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Songs may help protect silver-haired bats from wind turbines

Songs may help protect silver-haired bats from wind turbines

The discovery that silver-haired bats sing is allowing bat biologists to record their locations, so they aren’t killed by wind-power development
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Two dogs shot and killed after attacking sheep in Cobble Hill

Two dogs shot and killed after attacking sheep in Cobble Hill

Two sheep were euthanized due to the extent of their injuries
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B.C. provincial court judges to receive 28.4% pay increase over four years

B.C. provincial court judges to receive 28.4% pay increase over four years

The increase bumps the judges’ annual salary to $343,000 retroactive to April 1, 2023.
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'Kind of a dream': Family that escaped Taliban en route to Campbell River

'Kind of a dream': Family that escaped Taliban en route to Campbell River

Gul Ahmadi and his family will arrive at Comox airport on Saturday to begin a new life on the Island after escaping Afghanistan with the help of a group of sponsors.
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Appeal court upholds $5.5M award to woman hit by Jeep in Central Saanich

Appeal court upholds $5.5M award to woman hit by Jeep in Central Saanich

Tracey Ann Ward suffered a catastrophic brain injury in the Aug. 27, 2018, crash that killed her sister, massage therapist Kim Ward.
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Hearing to decide if Nanaimo man not criminally responsible for murder of Victoria woman

Hearing to decide if Nanaimo man not criminally responsible for murder of Victoria woman

Simon Baker, 23, has pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder of Denise Allick on June 20, 2022
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Mother, stepfather plead guilty to manslaughter in death of Port Alberni boy, 6

Mother, stepfather plead guilty to manslaughter in death of Port Alberni boy, 6

An agreed statement of fact revealed in horrifying detail how Dontay Patrick Lucas was brutalized by his mother and stepfather for a period of four months.
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‘Sometimes a fine is not enough,’ says judge who sent guide to jail for bear killings

‘Sometimes a fine is not enough,’ says judge who sent guide to jail for bear killings

Paying money may not always be a deterrent, Judge Alexander Wolf said at the sentencing of a man who "executed" a mother bear and cub in a tree outside his Tofino home.
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Nanaimo man killed by police had five bullets in his body, says pathologist

Nanaimo man killed by police had five bullets in his body, says pathologist

Aaron Lee Prince died of multiple gunshot wounds and had a potentially toxic level of cocaine in his system, Dr. Jason Doyle told a coroner’s inquest
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How a B.C. woman helped give voice to survivors of sexual assault

How a B.C. woman helped give voice to survivors of sexual assault

The publication ban meant to protect Kelly Favro from further harm effectively silenced her — so she took action. Thanks to her and others like her, the rules have changed.
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