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B.C. extends deferral of logging in Fairy Creek amid reports of tree spiking
The 2021 deferral already extended to Feb. 1, 2025, now stretches to Sept. 30, 2026.
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Sonia Furstenau stepping down as B.C. Green Party leader
Furstenau lost her seat in the legislature in last year's provincial election. She has served as leader since 2020 and as an MLA since 2017.
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Mount Arrowsmith has been a landmark for centuries. Now, it could anchor Port Alberni's future
Mount Arrowsmith is one of the first things you see when you come over the hump of the Alberni Summit and descend into the valley. The mountain has long held an important place in local First Nations histories — but is also playing an important role in the future of the city.
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Hereditary chief Bill Wilson, father of former cabinet minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, dead
The Kwakwaka'wakw hereditary chief once faced off with former prime minister Pierre Trudeau in heated constitutional talks in the 1980s, and eventually helped get Indigenous title to land and treaty rights enshrined in the Constitution.
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Port Alberni feeling the housing pinch as city grows
An interim housing report presented in December suggests Port Alberni build over 1,200 units of housing over the next five years to keep up with demand as the city's population grows.
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Victoria police disproportionately using force against Indigenous and Black people, data shows
New data from VicPD, released following an order from the B.C. Human Rights Commissioner, shows Indigenous and Black people were overrepresented in police use-of-force incidents between 2018 and 2023.
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Pamela Anderson planned to make pickles at home in B.C. Then, she was offered the role of a lifetime
Having just finished her Broadway stint as Roxie Hart in Chicago, Pamela Anderson was looking forward to spending time in her garden, and making pickles and jam — like a page out of her cookbook, I Love You: Recipes from the Heart, which came out last fall. But then, her son brought her the script for The Last Showgirl.
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Victoria resident advises caution after falling victim to fake restaurant on Uber Eats
There is no Dushka Burger restaurant at 580 Yates St., and after contacting Uber Eats — which says it discovered fraudulent activity — the food-delivery service closed its account on the app.
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3 Port Alberni men charged with sex offences against minors, RCMP say
RCMP say multiple charges have been approved against three Vancouver Island men accused of sexual offences against minors.
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Famous mother orca still carrying body of 2nd dead calf
The same whale that made world headlines in 2018 for pushing her dead newborn calf around for 17 days, has now spent at least nine days doing the same with her calf that died around New Year's Eve.
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Hot tub hangout crashed by wild cougar
Natalee Dennis was sitting in an outdoor hot tub with her father, Steve Dennis, in their backyard hot tub when they heard an animal nearby.
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B.C. RCMP officer charged with sexual assault, uttering threats
Const. Jason Ellias Sammoun has been suspended with pay, RCMP say.
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Physician assistants approved to work in a B.C. hospital for the 1st time
Two physician assistants have started work at the Saanich Peninsula Hospital on Vancouver Island, the first time the profession has been approved to work in a B.C. hospital setting.
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Notorious marine poacher found guilty of illegally harvesting and selling sea cucumbers
Scott Steer was found guilty of six counts, including breaching court prohibitions against possessing or acquiring fishing gear.
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Sister of B.C. man lost to toxic drugs launches peer support group for siblings
When Stephanie Harrington started going to bereavement support groups after the loss of her brother, the room was filled with parents who had lost children. But she said the grief parents feel can be much different than what siblings experience.
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B.C. 'childbirth activist' charged with manslaughter in newborn's death
The charge against 77-year-old Gloria Lemay comes almost one year to the day after the alleged victim died on Jan. 6, 2024 — 10 days after a home birth over which Lemay is accused of presiding in contravention of a decades-old court order restraining her from acting as a midwife.
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Hiking trail closed near Nanaimo, B.C., due to 'aggressive' cougar
The Regional District of Nanaimo says the Ammonite Falls Regional Trail is closed until further notice after reports of a cougar "guarding its kill in the area."
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B.C. 'childbirth activist' under RCMP investigation over death of newborn following home birth
A B.C. woman who has been making headlines for decades as a self-styled "childbirth activist" is under police investigation over the death of an infant who died days after being rushed to Nanaimo hospital following a botched home birth on Vancouver Island.
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Renowned whale museum lost to fire in B.C.'s Telegraph Cove was a 'labour of love'
The Whale Interpretive Centre, where visitors could walk underneath huge whale skeletons suspended from the ceiling, was a huge tourist attraction that helped fuel the economy of northern Vancouver Island.
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Sea lion on B.C. highway gets police escort back to safety
Ucluelet RCMP Const. Mark Macdonnell said when he received the report about a sea lion on the highway nearly 10 kilometres inland from the ocean, he was skeptical.
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B.C. man faces impaired driving charges over crash that killed Good Samaritan
The 80-year-old man from Red Deer, Alta., whom family identified as Patrick Hare, had stopped to help a woman whose minivan hit a power pole on Vancouver Island on March 2.
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Power restored for thousands on Boxing Day after storms hit southwest B.C.
Environment Canada lifted all heavy rainfall and strong wind warnings for B.C. on Boxing Day, after storms wreaked havoc, leaving thousands of people without power on Christmas.
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Ferries cancelled as southwest B.C. hit with storm on Christmas Day
Ferries have been cancelled between Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island as a windstorm slams into southwest B.C. on Christmas Day.
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Storms with high winds forecast to hit B.C. coast this week
Environment Canada issued wind warnings across B.C.'s southern coast Monday, warning strong winds will begin in the evening.
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Parade of storms set to hit B.C.'s coast this week
During the week of Christmas several storms are set to hit the entirety of B.C.'s coast, affecting everything from the small islands to Vancouver and Victoria.
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