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• Caught on cam: Dramatic orca encounter at Victoria breakwater

  A pair of orcas delighted onlookers at Victoria's Ogden Point breakwater on Wednesday.

  

• Saanich police bust ring allegedly selling vape products at Greater Victoria schools

  More than $100,000 worth of vaping products have been seized by Saanich police detectives who say the items were being marketed and sold at schools throughout B.C.'s capital region.

  

• Vancouver Island goalie makes impressive NHL debut

  A Vancouver Island goalie has been the talk of professional hockey after posting one of the best debuts in NHL history.

• B.C. mother who sexually assaulted 15-year-old boy wins reduced sentence on appeal

  A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has reduced the prison sentence of a Greater Victoria mother who was found guilty of luring and sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy.

• Police search for suspect after hit and run causes 'extensive damage' in Oak Bay

  Oak Bay police are investigating after a hit and run crash caused "extensive damage" to two vehicles last week.

• Man who allegedly held knife to person's throat arrested after string of robberies in Victoria

  Victoria police say they arrested a man suspected of robbing and injuring several people with a knife in the downtown area last week.

• Nanaimo high school teacher placed on leave following creep-catcher sting

  A Nanaimo high school teacher has been placed on leave as the school district investigates allegations that he tried to meet up with someone he thought was a 14-year-old boy on the dating site Grindr.

• Lifetime teaching ban for B.C. man convicted for 'inappropriate' contact with student

  A middle school teacher from British Columbia has been banned from his profession for life after pleading guilty to assault for an incident involving a student.

• 'Courage, valour and ultimately sacrifice': Langford Fire Rescue honours 30-year member Lance Caven

  Langford Fire Rescue is in mourning. Flags outside the hall are at half-mast as the department honours Assistant Chief Lance Caven, who died Sunday after an 18-month battle with cancer.

• Federal decision to shut down B.C. salmon farms prompts company court challenge

  A British Columbia salmon farming company is going to court to challenge the federal government's decision not to renew the licences for its open-net farms off Vancouver Island.

• Victoria high school robotics team grateful for support as fundraising continues

  A Victoria high school robotics team has raised about a quarter of the money they'll need to be able to compete in an international competition in Texas next month.

• Homicide team deployed to West Vancouver after man stabbed in apartment parkade

  An altercation in a West Vancouver parking garage escalated to a deadly stabbing late Tuesday afternoon.

• 2 BC Ferries sailings cancelled between Victoria, Vancouver

  Two BC Ferries sailings between Swartz Bay and Tsawwassen were cancelled on Tuesday evening due to a staff shortage.

• Man arrested after standoff involving reported gun in Campbell River

  The Campbell River RCMP say a 53-year-old man was arrested after police received a report of someone brandishing a gun inside a home last week.

• Langford votes to end turf program along city streets

  The City of Langford has decided to stop installing artificial turf along city boulevards following a council meeting Monday.

• World Down Syndrome Day celebrated on Vancouver Island

  Ribbons and pictures line a portion of the Gorge waterway in Saanich, B.C., put there by the Greater Victoria Down syndrome Society to celebrate World Down Syndrome Day.

• ‘It felt so surreal’: 18-year-old speaks out after being kicked out of SZA concert in Vancouver

  An 18-year-old who got kicked out of the SZA concert in Vancouver on Sunday is pushing back against claims by Rogers Arena that he was removed after being repeatedly asked to stop dancing in the aisles.

• Caught on cam: Orcas delight BC Ferries passengers sailing between Vancouver and Victoria

  A family of transient orcas put on a show for passengers aboard a large BC Ferries vessel this weekend.

• Petition to recall B.C. Premier David Eby fails

  An effort to recall B.C. Premier David Eby as the MLA for Vancouver-Point Grey has failed after the petition was not submitted by the March 20 deadline, according to Elections BC.

• Women who wouldn't converse with man who bought them drinks top BBB list of unusual complaints

  Soap that wasn't foamy enough, ramen with insufficient seasoning and bar patrons who didn't want to chat are among the "quirky" business complaints seen in B.C. last year, according to the Better Business Bureau.