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Youth found dead, two others rescued after canoe sinks at Sproat Lake

Youth found dead, two others rescued after canoe sinks at Sproat Lake

Sproat Lake Fire Chief Mike Cann said the department was called at 1:13 p.m. Sunday for a reported drowning
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B.C. housing minister tells people not to help 'desperate scammers' with Airbnb fraud

B.C. housing minister tells people not to help 'desperate scammers' with Airbnb fraud

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's minister of housing is warning people not to take part in short-term rental scams as the province moves to limit the hotel alternatives to increase housing stock.
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Hullo ferries back in service Monday after weekend cancellations

Hullo ferries back in service Monday after weekend cancellations

Repairs to a dent the Sthuqi’ ferry sustained in a “minor bump” while docking in Nanaimo on Friday night were completed early Monday morning, the company says
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Whistler institution Rimrock Café under new ownership

Whistler institution Rimrock Café under new ownership

Longtime employees Chris McKinney and Steve Maile take the reins from founders Bob Dawson and Rolf Gunther
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The first step is talking: how kids can safely explore gender identity

The first step is talking: how kids can safely explore gender identity

“Going to talk to your doc doesn’t mean you’re expecting to have a treatment or some sort of solution. It’s a start of the discussion."
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Protesters demonstrate in Victoria and across Canada as Israel-Hamas war rages

Protesters demonstrate in Victoria and across Canada as Israel-Hamas war rages

Pro-Palestinian protesters in multiple cities, including Victoria and Nanaimo, demanded a halt to hostilities
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Power mostly restored after storm, B.C. Hydro says

Power mostly restored after storm, B.C. Hydro says

B.C. Hydro says strong winds and heavy rain left about 170,000 customers without power at the peak of the storm.
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Conservative leader Poilievre to hold rally in Duncan on Monday

Conservative leader Poilievre to hold rally in Duncan on Monday

Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is back on Vancouver Island to finish a summer tour that was put on hold due to wildfires.
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Steveston Harbour Authority sues uninsured ship after it caught on fire

Steveston Harbour Authority sues uninsured ship after it caught on fire

The harbour authority has to monitor Pathfinder III to stop it from sinking, according to lawsuit
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Power restored to 99 per cent of customers left in the dark after storm: BC Hydro

Power restored to 99 per cent of customers left in the dark after storm: BC Hydro

VANCOUVER — BC Hydro says almost all of the thousands of customers who lost power during a windstorm that swept across southern British Columbia have had their power restored.
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