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Royal B.C. Museum takes on collection of Terry Fox memorabilia

Royal B.C. Museum takes on collection of Terry Fox memorabilia

The collection includes the runner’s prosthetic legs and T-shirts and the bottle of ocean water he collected in Newfoundland when he started his historic 1980 run across Canada
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Hockey Day in Canada generated $4M in economic activity for capital region: commission

Hockey Day in Canada generated $4M in economic activity for capital region: commission

The Jan. 17 to 20 event, which included a chance to see the Stanley Cup and dozens of NHL alumni, attracted thousands of fans to Victoria
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Rare sea turtle discovered dead on North Island

Rare sea turtle discovered dead on North Island

It’s the second loggerhead turtle discovered on the Island in three months, after a 38-kilogram female was found alive but severely hypothermic off Metchosin in February
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Recreational anglers push back against proposed salmon closures

Recreational anglers push back against proposed salmon closures

The proposed fishery closures are designed to protect the endangered southern resident killer whales.
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Province to provide $250,000 to help preserve iconic Martin Mars water bomber

Province to provide $250,000 to help preserve iconic Martin Mars water bomber

The Hawaii Martin Mars’s final flight is expected before the end of 2024 and will be a multi-phased process that includes passing federal inspections, crew training and test flights.
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Rescuers continue effort to coax orphan orca out of Vancouver Island lagoon

Rescuers continue effort to coax orphan orca out of Vancouver Island lagoon

About 10 vessels were inside the lagoon near Zeballos, using playback vocalizations of other transient killer whales, okoimi pipes and long ropes with floats and lines in the lagoon to try to move the calf to open water.
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Martin Mars bomber coming to Victoria's B.C. Aviation Museum

Martin Mars bomber coming to Victoria's B.C. Aviation Museum

Getting the huge firefighting plane from Sproat Lake to the airport in North Saanich presents several hurdles.
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Orphaned orca remains stranded as rescuers consider all options

Orphaned orca remains stranded as rescuers consider all options

A 120-foot-opening, under a roadway span, and the changing tides that rush through it are proving to be a barrier in leading the calf out to open ocean.
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How are Victoria's bridges protected from ship strikes?

How are Victoria's bridges protected from ship strikes?

There have been minor collisions at the Johnson Street Bridge — both the new structure and the old one.
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'Complex operation' underway to save orphaned orca calf

'Complex operation' underway to save orphaned orca calf

The whale’s pregnant mother died after beaching itself Saturday morning while hunting and likely drowned about an hour later as the tide came in.
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