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Long-awaited navigation centre planned for Nanaimo

Long-awaited navigation centre planned for Nanaimo

Land lease would be effective in early July with centre expected to open in early 2025
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Hotel in Port Alberni will likely be torn down

Hotel in Port Alberni will likely be torn down

City council votes to send owner a notice requiring it to apply for a demolition permit
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Expect to be surprised: Canada Modern exhibit opens at Royal B.C. Museum

Expect to be surprised: Canada Modern exhibit opens at Royal B.C. Museum

There are more than 100 objects — some mass produced, others on a limited scale — that put Canada on the global map of design.
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Task force poised to report on Victoria councillors' pay

Task force poised to report on Victoria councillors' pay

Coun. Stephen Hammond has called the process into question
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Barefoot hiker rescued after spending two cold nights in B.C.'s North Shore mountains

Barefoot hiker rescued after spending two cold nights in B.C.'s North Shore mountains

NORTH VANCOUVER — An ill-prepared hiker has been pulled out of British Columbia’s North Shore mountains after losing his shoes and all charge on his mobile phone.
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B.C. finishes merging health-profession colleges in plan for better oversight

B.C. finishes merging health-profession colleges in plan for better oversight

VICTORIA — British Columbia's government has amalgamated 11 health-professional colleges into two, setting the foundation for what it says is stronger oversight.
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B.C. Premier David Eby welcomes birth of new daughter, Gwendolyn

B.C. Premier David Eby welcomes birth of new daughter, Gwendolyn

British Columbia Premier David Eby's special pre-election countdown has ended with the announcement of the arrival of his newborn daughter on Thursday. The premier says Gwendolyn Kay Eby was born happy and healthy at nine pounds six ounces.
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Two years later, neighbours recall deadly gun battle outside Saanich bank

Two years later, neighbours recall deadly gun battle outside Saanich bank

Brothers Mathew and Isaac Auchterlonie, both 22 and each carrying a legally purchased SKS semi-automatic rifle, entered the bank and held 22 customers and staff inside.
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'I'm willing to risk my life': Police officer recounts response to Saanich bank shooting

'I'm willing to risk my life': Police officer recounts response to Saanich bank shooting

Ahead of the two-year anniversary of a fatal shootout outside a Saanich bank, the police officer who helped lead the response recounts the day — and the recovery.
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World's largest hockey stick is going small

World's largest hockey stick is going small

The stick, fashioned from Douglas fir and made for Expo 86, is 62.5 metres long, weighs 28 tonnes and earned the Guinness World Records title as the world’s largest hockey stick in 2008.
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