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Bear encounters increasing as populations grow, drought continues

Bear encounters increasing as populations grow, drought continues

A black bear was seen meandering along the Gorge Waterway and Portage Inlet on Friday, while another bear was spotted at Royal Roads University
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Campbell River rejects art gallery's tax exemption after unhoused seek shelter under awnings

Campbell River rejects art gallery's tax exemption after unhoused seek shelter under awnings

Coun. Ron Kerr accused the gallery and Vancouver Island Mental Health Society — which runs a supervised injection site — of “having significant negative effects on our downtown community”
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Mail delivery suspended on View Royal street after dog attack; 'it happens way too frequently'

Mail delivery suspended on View Royal street after dog attack; 'it happens way too frequently'

The union representing the more than 600 workers who deliver the mail every day said Canada Post carriers are bitten or charged by dogs on average every two weeks in Greater Victoria
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Langford man sentenced to life in prison for killing wife with hammer, strangling her

Langford man sentenced to life in prison for killing wife with hammer, strangling her

Kenneth Lawrence Weber pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder of Kerri Weber on Nov. 5, 2020
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Kamloops prosecutors seek steep fines for hunters facing dozens of poaching charges

Kamloops prosecutors seek steep fines for hunters facing dozens of poaching charges

The offences are alleged to have taken place in the Darfield area between Barriere and Clearwater in the Central Interior.
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Vancouver’s park and beach smoking ban a taste of what’s to come under the NDP’s public drug use restrictions

Vancouver’s park and beach smoking ban a taste of what’s to come under the NDP’s public drug use restrictions

One of the leading voices of the 2010 campaign against cigarette smoking at Vancouver parks and beaches does not expect many people will be caught breaking the province’s ban on illegal drug use in certain public places.
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Two jurors dismissed from trial of former BC Liberal MLA’s son

Two jurors dismissed from trial of former BC Liberal MLA’s son

The Powell River sexual interference trial of the son of a former BC Liberal MLA paused Friday when two jurors were sent home for disobeying the judge’s instructions. The case will continue Tuesday with 10 jurors.
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B.C. aquaculture industry urges 'balanced' approach to fish farms

B.C. aquaculture industry urges 'balanced' approach to fish farms

Wholesale shut-down of open-net salmon farms would take supply chain with it
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B.C. Mountie charged after crash in which motorcyclist was badly injured

B.C. Mountie charged after crash in which motorcyclist was badly injured

VICTORIA — A Metro Vancouver RCMP officer has been charged under the Motor Vehicle Act after an off-duty crash in which a motorcyclist was seriously hurt. The BC Prosecution Service says Const.
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Video: Orphan baby bear rescued from tree in Prince George

Video: Orphan baby bear rescued from tree in Prince George

The rescued bear, along with some orphaned bears in Quesnel, will be taken to the Northern Lights Wildlife Society in Smithers
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