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Herring fishery is wrapping up around Vancouver Island

Herring fishery is wrapping up around Vancouver Island

The total allowable catch in the Strait of Georgia was slightly higher than last year.
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Victoria police cleared after woman’s arm broken during mental-health crisis

Victoria police cleared after woman’s arm broken during mental-health crisis

Police shot the woman with a beanbag gun in a confrontation near Beacon Hill Park.
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Outreach workers invite Indigenous people from Victoria's streets to celebrate their culture

Outreach workers invite Indigenous people from Victoria's streets to celebrate their culture

About 100 people gathered at Mungo Martin House for six hours of First Nations feasting and dancing.
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B.C. to provide $80 million to help farmers cope with drought

B.C. to provide $80 million to help farmers cope with drought

DELTA, B.C. — Rancher Werner Stump said spring is usually a "season of optimism" for farmers in British Columbia, but worries linger after unprecedented drought last year and another dry season looming.
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Split opposition gives BC NDP 'comfortable' lead in election year, poll shows

Split opposition gives BC NDP 'comfortable' lead in election year, poll shows

51% of respondents said they felt it is time for a change in government, but a divided opposition gives the NDP a comfortable lead.
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'Every second counts': BC Wildfire Service expands use of predictive tech

'Every second counts': BC Wildfire Service expands use of predictive tech

The new technology will provide decision-makers with more intelligence and more time to plan their operations.
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Major crime detectives among those looking for missing Saanich man

Major crime detectives among those looking for missing Saanich man

The 23-year-old man was last seen on Wednesday, March 13, Saanich police say.
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Almost 40 temperature records broken across B.C. Saturday, Environment Canada says

Almost 40 temperature records broken across B.C. Saturday, Environment Canada says

VANCOUVER — Balmy weather across much of British Columbia helped set dozens of new temperature records across the province on Saturday.
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Man in Abbotsford, B.C., charged with second-degree murder in wife's death

Man in Abbotsford, B.C., charged with second-degree murder in wife's death

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — British Columbia's integrated homicide investigation team says a man in Abbotsford, B.C., has been charged with murder in the death of his wife.
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RCMP seek witnesses after stabbing on Surrey, B.C., city bus

RCMP seek witnesses after stabbing on Surrey, B.C., city bus

SURREY, B.C. — Mounties in Surrey are investigating a weekend stabbing on a city bus that has sent a man to the hospital. They say it happened shortly before 2:40 p.m.
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