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Repaired Malahat section designed to stand up to future heavy rains

Repaired Malahat section designed to stand up to future heavy rains

Preparing for extreme-weather events meant installing three culverts and doubling the diameter of each, from a single 600-mm culvert to three with 1.2-metre diameters
Publicly funded genetic test for suitable antidepressants would save health-care costs: study

Publicly funded genetic test for suitable antidepressants would save health-care costs: study

Loss. That's the word that comes to mind when Linda Riches thinks of the debilitating depression that robbed her of the ability to fully care for her son, advance in her career and pursue her goal of a PhD in education.
Wily wolf-dog, dubbed WD-40, gives rescuers the slip on Vancouver Island

Wily wolf-dog, dubbed WD-40, gives rescuers the slip on Vancouver Island

COOMBS, B.C. — Residents in southeastern Vancouver Island are being asked to keep an eye out for a large wolf-dog mix-breed that has been wandering around for nearly two months but skilfuly avoiding all attempts to trap it.
Youth found dead, two others rescued after canoe sinks at Sproat Lake

Youth found dead, two others rescued after canoe sinks at Sproat Lake

Sproat Lake Fire Chief Mike Cann said the department was called at 1:13 p.m. Sunday for a reported drowning
B.C. housing minister tells people not to help 'desperate scammers' with Airbnb fraud

B.C. housing minister tells people not to help 'desperate scammers' with Airbnb fraud

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's minister of housing is warning people not to take part in short-term rental scams as the province moves to limit the hotel alternatives to increase housing stock.
Hullo ferries back in service Monday after weekend cancellations

Hullo ferries back in service Monday after weekend cancellations

Repairs to a dent the Sthuqi’ ferry sustained in a “minor bump” while docking in Nanaimo on Friday night were completed early Monday morning, the company says
Whistler institution Rimrock Café under new ownership

Whistler institution Rimrock Café under new ownership

Longtime employees Chris McKinney and Steve Maile take the reins from founders Bob Dawson and Rolf Gunther
The first step is talking: how kids can safely explore gender identity

The first step is talking: how kids can safely explore gender identity

“Going to talk to your doc doesn’t mean you’re expecting to have a treatment or some sort of solution. It’s a start of the discussion."
Protesters demonstrate in Victoria and across Canada as Israel-Hamas war rages

Protesters demonstrate in Victoria and across Canada as Israel-Hamas war rages

Pro-Palestinian protesters in multiple cities, including Victoria and Nanaimo, demanded a halt to hostilities
Power mostly restored after storm, B.C. Hydro says

Power mostly restored after storm, B.C. Hydro says

B.C. Hydro says strong winds and heavy rain left about 170,000 customers without power at the peak of the storm.