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Rescue centre watches for avian flu in seals, after cases in Puget Sound

Rescue centre watches for avian flu in seals, after cases in Puget Sound

Tests completed late last week found the H5N1 strain of avian influenza in three adult harbour seals in the Puget Sound
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Afghan refugee siblings reunited in Victoria

Afghan refugee siblings reunited in Victoria

When Tahmina Akakhil left Pakistan last year to settle in Canada after fleeing the Taliban in Afghanistan, she was devastated to leave her siblings behind
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Opinion: Pierre Poilievre keeps shoveling ‘Canadian promise’ hogwash

Opinion: Pierre Poilievre keeps shoveling ‘Canadian promise’ hogwash

The Conservative leader keeps offering a fictionalized account of this country that Canada was perfect until the Liberals under Trudeau came to power.
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'I had a 200-pound animal in my hands:' Island MLA recovering after battling deer

'I had a 200-pound animal in my hands:' Island MLA recovering after battling deer

When Parksville-Qualicum MLA Adam Walker saw a buck attacking his yellow lab, he grabbed it by the antlers
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Photos: Six Nations Chiefs defeat New West Salmonbellies to win 2023 Mann Cup

Photos: Six Nations Chiefs defeat New West Salmonbellies to win 2023 Mann Cup

New Westminster Salmonbellies battled through five games with Six Nations team before “electric” hometown crowd
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BCGEU wants rent caps to apply to units not tenants, cites study

BCGEU wants rent caps to apply to units not tenants, cites study

The B.C. General Employees’ Union wants to see rent control tied to units, which prevents landlords from raising rents an unlimited amount when a new tenant moves in
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Royal B.C. Museum collections building underway after First Nations blessing

Royal B.C. Museum collections building underway after First Nations blessing

The province said it expects the $270-million building to be substantially completed in the fall of 2025 and open to the public in 2026
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B.C. man ordered extradited to U.S. in cocaine-marijuana conspiracy case

B.C. man ordered extradited to U.S. in cocaine-marijuana conspiracy case

Roger Ellingson is allegedly part of a conspiracy to traffic large quantities of drugs and millions of dollars.
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B.C. court upholds $500K wages fine against port trucking companies

B.C. court upholds $500K wages fine against port trucking companies

Regulator's audit found companies owed employee drivers $1.6 million.
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Opinion: Proven ways to reduce the scale and severity of wildfires

Opinion: Proven ways to reduce the scale and severity of wildfires

Spending more money on firefighting won't save us, writes Robert Gray.
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