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Province responds to suit over cannabis store raid

Province responds to suit over cannabis store raid

The province has responded to a lawsuit from the owners of the S&M Medicinal Sweet Shoppe in Gibsons over a Feb.
Storm system brings thunder, lightning but little rain

Storm system brings thunder, lightning but little rain

Coastal Fire Centre patrolling for possible lightning-caused fire starts
Sechelt hopes downtown patio will attract people at a distance

Sechelt hopes downtown patio will attract people at a distance

It may only take up a single parking spot but organizers behind the public patio installed on downtown Cowrie Street in Sechelt hope it keeps business going and pedestrians outside and interacting at a distance heading into shoulder season.
Budd and stepson Gibson Jr. gear up for Aug. 21 bouts

Budd and stepson Gibson Jr. gear up for Aug. 21 bouts

Former featherweight world champion Julia (The Jewel) Budd will be stepping back into the ring for the first time since she lost her title in January. The Roberts Creek mixed martial artist will take on Jessy (The Widowmaker) Miele on Aug.
B.C. health minister issues warning on weekend events: 'The rules will be enforced'

B.C. health minister issues warning on weekend events: 'The rules will be enforced'

British Columbia’s health minister urged those thinking of attending large events where social distancing isn’t possible to re-think their plans, warning bylaw officers would be out enforcing COVID-19 rules.
B.C. students to be back in school by Sept. 10, two days after teachers

B.C. students to be back in school by Sept. 10, two days after teachers

Students will go back to class by Sept. 10, two days later than originally planned, says B.C.’s education minister.
‘It was crazy’: Squamish SAR manager

‘It was crazy’: Squamish SAR manager

10 calls in two days, with a total of 13 since Aug. 5
Les Leyne: Mass hiring of contact tracers suggests B.C. is bracing for COVID-19 surge

Les Leyne: Mass hiring of contact tracers suggests B.C. is bracing for COVID-19 surge

B.C. has made a major new commitment to one COVID-19 response tactic that suggests officials are more certain now that a surge in cases is coming this fall, if not sooner.
Brothers sensed danger and didn’t stay on boat that later capsized

Brothers sensed danger and didn’t stay on boat that later capsized

Two 19-year-old deckhands who left Cowichan Bay on the Arctic Fox II for a commercial tuna fishing expedition say safety concerns and red flags prompted them to abandon the mission a week before the boat capsized off the coast of Washington Tuesday,
Fifth anniversary of Myles Gray’s death approaches with no decision on charges

Fifth anniversary of Myles Gray’s death approaches with no decision on charges

Another year has passed without answers for the family of Myles Gray about whether the police officers they hold responsible for his death will face charges.