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Big Mama humpback returns to B.C. waters with new calf

Big Mama humpback returns to B.C. waters with new calf

Big Mama was spotted with her latest calf in Haro Strait northeast of Sidney Island on Wednesday, followed by several more sightings on Thursday.
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Police misconduct ruling in death of B.C. woman Lisa Rauch, killed by anti-riot round

Police misconduct ruling in death of B.C. woman Lisa Rauch, killed by anti-riot round

An adjudicator appointed by British Columbia's police watchdog has found a Victoria officer committed misconduct when he fired an anti-riot weapon at a woman in 2019, striking her in the head and killing her.
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'Soup Nazi' actor dips ladle for victims of Vancouver festival attack

'Soup Nazi' actor dips ladle for victims of Vancouver festival attack

VANCOUVER — "Soup Nazi" actor Larry Thomas, best known for his guest role as a strict soup seller on the sitcom "Seinfeld," will be picking up his ladle again to raise money for victims of last month's attack on Vancouver's Lapu Lapu Day festival.
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New Royal Roads University campus named in honour of late B.C. premier John Horgan

New Royal Roads University campus named in honour of late B.C. premier John Horgan

LANGFORD — Ellie Horgan choked back tears as Royal Roads University named its new campus after her late husband, John Horgan, honouring the former B.C. premier in the Vancouver Island community of Langford where he lived.
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Man arrested after allegedly setting fire to RCMP detachment in Fort Nelson, B.C.

Man arrested after allegedly setting fire to RCMP detachment in Fort Nelson, B.C.

FORT NELSON — A man has been arrested after someone allegedly set fire to an RCMP detachment building in British Columbia's Northern Interior region. Police say the Northern Rockies detachment building in Fort Nelson, B.C.
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Extinct marine reptile species named for Courtenay man who discovered it

Extinct marine reptile species named for Courtenay man who discovered it

The previously unnamed species of elasmosaur is being called Traskasaura sandrae in honour of Mike Trask, who in 1988 discovered fossils in the Puntledge River.
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'Not the outcome anyone hoped for': First Nation calls for justice after missing man's remains found on reserve

'Not the outcome anyone hoped for': First Nation calls for justice after missing man's remains found on reserve

The Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crime Unit is investigating after the remains were located in a leased home on Middle Road in a mobile home park on Songhees Reserve lands
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Steve Rai appointed Vancouver's new police chief after filling job in interim role

Steve Rai appointed Vancouver's new police chief after filling job in interim role

VANCOUVER — Newly minted Vancouver police chief Steve Rai says the city's diversity means its police department must be "accessible to everyone from all cultures," as he takes the helm at the department after the exit of former chief Adam Palmer.
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Steve Rai is Vancouver's new police chief

Steve Rai is Vancouver's new police chief

India-born, Kitsilano Secondary graduate began VPD career in 1990
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Vancouver police say Downtown Eastside crime dropping after adoption of task force

Vancouver police say Downtown Eastside crime dropping after adoption of task force

VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver have released new data they say depicts the success of a task force launched three months ago to curb crime in the city's Downtown Eastside neighbourhood.
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