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Sidney Island deer cull postponed after animals caught in netting

Sidney Island deer cull postponed after animals caught in netting

Animals became trapped in netting installed to herd them into areas where they would be killed
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Tornado recorded on the Sunshine Coast

Tornado recorded on the Sunshine Coast

It appears a 'weak, late-season' tornado contributed to storm damage on the Sunshine Coast Monday.
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Body found in Richmond identified by IHIT as missing 28-year-old Surrey woman

Body found in Richmond identified by IHIT as missing 28-year-old Surrey woman

Police are appealing to the public for any information about the death of Navdeep Kaur.
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B.C.'s new cabinet to be sworn in Nov. 18 after this week's judicial recounts

B.C.'s new cabinet to be sworn in Nov. 18 after this week's judicial recounts

VICTORIA — Premier David Eby's new cabinet is set to be sworn in Nov. 18, almost one month after British Columbia's election that saw the New Democrats win a bare, one-seat majority, pending recounts.
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Petting farm in Campbell River, B.C., culls entire bird flock over avian flu outbreak

Petting farm in Campbell River, B.C., culls entire bird flock over avian flu outbreak

A petting farm on Vancouver Island says it was forced to cull its entire flock of about 50 chickens and ducks when they contracted the highly infectious avian flu.
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Rain warning for B.C.'s north coast, power still out for several thousand customers

Rain warning for B.C.'s north coast, power still out for several thousand customers

Environment Canada is warning of heavy rain on British Columbia's north coast, where some lost power Wednesday, while the lights remained off for a few thousand BC Hydro customers across the south coast after Monday's heavy winds.
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Ontario man with indeterminate prison sentence dies at 47 of 'natural causes' in B.C.

Ontario man with indeterminate prison sentence dies at 47 of 'natural causes' in B.C.

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — The Correctional Service of Canada says Angel Jones, who was serving an indeterminate sentence in a British Columbia prison for biting a woman's nose off, has died of natural causes at the age of 47.
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Nova Scotia election: Liberals promise to set up a rent bank for struggling renters

Nova Scotia election: Liberals promise to set up a rent bank for struggling renters

HALIFAX — Low-income tenants in Nova Scotia who fall behind on their rent could soon turn to a rent bank for a no-interest emergency loan if the Liberal party wins the provincial election on Nov. 26.
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Victoria paralegal who embezzled $350K from employer sentenced to three years

Victoria paralegal who embezzled $350K from employer sentenced to three years

Melissa Jane Cielen, 49, pleaded guilty to embezzling $343,077.28, which she used to support her alcohol and cocaine use
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B.C. man charged with second-degree murder in death of estranged wife

B.C. man charged with second-degree murder in death of estranged wife

MONTROSE, B.C. — A man has been charged with killing his estranged wife in Montrose, B.C. Police in the West Kootenay community say officers were dispatched Monday after a report of a man assaulting a woman on the front lawn of a home.
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