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Wildfires decline in B.C. with rain, cooler weather, but heat forecasted to return

Wildfires decline in B.C. with rain, cooler weather, but heat forecasted to return

Crews fighting an out-of-control wildfire on Vancouver Island are building helipads to improve access to the flames burning on challenging, rocky terrain.
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Retired cop helps Oak Bay police nab fleeing driver

Retired cop helps Oak Bay police nab fleeing driver

The former officer jumped in to help when a prohibited driver fled on foot from a traffic stop.
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Nanaimo food bank installs cameras after fuel thefts

Nanaimo food bank installs cameras after fuel thefts

Along with siphoning fuel from the tanks of delivery vehicles, thieves have targeted batteries and the store of empty recyclable bottles from its “empties for food” program.
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Egg truck crashes into Galey Farms market building

Egg truck crashes into Galey Farms market building

No one was injured in the crash just after 9 a.m. Wednesday, which also brought power lines down across the roadway.
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Tourism Whistler ends working relationship with Whistler Pride CEO

Tourism Whistler ends working relationship with Whistler Pride CEO

The move comes after unpaid bills and zero communication from the CEO since January. A trivia company is also struggling with similar problems
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Woman dies in head-on crash in Langford on Vancouver Island

Woman dies in head-on crash in Langford on Vancouver Island

A 34-year-old woman has been killed in a head-on crash on Vancouver Island after witnesses told police her vehicle crossed the centre line into oncoming traffic. West Shore RCMP say the crash happened on Sunday at about 4:10 p.m.
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$9M lawsuit for Massey Tunnel mishap dismissed

$9M lawsuit for Massey Tunnel mishap dismissed

The plaintiff said he was unable to work due to pain and inability to focus and concentrate for long, and that his headaches increased the more he had to concentrate
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Vancouver officers cleared in arrest that led to suspect's broken wrist

Vancouver officers cleared in arrest that led to suspect's broken wrist

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's police watchdog group has cleared Vancouver police officers of wrongdoing in the arrest of a suspect in a stranger attack that led to the man's wrist being broken.
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Wesley Ridge wildfire on Vancouver Island grows to more than 5 square kilometres

Wesley Ridge wildfire on Vancouver Island grows to more than 5 square kilometres

NANAIMO — The BC Wildfire Service says the Wesley Ridge wildfire on Vancouver Island has grown to more than 5 square kilometres as "numerous" fire departments on the island converge on the blaze to protect properties and structures around Cameron Lak
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Unexpected physician illness prompts temporary closure of Delta Hospital ER

Unexpected physician illness prompts temporary closure of Delta Hospital ER

Fraser Health says the ER will be impacted from 7 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 4 to Tuesday, Aug. 5 at 6:30 a.m.
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