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'Can't describe it with words': B.C. diver captures rare octopus footage

'Can't describe it with words': B.C. diver captures rare octopus footage

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Carl Sorensen has spent at least three days a week diving off Vancouver Island, capturing mesmerizing footage of marine life that few ever get to see.
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'Not the outcome anyone hoped for': First Nation calls for justice after missing man's remains found on reserve

'Not the outcome anyone hoped for': First Nation calls for justice after missing man's remains found on reserve

The Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crime Unit is investigating after the remains were located in a leased home on Middle Road in a mobile home park on Songhees Reserve lands
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Canada Post union calls for halt to overtime as deadline passes with no agreement

Canada Post union calls for halt to overtime as deadline passes with no agreement

OTTAWA — The union representing about 55,000 Canada Post employees has called for a countrywide halt to overtime work, saying its negotiators will continue to review the latest contract offers from the mail carrier.
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B.C. man fined for steering investors to dealers without registration

B.C. man fined for steering investors to dealers without registration

Michael Duane Onstad and his Surrey-based LOC Consultants Inc. were each fined $50K for unregistered investment solicitation
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Steve Rai appointed Vancouver's new police chief after filling job in interim role

Steve Rai appointed Vancouver's new police chief after filling job in interim role

VANCOUVER — Newly minted Vancouver police chief Steve Rai says the city's diversity means its police department must be "accessible to everyone from all cultures," as he takes the helm at the department after the exit of former chief Adam Palmer.
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B.C. First Nations, cities unite to oppose infrastructure bill

B.C. First Nations, cities unite to oppose infrastructure bill

Province facing backlash over legislation critics say bypasses local and Indigenous decision-making
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B.C. leading Canada on methane reduction, says analysis

B.C. leading Canada on methane reduction, says analysis

B.C. met its 2025 methane reduction target in the oil and gas industry two years ahead of schedule, a sign that could boost the province's global competitiveness, finds report.
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Steve Rai is Vancouver's new police chief

Steve Rai is Vancouver's new police chief

India-born, Kitsilano Secondary graduate began VPD career in 1990
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B.C. woman guilty of $743K employer fraud gets house arrest

B.C. woman guilty of $743K employer fraud gets house arrest

Former First Nations Employment Society executive director Norma Bird must also complete 50 hours of community service.
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Woman transported to hospital after being struck by driver near UBC

Woman transported to hospital after being struck by driver near UBC

The driver left the scene of the collision but was later located by police.
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