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Roving elephant seal gone from Oak Bay Marina beach

Roving elephant seal gone from Oak Bay Marina beach

The wandering 300-pound seal has been moulting at the beach for about a month, drawing crowds of onlookers and more recently police officers who were trying to keep him safe
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Port Alberni nurse loses license for five years for sexual misconduct

Port Alberni nurse loses license for five years for sexual misconduct

The nurse was found to have engaged in sexual misconduct with a vulnerable psychiatric patient.
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Project seeks to restore 70 hectares of Cowichan marshlands

Project seeks to restore 70 hectares of Cowichan marshlands

The $3-million, two-year Cowichan Estuary Restoration Project involves removal of two dikes
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Taxi driver found needing first aid near YVR airport

Taxi driver found needing first aid near YVR airport

The taxi was found “in a precarious spot” on Grant McConachie Way.
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Burnaby wants to add 3,000 rentals by 2025. It's losing them instead

Burnaby wants to add 3,000 rentals by 2025. It's losing them instead

While the mayor defends his record on housing, the city's perpetual development approvals haven't translated to more purpose-built rentals.
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No vote on Vancouver Chinatown condo plan after meeting hears from about 100 speakers

No vote on Vancouver Chinatown condo plan after meeting hears from about 100 speakers

VANCOUVER — A hearing to determine the fate of a controversial condo project proposed for Vancouver's Chinatown has ended without a vote after hearing from about 100 speakers.
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Hundreds more properties on alert as winds fan massive northeast B.C. wildfire

Hundreds more properties on alert as winds fan massive northeast B.C. wildfire

VANCOUVER — Hundreds more properties have been warned to be ready to evacuate on short notice after high winds fanned a massive wildfire in northeastern British Columbia that is the second largest in the province's history.
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B.C. nurse who engaged in sexual misconduct with patient barred for five years

B.C. nurse who engaged in sexual misconduct with patient barred for five years

Aaron Forrester violated professional boundaries with a vulnerable psychiatric patient, the B.C. College of Nurses and Midwives found.
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Former North Van Catholic school teacher charged with sexual offences against student

Former North Van Catholic school teacher charged with sexual offences against student

The allegations involve incidents between the teacher and a female student at the school.
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Chilliwack gets Indigenous Justice Centre to help break incarceration cycle, says Eby

Chilliwack gets Indigenous Justice Centre to help break incarceration cycle, says Eby

CHILLIWACK, B.C. — The over-representation of Indigenous people in British Columbia's jails is a destructive cycle that must be broken, said Premier David Eby as he officially opened a First Nations justice centre in the Fraser Valley.
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