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Vet removes strap that was slowly strangling sea lion

Vet removes strap that was slowly strangling sea lion

A veterinarian and team from the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Society used a dart to sedate the large male sea lion on a rocky outcrop before removing the strap
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Pipefitters union breaks ground on new HQ, training facility

Pipefitters union breaks ground on new HQ, training facility

The building on Leigh Road is designed to have offices and classrooms and a large shop where students from all school districts in the region can take part in “trade samples”
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Island Health warns of potential hepatitis A exposure in Courtenay

Island Health warns of potential hepatitis A exposure in Courtenay

Anyone who ate at the Dairy Queen on Cliff Avenue between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. on Sept. 10, 12, 13 or 14 should get a free dose of hepatitis A vaccine, the health authority says.
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Ladysmith delays dam removal over salmon-spawning concerns

Ladysmith delays dam removal over salmon-spawning concerns

Ladysmith had planned to remove the Mackie Road Dam on Sept. 4 after a recommendation last year by B.C. Dam Safety that it posed a risk of failure.
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New baby for endangered southern residents; mom spotted alone with calf

New baby for endangered southern residents; mom spotted alone with calf

The tiny orca was spotted with L90 Ballena — a 31-year-old female who has never been documented with a calf — off Lime Kiln Park on San Juan Island
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Girl, 12, confronted by cougar on way to school in Sooke

Girl, 12, confronted by cougar on way to school in Sooke

Ginevra Vanveen was walking along a pathway between SEAPARC Rec Centre and Journey Middle School when the cougar appeared about six feet in front of her, went into a crouch and started snarling
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Dead big-horned ram that washed up on Colwood beach likely a local

Dead big-horned ram that washed up on Colwood beach likely a local

The animal looked a lot like a bighorn sheep from the Rockies, but sheep experts in the provincial wildlife branch say it’s a domestic mouflon ram
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Baby boom: A record 86 Vancouver Island marmot pups born in alpine this year

Baby boom: A record 86 Vancouver Island marmot pups born in alpine this year

It’s the highest number for wild-born marmots since 2011, when 75 babies were born
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Victoria-made robotic boats get federal funding boost

Victoria-made robotic boats get federal funding boost

$800,000 in federal funding will allow Open Ocean Robotics to scale up production of its uncrewed vessel
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Victoria mayor pitches idea of using parking lots to shelter homeless

Victoria mayor pitches idea of using parking lots to shelter homeless

Marianne Alto is asking religious and cultural centres to consider using their surface lots as overnight shelter space in return for a tax break
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