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  Emaciated orca calf spotted off Vancouver Island, researchers say

  Just a couple of weeks after a new southern resident killer whale calf was first seen, its health appears to have taken a bad turn.

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  Familiar faces and angry voters: Will B.C. elect an Independent MLA?

  Vicki Huntington says two things are critical to be elected as an Independent member of the legislature in British Columbia — trusted name recognition and an angry constituency.

• Rainfall warnings, flood watch issued in northwestern B.C.

  B.C.’s northern coast has been getting soaked by an atmospheric river over the Thanksgiving long weekend, with officials warning of heavy downpours and possible flooding.

• Eby makes plea to Green voters to support NDP to help keep Conservatives from office

  New Democrat Leader David Eby is asking potential Green voters in British Columbia's Oct. 19 election to support his party instead to help keep John Rustad's B.C. Conservatives out of office.

• Police issue Canada-wide warrant for Nanaimo man

  Mounties in Nanaimo say a Canada-wide warrant has bee issued for a man after he failed to appear in court last month.

• Bomb threat sent to BC NDP campaign office on Vancouver Island

  A BC NDP campaign office in Campbell River received a bomb threat Friday afternoon, according to the party.

• 'This is their safe place': Hockey program breaks barriers for Indigenous kids

  A program that started in Nanaimo five years ago that teaches Indigenous kids how to play hockey is so popular that it’s expanding.

• Bowen Island community divided as it tries to coexist with cougar

  Ever since a cougar made its way from the mainland to the island almost three months ago, the community’s social media pages have been awash with questions about sightings, sounds and strange goings on. Some residents have posted warnings of deer carcasses spotted on the side of the road; others have described hearing strange caterwauling in the night.

• Fleeing suspect ran into traffic and got hit, IIO investigating, Victoria police say

  A theft suspect who ran into traffic in an attempt to escape Victoria police Friday afternoon was struck by a civilian vehicle and taken to hospital, police say.

• Report says at least 55 children died or disappeared at B.C. residential school

  A British Columbia First Nation says at least 55 children died or disappeared while attending a residential school near Williams Lake, more than triple the number recorded for the institution in the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation memorial register.

• ‘I’ll make sure you live forever': Bill Vigars, the publicist responsible for promoting Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope passes away

  Vigars passed away peacefully in a B.C. hospital earlier this week. He was 78.

• Goalie Kevin Lankinen 'living day by day' with Vancouver Canucks

  Kevin Lankinen has made a point of focusing on what's in front of him — whether it's a puck or an opportunity.

• Prime minister faces mounting pressure to step aside from inside caucus

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will face mounting pressure from his caucus this week to step down from the leadership of the Liberal party.

• BC Conservative candidate under fire for comments about First Nations

  With just over a week to go until election day, another BC Conservative candidate is coming under fire. This time, for comments about First Nations communities.

• Rustad stands by B.C. Conservative candidates under fire, says voters can judge them

  B.C. Conservatives Leader John Rustad says it will be up to voters to judge his party's candidates as he stood by a pair whose remarks on Indigenous and Muslim people drew condemnation from election rivals and other critics.

• 'It's beautiful': B.C. man invites strangers into his home for Thanksgiving dinner

  James Taylor never expected to be walking home with a bag full of groceries he didn't buy.

• Clothing rack at Vancouver Island Walmart set on fire, suspect arrested

  A suspect was arrested at a Vancouver Island Walmart after allegedly lighting a clothing rack on fire Thursday night.

• Drunk driver slowly drives into pedestrian, arrested for assault with a weapon: RCMP

  A drunken man who slowly and deliberately ran into a pedestrian before fleeing the scene is facing a 90-day driving ban and potential criminal charges, Mounties on Vancouver Island say.

• Vancouver Island homicide investigators search home, business after 'targeted' killing

  Homicide investigators have searched a home and a business in connection with a fatal assault earlier this week on northern Vancouver Island.

• Great white shark washes up on B.C. shore

  In a rare occurrence, a bona fide great white shark washed up on a B.C. beach Thursday.