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  Driver arrested after nearly hitting pro-Palestinian demonstrator in Victoria

  A driver was arrested in Victoria on Sunday after nearly hitting a protester with a car during a pro-Palestinian rally outside the B.C. legislature.

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  B.C. city prepares to stickhandle removal of world's largest hockey stick

  Vancouver Island's Cowichan Valley Regional District wants to know who is willing to take a shot at owning the world's largest hockey stick.

• Southern B.C. braces for heavy rain as atmospheric river makes landfall

  An atmospheric river has made landfall in southern British Columbia, prompting Environment and Climate Change Canada to issue rainfall warnings for Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island.

• B.C. economic growth slowing to 0.5% next year, private forecasters say

  Private-sector forecasters in British Columbia say they agree with the government's recent projection that economic growth will slow next year.

• Search effort underway for boater missing off Nanaimo

  A search effort has been launched for a missing boater who was last seen off the coast of Nanaimo three days ago.

• Hundreds of B.C. businesses apply for vandalism fund

  More than 600 businesses in B.C. have applied to a provincial rebate program to help prevent and repair damage from vandalism, according to the Ministry of Jobs and Economic Development.

• Escaped kangaroo found safe after 3 days on the loose in Ontario

  A kangaroo that escaped the Oshawa Zoo during a one-night stay last week has been recaptured after more than three days on the loose.

• Vancouver Island couple plans to explore Canada's East Coast after $500K lottery win

  A Vancouver Island couple is planning a trip from one side of the country to the other after wining the $500,000 Extra prize on a Lotto 6/49 ticket.

• 'Potent and impactful storm' on the way to B.C.'s South Coast, Vancouver Island

  Heavy rainfall is in store for much of southern B.C. starting Monday, when a 'potent and impactful storm' is forecast to make landfall, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada.

• Police seek 'dangerous' suspect after home invasion attempt on Vancouver Island

  Mounties in Langford say they're looking for a suspect who "may be armed and is considered dangerous" after a home invasion that occurred late Friday afternoon.

• 13-year-old boy and father targeted in Richmond double homicide, investigators say

  Homicide investigators say the two people found dead inside a Richmond home Thursday night were father and son, and evidence gathered so far suggests they were targeted.

• Hoopla expected to hit new heights as Sinclair's farewell game in Vancouver nears

  Canada's lopsided 5-0 win over an experimental Australia side in the rain Friday at Starlight Stadium and the hoopla surrounding it provided a taste of what is to come in Christine Sinclair's farewell game at B.C. Place Stadium.

• B.C. police watchdog gets $2M funding boost to hire staff, cut investigation times

  The province gave the IIO a $2 million budget lift for this fiscal year to fund 13 new positions, including seven in investigations.

• U.S. assassination attempt charges 'confirm' Trudeau's claims about India had 'real substance,' former national security advisers say

  The indictment of an Indian national for the attempted assassination of a Sikh separatist and dual U.S.-Canadian national 'validates' Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's allegations that the Indian government may have been involved in the killing of a Canadian citizen as having 'real substance,' according to two of Canada's former national security advisers.

• 'Big, dark canvas of despair': Rick Hansen speaks on how his mindset changed after being paralyzed

  Rick Hansen's life changed the day he was told he'd never walk again, but instead of letting his disability stand in his way, he became an advocate for accessibility rights and a Paralympic Athlete. Here's how that happened.

• Senior makes hundreds of wooden toys for children's charities despite debilitating condition

  To appreciate why Lynndon Franz wears a Santa hat in his workshop, we need to go back to that day he got a nail stuck in his eye.

• Special weather statement warns of high tides on B.C.'s South Coast

  Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued a special weather statement warning of extremely high tides on British Columbia's South Coast this weekend.

• Nanaimo homeowner assaulted with baseball bat in home invasion attempt: RCMP

  A 20-year-old Nanaimo man is in police custody after Mounties were called to an attempted break-in at a home south of the city Friday.

• Vancouver Island residents charged in suspected drug-trafficking ring linked to Hells Angels

  Federal prosecutors have approved two dozen drug-trafficking charges against six people from Vancouver Island with suspected ties to the Hells Angels motorcycle gang.

• No fan of the spotlight, Christine Sinclair tries to make the best of retirement attention

  As the clock counts down on Christine Sinclair's international career, her teammates and coach say their intensely private captain is trying to make the best of being squarely in the spotlight.