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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
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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."
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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
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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.
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Conservative leader Poilievre to hold rally in Duncan on Monday

Conservative leader Poilievre to hold rally in Duncan on Monday

Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is back on Vancouver Island to finish a summer tour that was put on hold due to wildfires.
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Steveston Harbour Authority sues uninsured ship after it caught on fire

Steveston Harbour Authority sues uninsured ship after it caught on fire

The harbour authority has to monitor Pathfinder III to stop it from sinking, according to lawsuit
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Power restored to 99 per cent of customers left in the dark after storm: BC Hydro

Power restored to 99 per cent of customers left in the dark after storm: BC Hydro

VANCOUVER — BC Hydro says almost all of the thousands of customers who lost power during a windstorm that swept across southern British Columbia have had their power restored.
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Squamish SAR triumphs in Defender Service Awards: Lands new Land Rover and cash prize

Squamish SAR triumphs in Defender Service Awards: Lands new Land Rover and cash prize

Squamish Search and Rescue stands in the spotlight as the proud winner of the Search, Rescue, and Emergency Services category at the 2023 Defender Service Awards.
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Victoria clinic told to stop providing private-pay option for MRIs

Victoria clinic told to stop providing private-pay option for MRIs

The Medical Services Commission has requested that all community imaging clinics approved to bill MSP for outpatient diagnostic services cease charging for medically necessary MRIs
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Injectable HIV drug less accessible to patients in B.C. than other provinces: doctor

Injectable HIV drug less accessible to patients in B.C. than other provinces: doctor

VANCOUVER — British Columbians with HIV have less access to an injectable drug compared to patients elsewhere in the country who can get a shot every two months instead of taking a daily pill, says an infectious diseases specialist. Dr.
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