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Three sold-out ferries Sunday lead to foot passenger waits

Three sold-out ferries Sunday lead to foot passenger waits

The 5 p.m., 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. sailings out of Swartz Bay to Tsawwassen all reached capacity Sunday, which is “pretty unusual,” said B.C. Ferries.
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High seas patrol, led by Canadians, launches to deter illegal fishing

High seas patrol, led by Canadians, launches to deter illegal fishing

The mission is to find international fishing fleets, board the vessels and check their catches
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Blind swimmer conquers Strait of Georgia for guide dogs

Blind swimmer conquers Strait of Georgia for guide dogs

It took almost 11 hours to cross, but the West Vancouver man smashed his fundraising goal for Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind
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Six B.C. residents netted $46M from stock fraud scheme, commission alleges

Six B.C. residents netted $46M from stock fraud scheme, commission alleges

The B.C. Securities Commission alleges the scheme was carried out between 2017 and 2019.
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Campbell River dad recovering after being stabbed while responding to cries for help

Campbell River dad recovering after being stabbed while responding to cries for help

Someone who was beside an unconscious person stabbed Colin Dube-Wheat in the chest twice, puncturing his lung and heart.
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Man flees from U.S. police, crashes in B.C. after speeding across border

Man flees from U.S. police, crashes in B.C. after speeding across border

Mounties in Surrey, B.C., say a driver who fled from authorities in the U.S., sped through the Peace Arch border crossing and crashed in British Columbia is now in custody.
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B.C. professor pushing plan to protect marbled murrelet habitat in old growth

B.C. professor pushing plan to protect marbled murrelet habitat in old growth

It is only a little bird, weighing a few ounces, but the marbled murrelet is known for its remarkable ability to fly far out to sea to catch fish before returning in the darkness of night to inland treetop nests on mossy limbs.
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Deep-sea octopus nursery discovered off Vancouver Island

Deep-sea octopus nursery discovered off Vancouver Island

“[They] sit on their eggs, don’t move, don’t eat and just defend the eggs for a minimum of four and a half years.”
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Man charged with second-degree murder after shooting in Oliver, B.C.

Man charged with second-degree murder after shooting in Oliver, B.C.

OLIVER, B.C. — Mounties in the southern Interior of British Columbia are asking for the public's help after the body of a 29-year-old man was found.
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Driver hit by vehicle going wrong way on Nanaimo Parkway has died: police

Driver hit by vehicle going wrong way on Nanaimo Parkway has died: police

Reid Davidson was driving a Toyota Yaris about 10 p.m. Wednesday near the Cedar overpass when it was hit by a Dodge Caravan heading south in the northbound lanes
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