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Alberta family still waiting for answers on why they weren't notified of son's death

Alberta family still waiting for answers on why they weren't notified of son's death

Victoria Police Chief Del Manak phoned the Griers this week to offer his condolences and assure them the file was being reviewed
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Fugitive from Victoria rescued by U.S. Coast Guard after stolen yacht flips

Fugitive from Victoria rescued by U.S. Coast Guard after stolen yacht flips

Tale also involves The Goonies movie and a dead fish. Jericho Wolf Labonte was being sought by Victoria police; he turned up in Oregon, aboard a stolen yacht that flipped in rough seas. (Video)
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B.C. NDP expects to table more than two dozen new bills in spring legislature sitting

B.C. NDP expects to table more than two dozen new bills in spring legislature sitting

VICTORIA — A refreshed housing plan and health care, public safety, environment and cost-of-living initiatives will be the focus of the British Columbia New Democrat government's political agenda over the coming months, says house leader Ravi Kahlon.
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One man dead, two suspects in custody after shooting in Abbotsford, B.C., home

One man dead, two suspects in custody after shooting in Abbotsford, B.C., home

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says a shooting at a home in Abbotsford, B.C., has left one person dead.
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Carbon tax adding to inflation woes for B.C. residents

Carbon tax adding to inflation woes for B.C. residents

Prince George man says people paying price for carbon dioxide emissions essential for plant growth
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House arrest, probation for old-growth protester who blocked Metro Vancouver traffic

House arrest, probation for old-growth protester who blocked Metro Vancouver traffic

VANCOUVER — A man who took part in four traffic-stopping protests in Metro Vancouver in an effort to save old-growth forests has been given a conditional sentence and six months' probation by a provincial court judge.
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Study charts ‘shocking’ declines in chum salmon

Study charts ‘shocking’ declines in chum salmon

Central coast chum abundance declined 90 per cent since 1960, new study finds
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Metro Vancouver homicide team probes two separate shootings in less than 24 hours

Metro Vancouver homicide team probes two separate shootings in less than 24 hours

VANCOUVER — Two people have died in separate shootings around Greater Vancouver and while homicide investigators are not linking the attacks, they say both appear targeted.
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B.C. resident continues to impact the community with a pinecone

B.C. resident continues to impact the community with a pinecone

A Kelowna resident is hoping to trade a pinecone in for a house. Back in September, Stephanie Horman picked up a pinecone from her kid's schoolyard and decided to see what she could trade it in for by the end of September.
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Vancouver Chinatown vandalism suspect arrested, amid surge of reported incidents

Vancouver Chinatown vandalism suspect arrested, amid surge of reported incidents

Vancouver police say they've arrested a suspect in a spate of vandalism incidents in Chinatown. The department says in a news release that officers patrolling the neighbourhood arrested a man in his 60s Wednesday afternoon.
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