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Pod of orcas swim beside BC Ferries vessel, surprising passengers

Pod of orcas swim beside BC Ferries vessel, surprising passengers

A pod of orcas swam right beside the vessel between Victoria and Vancouver.
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Rob Shaw: B.C. has 11 days left to spend all of its unprecedented surplus. It likely can't

Rob Shaw: B.C. has 11 days left to spend all of its unprecedented surplus. It likely can't

The B.C. government has embarked on an unprecedented spending spree over the past four months, shovelling billions of dollars of an unexpectedly large budget surplus out the door to community groups, transit organizations and municipalities.
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Man suffers facial injuries in Nanaimo shooting; second shooting in a week

Man suffers facial injuries in Nanaimo shooting; second shooting in a week

The 39-year-old victim flagged down community safety officers for help.
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Missing persons group takes up cold case of Ryan Duncan, who was last seen in the Okanagan in 2018

Missing persons group takes up cold case of Ryan Duncan, who was last seen in the Okanagan in 2018

Duncan was described in 2018 as six feet one inch tall, 190 pounds, with brown hair and hazel eyes.
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'I felt betrayed': B.C. doula victim of fraud by an Ontario woman now facing more than 30 charges

'I felt betrayed': B.C. doula victim of fraud by an Ontario woman now facing more than 30 charges

Ashley Palmer recounted that the accused scammer reached out by originally posting on a Facebook page looking for a doula in Penticton to deal with a stillbirth
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Security camera captures moose walking through Kelowna backyard

Security camera captures moose walking through Kelowna backyard

What did the moose say when he walked through a backyward? Moooove, I'm coming through!
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IIO says Saanich police use of plastic projectiles and dog on man was 'close to the line'

IIO says Saanich police use of plastic projectiles and dog on man was 'close to the line'

The report by the Independent Investigations Office said the injured man — who has been diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome — was never actively resistant to police but was “doggedly non-compliant.”
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Stojko skates in Dawson Creek

Stojko skates in Dawson Creek

Canadian figure skating legend.
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Goat who lost her baby takes on sister's little one at B.C. children's farm

Goat who lost her baby takes on sister's little one at B.C. children's farm

The day before goats Jupiter and Solaris were born to Venus, her sister, Moon, had given birth to a stillborn baby and had become very agitated and out of sorts. So the farm gave Solaris to Moon
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Daughter can't understand why dad couldn't get Paxlovid to ease COVID symptoms

Daughter can't understand why dad couldn't get Paxlovid to ease COVID symptoms

Criteria to get the antiviral in B.C. are more restrictive than in other jurisdictions
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