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• Esquimalt seeks input on revamping parking bylaw, long-term strategy

  The Township of Esquimalt, B.C., is looking to revise its parking bylaw and on-street parking strategy in an effort to modernize the long-term use of public space.

  

• Scene of Saanich, B.C., shooting cleared, businesses reopened, police say

  The remaining businesses on Shelbourne Street in Saanich, B.C., that had been closed after last week's shooting at a Bank of Montreal branch have now reopened, police say.

  

• Nanaimo firefighters rescue dog trapped in drainage pipe

  A small dog is now safe after Nanaimo, B.C., firefighters and city staff received a "yelp for help" from inside a drainage pipe on Canada Day.

  

• 'People keep falling in love with her': 125-year-old sailboat returns to B.C. waters

  A 125-year-old sailboat is set to return to the waters of British Columbia after being landlocked for more than 20 years.

  

• Island Health reducing hours at Comox Valley medical lab

  A medical lab in the Comox Valley is the latest facility on Vancouver Island to see its hours of operation reduced.

• Police identify Saanich, B.C., gunmen as 22-year-old twin brothers

  Mounties on Vancouver Island have publicly identified the two gunmen killed during a shootout with police at a bank in Saanich on Tuesday as 22-year-old twin brothers Mathew and Isaac Auchterlonie.

• 'A month's worth of rain' could fall in a single week in B.C., forecaster says

  After a small taste of summer weather, British Columbians are in for what one forecaster is calling a "relapse to spring."

• Crown seeking jail sentence, but open to house arrest for former B.C. clerk of the legislature

  One of the biggest spending scandals in the history of B.C. politics is nearing its conclusion as a court hears sentencing recommendations for the former clerk of the legislature.

• Fundraiser for officers injured in Saanich, B.C., shooting tops $75,000

  An online fundraiser to benefit police officers injured during the shootout at a Saanich, B.C. bank earlier this week has raised more than $75,000 in less than two days.

• Shooting at Williams Lake, B.C. stampede injures 2, forces evacuation

  Two people are injured and a third is in custody after what RCMP describe as a 'public shooting' at a rodeo in B.C. Sunday.

• Oyster mushrooms sold in B.C. recalled due to listeria

  A brand of oyster mushrooms sold in British Columbia is being recalled because of possible listeria contamination.

• Unsettled weather, severe thunderstorms expected across southern B.C.

  Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm warning with a possibility of strong wind gusts, large hail and heavy rain for parts of southern British Columbia.

• Some emergency rooms across Canada shutting down amid staff shortages

  Hospitals overwhelmed by the pandemic’s onslaught are still facing a number of challenges, causing unprecedented wait times in emergency rooms across the country.

• Canadian rock star Randy Bachman reunited with beloved stolen guitar

  Canadian rock legend Randy Bachman's long search came to an end Friday when he was reunited in Tokyo with a cherished guitar 45 years after it was stolen from a Toronto hotel.