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Coastal Renaissance ferry expected to be out of service until at least mid-October

Coastal Renaissance ferry expected to be out of service until at least mid-October

Warranties have expired on the 16-year-old B.C. Ferries vessel, one of three Coastal-class ferries built in Germany.
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'Forest was ablaze': Fire in Thetis Lake park sparks call for shutdown

'Forest was ablaze': Fire in Thetis Lake park sparks call for shutdown

“There’s no other rationale for this fire starting,” says View Royal Fire Rescue Capt. Troy Mollin. “There was no lightning, there was nothing.”
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Victoria police officer extinguishes two deliberately set grass fires

Victoria police officer extinguishes two deliberately set grass fires

Grass fires deliberately set on Chatham street.
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Sports car driver clocked at 220 km/h on West Van's Cypress Bowl Road

Sports car driver clocked at 220 km/h on West Van's Cypress Bowl Road

The 20-year-old Vancouver driver recently racked up a four-month driving ban for prior excessive speeding
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Raw 911 data paints complicated portrait of crime in Victoria

Raw 911 data paints complicated portrait of crime in Victoria

A Victoria city councillor released data on 911 calls to homeless shelters and city parks
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Calls to close Cowichan River to fishing as 'dead zone' forms

Calls to close Cowichan River to fishing as 'dead zone' forms

The Cowichan’s decline “is the death of 1,000 cuts.”
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Water at Willows Beach to be retested for bacteria this week

Water at Willows Beach to be retested for bacteria this week

Water samples from the Oak Bay beach will be retested and reviewed this week to determine if elevated levels of enterococci bacteria are still present. 
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Large mountain wildfire not being fought due to location; local smoky air eases

Large mountain wildfire not being fought due to location; local smoky air eases

A 1,500-hectare wildfire on Strathcona Provincial Park’s Mount Con Reid is being monitored, considered part of the area’s natural processes
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Day parole extended for Saanich man convicted of arranging murder of mother, grandmother

Day parole extended for Saanich man convicted of arranging murder of mother, grandmother

Parole board says extension protects society by allowing Darren Gowen (formerly known as Darren Huenemann) to continue his reintegration into society
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Man arrested for brandishing knife, uttering threats in Gibsons

Man arrested for brandishing knife, uttering threats in Gibsons

The incidents took place on Aug. 15 and 16, between 10 and 11:30 p.m., in the 300 block of Gower Point Road, said an Aug. 21 press release. A 39 year-old man was arrested and faces multiple charges.
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