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Most drivers in B.C. should keep winter tires on vehicles until April 30

Most drivers in B.C. should keep winter tires on vehicles until April 30

Spring is here, but Road Safety at Work鈥檚 Shift Into Winter campaign warns that it is not yet time to take winter tires off your vehicles.
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Comox Valley group rebuilding war-time fighter bomber

Comox Valley group rebuilding war-time fighter bomber

A Comox Valley group is in the process of restoring and rebuilding a Second World War fighter bomber that has a local connection.
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Herring advocate skeptical about precautionary principle in Strait of Georgia

Herring advocate skeptical about precautionary principle in Strait of Georgia

Critic questions DFO methodology in calculating harvest limits
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Former drug user says checkered past is an employment roadblock

Former drug user says checkered past is an employment roadblock

When Robin Norbury was wrestling with a substance use disorder, his body weight had dropped to 112 pounds on his six-foot frame.
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UPDATE: Missing man and rowboat located

UPDATE: Missing man and rowboat located

Police received a report of an unmanned rowboat floating in the ocean near Royston
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Island Health seeks permanent site for inhalation OPS in Courtenay

Island Health seeks permanent site for inhalation OPS in Courtenay

Medical Health Officer advocates holistic approach
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Canada, B.C. announce Island Rail Corridor lands being returned to First Nation

Canada, B.C. announce Island Rail Corridor lands being returned to First Nation

Snaw-Naw-As First Nation claimed their land was expropriated for rail services no longer in use
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Treasure seekers scour Port Alberni waterfront for pot of 鈥榞old鈥�

Treasure seekers scour Port Alberni waterfront for pot of 鈥榞old鈥�

B.C.-based scavenger hunt offered $1,000 if someone could solve five riddles
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Treasure seekers scour Port Alberni waterfront for pot of 鈥榞old鈥�

Treasure seekers scour Port Alberni waterfront for pot of 鈥榞old鈥�

B.C.-based scavenger hunt offered $1,000 if someone could solve five riddles
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2 minor earthquakes detected off Vancouver Island, in Haida Gwaii over weekend

2 minor earthquakes detected off Vancouver Island, in Haida Gwaii over weekend

Quake in Haidi Gwaii felt by some people Saturday
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