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12-year-old dies after being struck by car in Shawnigan Lake area

12-year-old dies after being struck by car in Shawnigan Lake area

RCMP say the youth was inline skating with family at the time.
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19 Wing Comox crew, U.S. Coast Guard rescue cruise passengers

19 Wing Comox crew, U.S. Coast Guard rescue cruise passengers

Two patients onboard the cruise ship Ruby Princess required immediate medical evacuations about 145 nautical miles west of Cape Flattery, Washington.
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B.C. anglers flock for sockeye, but experts warn of decades-long declines for salmon

B.C. anglers flock for sockeye, but experts warn of decades-long declines for salmon

VANCOUVER — British Columbia anglers have been standing shoulder to shoulder on stretches of the Fraser River this week, hoping to hook a sockeye salmon during a rare recreational opportunity to catch one of the tastiest and most prized salmon specie
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Man who splashed corrosive substance on women's legs to dissolve pantyhose doesn't warrant jail time: defence

Man who splashed corrosive substance on women's legs to dissolve pantyhose doesn't warrant jail time: defence

Sean James O’Reilly, 52, was found guilty of seven counts of assault related to the incidents near the Bay Centre.
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Sheet-covered thieves in ghostly getaway at B.C. care home

Sheet-covered thieves in ghostly getaway at B.C. care home

CCTV footage shared by the police shows the thieves covered in sheets as they take equipment from the building.
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Police probe shooting at home linked to man arrested after fatal B.C. boat crash

Police probe shooting at home linked to man arrested after fatal B.C. boat crash

NORTH VANCOUVER — A home associated with a man who was arrested after a British Columbia boat crash that killed a 10-year-old boy in June has been hit by gunfire.
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12-year-old rollerblading with family dies after being hit by car on Vancouver Island

12-year-old rollerblading with family dies after being hit by car on Vancouver Island

SHAWNIGAN LAKE — Police on Vancouver Island say a 12-year-old who was rollerblading with family members has been struck by a car and killed in a crash where speed played a role.
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Lytton, B.C., records hottest temperature across Canada this year as province bakes

Lytton, B.C., records hottest temperature across Canada this year as province bakes

Lytton, B.C., is upholding its reputation as Canada's hot spot, recording the highest temperature across the country so far this year amid an ongoing heat wave that is scorching much of the province.
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'Why do you have our mail?': Stranger delivers more than 100 pieces of mail to 'shocked' Saanich couple

'Why do you have our mail?': Stranger delivers more than 100 pieces of mail to 'shocked' Saanich couple

The couple is wondering who’s to blame. Was it the postal carrier’s fault? Is their driveway too long? Was it a thief? Or just a mistake that, incredibly, went on for nearly eight months?
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Records tumble and heat warnings expand across B.C., as bad-air advisories are lifted

Records tumble and heat warnings expand across B.C., as bad-air advisories are lifted

A series of temperature warnings and special weather statements has been expanded as a heat wave that has already broken more than 20 daily heat records settles in over British Columbia.
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