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Man attacks people with stick in downtown Victoria

Man attacks people with stick in downtown Victoria

A cab was damaged by a man who attacked several people with a wooden stick in downtown Victoria Photograph By TIMES COLONIST A man wielding a wooden stick hit at least two males in different areas of downtown Victoria Wednesday night in a random spre
Vancouver animal hospital to host vaccine clinic for rabbit owners

Vancouver animal hospital to host vaccine clinic for rabbit owners

Photo Shutterstock Protect your pet bunny from catching rabbit haemorrhagic disease (RHD) by participating in a public vaccination clinic at the BC SPCA's Vancouver Animal Hospital on on June 6 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Protect Canada's parks from being 'loved to death' says study co-author

Protect Canada's parks from being 'loved to death' says study co-author

Photo Shutterstock Canada is a global leader in protecting its conserved land from human destruction, but its parks are in danger of being "loved to death" by thousands of people trekking through the backcountry, says a co-author of a study that deta
Ottawa announces $2B fund to help communities withstand natural disasters

Ottawa announces $2B fund to help communities withstand natural disasters

Celinda Galloway carries a sandbag along the Kettle River in Grand Forks, B.C., on Thursday, May 17, 2018.
Port of Vancouver gets $55.8M in infrastructure funding from the feds

Port of Vancouver gets $55.8M in infrastructure funding from the feds

Money/ Shutterstock Minister of Transport Marc Garneau announced $55.8 million in funding for the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority. The funds will support four infrastructure projects, which are expected to create 550 jobs during construction.
Police seize guns, make arrests, lay charges in anti-gang violence project

Police seize guns, make arrests, lay charges in anti-gang violence project

File photo Police have seized four guns, arrested seven people and recommended 20 criminal charges as part of an anti-gang violence operation called Project Temper.
Canada to see large shifts in fish habitat from climate change: study

Canada to see large shifts in fish habitat from climate change: study

This May 22, 2017 photo shows lake trout with tags kept in a container after being removed from Yellowstone Lake in Yellowstone National Park. A detailed study of how climate change will affect fish stocks in Canada and the U.S.
City of Vancouver proclaims 2018 'Year of the Queer'

City of Vancouver proclaims 2018 'Year of the Queer'

Photograph By VANCOUVER PRIDE SOCIETY Why celebrate Pride for one week when you can celebrate it for a full year? On Tuesday, May 15, city council unanimously agreed that 2018 is the “Year of the Queer” and will read a proclamation during a special e
Vancouver Coastal Health raises concerns over logging operation on Sunshine Coast

Vancouver Coastal Health raises concerns over logging operation on Sunshine Coast

A photo showing an area where ELF claims trees have been cut too close to a stream in the Chapman watershed.
Max the cat shot with BB gun

Max the cat shot with BB gun

A recent visit to the vet showed that Jan Rankin’s cat Max has been shot by a BB gun as pellets were discovered in his body after an X-ray.