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Province pauses plans for North Vancouver lane changes following public uproar

Province pauses plans for North Vancouver lane changes following public uproar

No decision about the lanes will be made until after further consultation, the mayor says
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Violent attack on girl captured on video in Kelowna, B.C., RCMP investigating

Violent attack on girl captured on video in Kelowna, B.C., RCMP investigating

KELOWNA, B.C. — Police in Kelowna, B.C., say they're investigating a violent attack on a girl that was captured on video on Friday night.
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Election nominations finalized for Sunshine Coast and across BC

Election nominations finalized for Sunshine Coast and across BC

Increase in independent candidates running compared with past years
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Residential school memorial created in Port Hardy dedicated at Canadian Museum of History

Residential school memorial created in Port Hardy dedicated at Canadian Museum of History

The 18-foot-tall, four-feet-wide carving topped by a raven features an inverted cross, as well as an upside-down maple leaf and abbreviations for the RCMP and the North-West Mounted Police.
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A celebration of dance and tradition: 11,000 gather for giant powwow on Orange Shirt Day

A celebration of dance and tradition: 11,000 gather for giant powwow on Orange Shirt Day

For the first time, South Island Powwow at Royal Athletic Park on Monday featured many of the traditional dance competitions and specials seen at other powwows across the continent.
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Focus on mental health of elected leaders includes qathet

Focus on mental health of elected leaders includes qathet

Public scrutiny is part of the job, but personal attacks have increased
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'Bittersweet' day as former Indian day school building decommissioned on the Saanich Peninsula

'Bittersweet' day as former Indian day school building decommissioned on the Saanich Peninsula

The schoolhouse is being demolished because it’s in poor condition. Decisions haven’t been made on what will happen to the site.
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Cougar sightings reported on UVic campus and in Saanich's South Valley Park

Cougar sightings reported on UVic campus and in Saanich's South Valley Park

In the event of a cougar encounter, the B.C. Conservation Officer Service advises keeping the animal in front of you at all times.
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Flag raising planned for truth and reconciliation walk in qathet

Flag raising planned for truth and reconciliation walk in qathet

Orange shirts honour children who survived residential school and those who did not make it home
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One dead, large police presence at B.C. First Nation on Vancouver Island

One dead, large police presence at B.C. First Nation on Vancouver Island

LAKE COWICHAN, B.C. — Police on Vancouver Island say emergency response officers had to be called in to make an arrest after a man was found dead at a British Columbia First Nations community.
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