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Booklet explaining Canadian cash to new arrivals from Ukraine includes $188 of the real thing

Booklet explaining Canadian cash to new arrivals from Ukraine includes $188 of the real thing

A Sooke man and his siblings, whose grandfather was swindled as a new arrival in the 1930s, have created a handbook for those escaping the war in Ukraine
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Happy ending for young Nanaimo hockey fans after airline loses Canucks stick

Happy ending for young Nanaimo hockey fans after airline loses Canucks stick

When the family landed in Abbotsford, the stick, which had to be checked as luggage, was nowhere to be found.
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Victoria tops Canadian cities for people walking, cycling to work

Victoria tops Canadian cities for people walking, cycling to work

In 2021, one in 20 commuters — or 5.3 per cent — in the capital region regularly biked to work, with second-place Kelowna at two per cent and Vancouver slightly behind at 1.9 per cent, according to Statistics Canada data.
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Victoria tops Canadian cities for people walking, cycling to work

Victoria tops Canadian cities for people walking, cycling to work

In 2021, one in 20 commuters — or 5.3 per cent — in the capital region regularly biked to work, with second-place Kelowna at two per cent and Vancouver slightly behind at 1.9 per cent, according to Statistics Canada data.
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Cannabis compassion club served with eviction notice from their downtown location

Cannabis compassion club served with eviction notice from their downtown location

Club says it didn’t receive enough notice and will defy order to leave Johnson Street location until new facility is ready.
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When the going got tough, this cyclist created a bicycle with a snow plow

When the going got tough, this cyclist created a bicycle with a snow plow

Appliance repair guy and longtime bike tinkerer Phil Marciniak was uniquely prepared for this week’s snow — he’s already invented a homemade bike plow
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Teens' self-heating life-jacket a finalist for provincial showcase

Teens' self-heating life-jacket a finalist for provincial showcase

Liam Pope-Lau and Fraser Tuck, Grade 8 students at St. Michaels University School, created a pouch containing a chemical that heats up when it comes into contact with water
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Wartime letters written by soldiers and sailors find their way home again

Wartime letters written by soldiers and sailors find their way home again

As part of the Letters Home project, replicas of wartime letters are being sent to the homes where they were originally addressed, including 16 in Victoria
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Students visiting retirement home to hear first-hand accounts of Second World War

Students visiting retirement home to hear first-hand accounts of Second World War

Parkwood Place, a retirement home for about 100 residents, is welcoming Grade 6 and 7 students from nearby Lansdowne Middle School
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Friendship Centre youth team helps Indigenous young people overcome barriers

Friendship Centre youth team helps Indigenous young people overcome barriers

Supports can include help making and getting to crucial appointments, assistance with resume writing and job applications, pregnancy and parenting support, and access to sports and recreation.
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