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• DFO investigating dead porpoise found near Victoria

  Authorities are investigating Wednesday after the body of a porpoise was discovered on a beach near Victoria.

  

• 3 men arrested after drive-by bear spray attack in Victoria

  Victoria police say three men were arrested after a random bear spray attack occurred on Monday.

  

• What happened to the Very Good Butchers? Plant-based meat company closing most B.C. operations

  A British Columbia company that was once at the forefront of the booming plant-based meats industry is shuttering stores and production plants as it struggles to survive.

• Ucluelet's only family medical clinic saved for another 18 months

  The only family medical practice in Ucluelet, B.C., will continue to operate for another 18 months, Island Health announced Wednesday, just one week before the clinic's lease was set to expire.

• Canadian military aware of housing concerns on Vancouver Island

  The Canadian Armed Forces is not immune to the housing crunch on Vancouver Island.

• Business case for new Royal B.C. Museum focuses on expansion, safety

  The B.C. government has released its business case to redevelop the Royal B.C. Museum, after the province faced criticism for its $789-million cost estimate.

• Old-growth activists dump manure at B.C. premier's office, promise more highway disruption

  Old-growth logging protesters left a messy surprise on the doorstep of B.C. Premier John Horgan's local constituency office on Wednesday.

• Recovered kayak prompts search for possible missing person in Nanaimo

  After the discovery of an overturned kayak in the Nanaimo River on Tuesday, local Mounties are asking the public for help as they work to make sure no one is missing.

• Vancouver teardown listed for $3.5M one year after selling for $2.5M

  A teardown on Vancouver's west side has been listed for just under $3.5 million, a year after it was purchased by a numbered company for $2.5 million.

• Bag containing inert hand grenades shut down Victoria airport

  Victoria International Airport reopened late Tuesday after commercial flights were cancelled for much of the day following the discovery of a pair of inert hand grenades and other surplus military gear in a passenger's luggage.

• Ryan Reynolds talks growing up in B.C. on David Letterman's Netflix show

  Ryan Reynolds shared some of what it was like growing up in Vancouver in a new interview with David Letterman this week, including the fact that he said he was going out to get gas when what he was really doing was moving to Los Angeles.

• B.C. woman's 'elaborately concocted alibi' for hit-and-run included fake letters, false accusations, court says

  A B.C. woman who was convicted of a fatal hit-and-run despite her "elaborately concocted alibi" which included forged letters and lying about her truck being stolen by a panhandler, has lost her bid to have her sentence reduced.

• 'Freak accident': Logging truck crash snarls traffic near Courtenay, B.C.

  Police were at the scene of a serious crash near Courtenay, B.C., on Tuesday afternoon.

• B.C. launches Canada's first lung cancer screening program for high-risk residents

  British Columbia has launched the country's first provincewide lung cancer screening program for residents who are at high risk of getting the disease.

• Flood-stricken B.C. farmers given more time to apply for disaster assistance

  British Columbia has extended the deadline to apply for recovery help for farmers hit by last fall's devastating floods.

• Man drowns while swimming in Nanaimo lake

  Police say a man in his late 30s drowned while swimming in Nanaimo, B.C., on Sunday evening.

• 'More should be done': Islanders appeal for refugee aid as Canada pledges $98M for Ukrainian artillery

  The president of the Ukrainian Cultural Centre in Saanich says he applauds the new weapons for the troops, but adds that the federal government hasn't followed up on promises made to refugees who've arrived in Canada in places like Victoria.

• Driver taken to hospital after trying to escape assailant in Cowichan Bay: RCMP

  One person was injured and taken to hospital Tuesday after they drove their vehicle into a section of the Cowichan River to escape from a man who was threatening them, according to the RCMP.

• Trudeau cancelled B.C. appearance after RCMP warned protest could escalate: source

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau cancelled plans to appear in person at a Liberal fundraiser in British Columbia Tuesday after RCMP warned an aggressive protest outside the event could escalate if he arrived, said a source close to the decision.