Langford mayor, former fire chief return from aid mission to Ukraine

  The mayor of Langford, B.C., and the city's retired fire chief are back in Canada after making a journey to Ukraine to provide humanitarian aid to people suffering amid the ongoing Russian invasion.

• Researchers sound alarm over health of 13 endangered southern resident orcas

  Researchers in Washington state are sounding the alarm over the health of the southern resident killer whale population, saying at least 13 of the orcas appear to be in poor condition.

• Black bear spotted at busy Metro Vancouver park killed by conservation officers

  A black bear that was caught on camera chasing geese at a busy Metro Vancouver park over the weekend was killed by conservation officers.

• Good Samaritan hands over 'significant amount' of cash to police in Langford, B.C.

  RCMP are looking to reunite a "significant amount" of money with its rightful owner after an honest woman found a heap of cash while walking in Langford, B.C.

• Nanaimo firefighters rescue dog trapped in drainage pipe

  A small dog is now safe after Nanaimo, B.C., firefighters and city staff received a "yelp for help" from inside a drainage pipe on Canada Day.

• Missing Comox Valley boy returns home: RCMP

  A missing 13-year-old boy from the Mid-Island has returned home, according to Comox Valley RCMP.

• 50 bricks of suspected cocaine seized at B.C. border crossing: CBSA

  Someone tried to smuggle more than 50 kilograms of illicit drugs across the U.S.-Canada border, officials say.

• Man charged with attempted murder in Williams Lake, B.C. stampede shooting

  One of the two people shot at a rodeo in B.C. Sunday was an innocent bystander, according to police.

• Scene of Saanich, B.C., shooting cleared, businesses reopened, police say

  The remaining businesses on Shelbourne Street in Saanich, B.C., that had been closed after last week's shooting at a Bank of Montreal branch have now reopened, police say.

• Esquimalt seeks input on revamping parking bylaw, long-term strategy

  The Township of Esquimalt, B.C., is looking to revise its parking bylaw and on-street parking strategy in an effort to modernize the long-term use of public space.

• 'People keep falling in love with her': 125-year-old sailboat returns to B.C. waters

  A 125-year-old sailboat is set to return to the waters of British Columbia after being landlocked for more than 20 years.