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'Serious injuries': Metro Vancouver road closed after plane catches fire

'Serious injuries': Metro Vancouver road closed after plane catches fire

One person was transported to hospital with serious injuries.
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Victoria deemed most walkable city outside U.S.

Victoria deemed most walkable city outside U.S.

Readers of the online TravelAwaits group ranked Victoria above the other Canadian cities on the list, Quebec City in 13th place and Vancouver in 15th
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North Van condo silverfish 'infestation' lawsuit fails in court

North Van condo silverfish 'infestation' lawsuit fails in court

After the plaintiff found them in her bed, she decided to sell the condo and sue.
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North Vancouver Island school district faces sex abuse allegations

North Vancouver Island school district faces sex abuse allegations

The suit alleges a Port Hardy Secondary School teacher sexually abused the child starting in 1981 or 1984.
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'Chaotic scene': Vancouver police say two injured in Downtown Eastside shooting

'Chaotic scene': Vancouver police say two injured in Downtown Eastside shooting

VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver say at least two people were sent to hospital after a shooting in the city's Downtown Eastside.
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B.C. giving $4.5 million to upgrade children's hospice facility

B.C. giving $4.5 million to upgrade children's hospice facility

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government has announced $4.5 million in new funding for Canuck Place to renovate and upgrade the Vancouver children's hospice.
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B.C. extends deferral of old-growth logging in Vancouver Island's Fairy Creek

B.C. extends deferral of old-growth logging in Vancouver Island's Fairy Creek

The extension to Feb. 1, 2025, applies to the order issued two years ago at the request of the Pacheedaht First Nation.
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B.C. extends deferral of old-growth logging in Vancouver Island's Fairy Creek

B.C. extends deferral of old-growth logging in Vancouver Island's Fairy Creek

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has extended an order deferring old-growth logging in the Fairy Creek watershed on Vancouver Island. The extension to Feb.
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Vancouver Coastal Health reverts to new overdose text alert system for bad drugs

Vancouver Coastal Health reverts to new overdose text alert system for bad drugs

Vancouver Coastal Health is joining other health authorities in the province in a move to a unified provincial text alert system warning of toxic drugs.
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Face of Save Old Growth, hoping to avoid deportation, gets judge’s OK to move to Victoria

Face of Save Old Growth, hoping to avoid deportation, gets judge’s OK to move to Victoria

Muhammad Zain Ul Haq’s sentencing has been delayed; he has received 18 months of probation for his role in protests that blocked traffic
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