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Blueberry River FN launches new resource business in B.C's north

Blueberry River FN launches new resource business in B.C's north

Armed with $65 million awarded following court victory on land claim, small First Nations has formed Blueberry River Resources
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Deadly death cap mushroom is lurking, despite drought

Deadly death cap mushroom is lurking, despite drought

While other mushrooms might be hard to find because of extended dry weather, death caps are still turning up in areas where the ground is watered, such as boulevards, parks and lawns
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Nurses being punched, grabbed, kicked will benefit from anti-violence program: union

Nurses being punched, grabbed, kicked will benefit from anti-violence program: union

VANCOUVER — Arlene Tedjo's passion for nursing was already dwindling in a short-staffed emergency room in British Columbia, but when a patient kicked her and told her to go back to her own country, she was forced to take a break from her job.
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Mushroom season another casualty of drought in B.C.

Mushroom season another casualty of drought in B.C.

Jody “Shaggy Jack” Franklin, who has foraged for mushrooms commercially for 20 years, says this is the worst season he's seen since arriving on the Coast a decade ago.
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Car theft, stabbing and hit-and-run part of crime spree Friday night in Victoria

Car theft, stabbing and hit-and-run part of crime spree Friday night in Victoria

Police are looking for surveillance video to sort out a series of crimes that took place just before midnight Friday.
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Eco-activist David Suzuki to retire from CBC’s ‘The Nature of Things’ in the spring

Eco-activist David Suzuki to retire from CBC’s ‘The Nature of Things’ in the spring

VANCOUVER — Eco-activist David Suzuki says it's time for him to pass the mantle to a new host of CBC’s “The Nature of Things.
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Time served for psychiatric patient who groped staffer, 'body-checked' fellow patient

Time served for psychiatric patient who groped staffer, 'body-checked' fellow patient

An involuntary psychiatric patient at a Kamloops facility who twice sexually assaulted a worker and then body-checked a fellow patient has been ordered to spend nearly three months in prison.
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‘It’s a broken system that needs fixing,’ say emergency responders about B.C.’s rural paramedic shortages

‘It’s a broken system that needs fixing,’ say emergency responders about B.C.’s rural paramedic shortages

On 11 days this summer and early fall, Quadra Island had no local paramedics available for emergency medical calls, data from the emergency responders’ union shows.
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Saanich murder victim was mother of two, says mom

Saanich murder victim was mother of two, says mom

Stephanie Jade Elk’s mother says her daughter was the girlfriend of Christopher Cathcart, who is now charged with her murder
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Killing of RCMP officer has Victoria Police Department rethinking how it patrols camps

Killing of RCMP officer has Victoria Police Department rethinking how it patrols camps

Higher levels of aggression being encountered at Victoria’s homeless camp sites, says police chief
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