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  NEW | 'What were they waiting for?' Woman inside Saanich bank amid shootout describes 'calm' gunmen

  A woman who was trapped inside a bank during a robbery and fatal shootout with police near Victoria on Tuesday says there is one question still plaguing her a day later: Why didn't the gunmen just leave with the money?

  

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  LIVE @ 3:30 PDT | 2 officers undergo surgery, third in hospital after deadly Saanich bank shooting

  Police in Saanich, B.C., kept an area near a bank evacuated overnight as they continue to investigate a possible explosive device linked to a deadly gunfight with two suspected bank robbers.

  

• Rare lightning storm over Vancouver Island captured by photographers

  Two northern Vancouver Island photographers captured some stunning images of a passing lightning storm this week.

• RCMP clearing new logging protest encampment near Fairy Creek, B.C.

  Police say they have started to clear a protest camp on Vancouver Island that's blocking access to a forestry operation in the Fairy Creek Watershed area Wednesday.

• 2 suspects killed, 6 police officers injured in shooting at bank in Saanich, B.C.

  Six police officers are in hospital with gunshot wounds and two suspects have been killed following a shooting at a bank in Saanich, B.C., on Tuesday.

• Potential workers strike averted in Tofino, B.C.

  A workers strike in the popular tourism town of Tofino, B.C., was avoided this week after union workers reached an agreement with the municipality.

• Old-growth logging protest group 'de-escalating,' says traffic disruptions are over

  Weeks after warning that its tactics would escalate, a protest group behind many traffic-blocking stunts says instead it's planning to slow down.

• Man flees crash holding 2 bricks of cocaine: Nanaimo RCMP

  "Officers initially detained the driver for impaired driving by alcohol, however their focus quickly diverted after noting that he was literally holding in his hands two bricks of suspected cocaine," said Nanaimo RCMP in a release Tuesday.

• Canadian governments OK settlement with Purdue Pharma over opioid addictions

  A proposed $150-million settlement with Purdue Pharma Canada covering all provinces and territories has been reached for the recovery of health-care costs related to the sale and marketing of opioid-based pain medication.

• 1 taken to ER during Vancouver Island's first summer heatwave

  After a long and cold spring, a recent heatwave on Vancouver Island seemed to be welcomed by many, and fortunately it appears to have been less dangerous than last year's fatal heat dome.

• Cadavers needed: B.C. university dealing with decline in donation

  It's not the typical type of donation sought, but the University of British Columbia is in need of particular items: cadavers.

• B.C. premier planning to step down, says 'energy flags' since latest cancer bout

  The premier of British Columbia has announced plans to step down, but will remain on the job until the provincial NDP can choose his successor.

• Barge removal beginning this week, 7 months after vessel crashed onto Vancouver shoreline

  Seven months after an intense storm sent a wayward barge crashing onto Vancouver's shoreline, the process of deconstructing and removing the massive vessel is finally set to begin.

• New path for cyclists, pedestrians opens near Tofino

  A long-awaited walking and cycling path connecting beaches in the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve near Tofino, B.C., has opened.

• U.S. hikers want to give 'big thanks' to mystery Good Samaritans from Vancouver

  A pair of U.S. hikers want to thank two Good Samaritans from Vancouver who came to their aid during a hike in California.

• 'This is really strange': U.S. fighter jets soar over Vancouver Island

  An unusual sight in the skies over Vancouver Island on Saturday sparked conspiracy theories online.

• Sooke unveils $1.3M outdoor sports box

  British Columbia Premier John Horgan was in Sooke, B.C., on Sunday to help unveil a new multi-purpose sports box.

• Brewery lineup announced for inaugural Langford Beer Festival

  With just over two weeks to go until Langford, B.C.’s inaugural beer festival, organizers are offering up a taste of what’s in store as they reveal the list of breweries that will be on tap.

• Highway of Tears case: Death of B.C. woman investigated as possible victim of serial killer remains unsolved

  It's a mystery that remains unsolved nearly three decades later: what exactly happened to Roxanne Thiara?

• 'It’s just not safe': Oceanside track facility in dire need of replacement

  Community members are hoping to remake the 40-year-old Oceanside track and field facility, which has not had any proper maintenance in the past 20 years and is in dire need of replacement, according to fundraisers.