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Man presumed drowned after disappearing in Metro Vancouver lake

Man presumed drowned after disappearing in Metro Vancouver lake

WEST VANCOUVER — Police in West Vancouver say a 29-year-old man is presumed to have drowned after going missing while swimming across a lake in Cypress Provincial Park.
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Navy training exercise around Vancouver Island will include Mexico, United States

Navy training exercise around Vancouver Island will include Mexico, United States

Exercise Trident Fury will continue through June 29, and areas of focus will include Esquimalt Harbour and Constance Bank
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One missing, three escaped, after car went into Squamish River

One missing, three escaped, after car went into Squamish River

SQUAMISH — RCMP in British Columbia say one person is missing after a vehicle crashed into the Squamish River. Mounties in Squamish say emergency crews responded early Saturday after a vehicle with four occupants drove off the road into the river.
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Wildfire near Squamish being held, no longer burning out of control

Wildfire near Squamish being held, no longer burning out of control

Officials say a wildfire near Squamish, B.C.
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Ministers issue statement about grizzly on Texada Island

Ministers issue statement about grizzly on Texada Island

Public safety around the bear is of primary importance, say government officials.
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'Let the chips fall': New B.C. party's leader vows to go where others won't

'Let the chips fall': New B.C. party's leader vows to go where others won't

VICTORIA — The interim leader of B.C.'s newest political party says it will raise issues other parties won't dare to touch.
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Boa constrictor Bailey, reported missing at Tofino beach, turns up in owner's kayak

Boa constrictor Bailey, reported missing at Tofino beach, turns up in owner's kayak

VICTORIA — Bailey the boa constrictor has turned up safe in its owner's kayak after being reported missing at a beach in Tofino, B.C., this week.
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Family satisfied with VicPD officer’s seven-day suspension for woman’s death

Family satisfied with VicPD officer’s seven-day suspension for woman’s death

Officer Ron Kirkwood was suspended without pay after adjudicator Wally Oppal determined he committed misconduct when he fired an anti-riot weapon into a smoke-filled room, fatally injuring Lisa Rauch. 
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UVic to revise misconduct policy to ensure students call for help for overdoses

UVic to revise misconduct policy to ensure students call for help for overdoses

The change, which will remove references to drug use or possession from the definition of non-academic misconduct, follows the overdose death of student last year
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Stanley Park sex attack accused working on bail plan

Stanley Park sex attack accused working on bail plan

Vancouver police officers found a woman in her 40s who had allegedly been robbed and violently assaulted in a washroom.
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