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Top stories for Oct. 12, 2017:

A man is dead following a police-involved shooting near Qualicum Beach. What prompted the incident and why B.C.'s police watchdog is involved.

Further north, an investigation is underway as police surround a home in Campbell River.

And there are growing memorials for the three victims of Tuesday's fatal house fire in Nanaimo. We have the latest on the investigation.