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Suspect arrested after unprovoked stranger attacks in B.C.

Suspect arrested after unprovoked stranger attacks in B.C.

The suspect remains in custody and is charged with one count of aggravated assault and one count of assault with a weapon.
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Organizer calls pulling ivy in qathet surprisingly satisfying

Organizer calls pulling ivy in qathet surprisingly satisfying

Group meets once a month at Valentine Mountain and other trails and parks around town
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Three killed, one seriously injured in crash on Metro Vancouver bridge

Three killed, one seriously injured in crash on Metro Vancouver bridge

SURREY, B.C. — Three people have died and a fourth is being treated for life-threatening injuries after a three-vehicle crash on the Pattullo Bridge between Surrey and New Westminster, B.C.
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Urban deer a target as B.C. government, cities try to curb wasting disease

Urban deer a target as B.C. government, cities try to curb wasting disease

CRANBROOK, B.C. — The B.C. government along with the southeastern cities of Cranbrook and Kimberley say they'll try to limit the spread of chronic wasting disease with a targeted cull and testing of urban deer.
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Recent B.C. earthquakes linked to fracking as regulator tightens oversight

Recent B.C. earthquakes linked to fracking as regulator tightens oversight

The British Columbia Energy Regulator has toughened its oversight of what it calls "induced" seismic activity after a series of earthquakes linked to hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in the northeastern corner of the province.
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Broom bash connects Savary neighbours/helps conservation efforts

Broom bash connects Savary neighbours/helps conservation efforts

Volunteers gathering at Duck Bay later this month to pull invasive species
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B.C. minimum wage increases by 45 cents per hour starting June 1

B.C. minimum wage increases by 45 cents per hour starting June 1

The minimum wage will be $17.85 as of June 1.
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Floating sauna wellness experience on the horizon in qathet

Floating sauna wellness experience on the horizon in qathet

Spark winner thrilled to make idea a reality
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Inquest to be held in April for UVic student who died of toxic-drug poisoning in residence

Inquest to be held in April for UVic student who died of toxic-drug poisoning in residence

First-year student Sidney McIntyre-Starko died January 2024 of cardiac arrest due to fentanyl poisoning while in residence at the University of Victoria
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Vancouver plans to tackle 'humanitarian crisis' of crime in Downtown Eastside

Vancouver plans to tackle 'humanitarian crisis' of crime in Downtown Eastside

VANCOUVER — Vancouver's Downtown Eastside neighbourhood is in the grip of a "humanitarian crisis" of crime and violence that has reached a tipping point, Mayor Ken Sim said as he unveiled a taskforce to tackle organized crime.
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