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Maxed Out: Oh, clumsy me

Maxed Out: Oh, clumsy me

'Negligence? You bet...'
Careless smokers face steep fines for tossing butts in B.C.

Careless smokers face steep fines for tossing butts in B.C.

As one motorist found out in Saanich last week, it’s a $575 fine under the province’s Wildfire Act for flicking a cigarette out the window.
UNBC still assessing damage to Wood Innovation Research Lab

UNBC still assessing damage to Wood Innovation Research Lab

'It’s too early to have an estimate regarding when the building will be back in use'
Victoria man sentenced to three years for jewelry store robbery, role in Oak Bay machete attack

Victoria man sentenced to three years for jewelry store robbery, role in Oak Bay machete attack

Christopher Standell had pleaded guilty in January to the July 19, 2017 robbery of a Fort Street jewelery store.
B.C. government employee issued 'crisis fund' cheques to partner

B.C. government employee issued 'crisis fund' cheques to partner

An employee working for the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction issued crisis funds to a man he lived with for rent, trips and other items.
John Ducker: Nothing is worth driving into a wildfire

John Ducker: Nothing is worth driving into a wildfire

If the B.C. Wildfire Service is saying “Don’t go there,” then don’t go there. No vacation, or even that great short cut route, is worth your life or the lives of your passengers.
'Resilience put to the test' as B.C. Ferries tries to cope with high traffic, staff shortages, vessel failures

'Resilience put to the test' as B.C. Ferries tries to cope with high traffic, staff shortages, vessel failures

B.C. Ferries is seeing high demand for travel on its routes.
Police to the rescue after raccoon rampages in Langford home

Police to the rescue after raccoon rampages in Langford home

The raccoon took a combative stance with the residents before being trapped in a bathroom. That’s when police got involved.
Fear, falsehoods and conspiracy theories ignite amid Canada's wildfires

Fear, falsehoods and conspiracy theories ignite amid Canada's wildfires

Canada's current wildfire season is devastating evidence of the effects of climate change, scientists say, but some conspiracy theorists aren't convinced by the thousands of square kilometres of burnt ground.
B.C. First Nations ’shutting down’ access to Joffre Lakes Provincial Park

B.C. First Nations ’shutting down’ access to Joffre Lakes Provincial Park

Líl̓wat Nation and N’Quatqua First Nation are temporarily shutting down public access to Joffre Lakes Provincial Park so they can harvest resources, carry out ceremonial activities and educate the public.
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