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Rescuers continue effort to coax orphan orca out of Vancouver Island lagoon

Rescuers continue effort to coax orphan orca out of Vancouver Island lagoon

About 10 vessels were inside the lagoon near Zeballos, using playback vocalizations of other transient killer whales, okoimi pipes and long ropes with floats and lines in the lagoon to try to move the calf to open water.
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Sechelt looks to introduce non-profit business licences

Sechelt looks to introduce non-profit business licences

New $1 non-profit business licences in Sechelt aim to ease access to funding for societies
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'A disaster': Judge scolds B.C. fentanyl delivery driver sentenced to two years in prison

'A disaster': Judge scolds B.C. fentanyl delivery driver sentenced to two years in prison

Despite being likened to just a 'bit player' in the illicit fentanyl trade, a Victoria man was sentenced to two years in prison by a judge who expressed indignation for the ongoing opioid crisis.
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Sechelt looks at streamlining fire flow permits

Sechelt looks at streamlining fire flow permits

Subdivision and development control bylaw amendment proposed to handle variance applications
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qathet School District one step closer to daycare expansion

qathet School District one step closer to daycare expansion

New programs in collaboration with Tla'amin Nation's education department
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B.C. government to launch emissions cap on oil and gas sector

B.C. government to launch emissions cap on oil and gas sector

The B.C. government says it will introduce regulatory measures in 2025 so that the cap takes effect in 2026.
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As real estate lawsuits shake up industry, B.C. impact remains uncertain

As real estate lawsuits shake up industry, B.C. impact remains uncertain

A proposed class-action lawsuit alleges price-fixing by the CREA and other real estate groups.
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'Big boom and a jolt': B.C. family recounts flight where lightning strikes plane

'Big boom and a jolt': B.C. family recounts flight where lightning strikes plane

"Flying home in a tiny prop plane when it was hit by lightning is not an experience I care to repeat," says Jessica McConnell.
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Nine-foot-long Burmese python seized from B.C. home

Nine-foot-long Burmese python seized from B.C. home

The Burmese python was seized after the BC Conservation Officer Service executed a search warrant at a Chilliwack, B.C., home Tuesday.
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Police in Surrey hope people recognize this man

Police in Surrey hope people recognize this man

A house in Surrey was damaged after the public called to report shots being fired.
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