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First Nations people in B.C. three times more likely to die of overdose

First Nations people in B.C. three times more likely to die of overdose

New figures paint a disturbing image of the overdose crisis for First Nations people
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Bear conflicts on the rise throughout B.C.

Bear conflicts on the rise throughout B.C.

Ministry of Environment no longer considers translocation a viable option
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Toronto Raptors coming to UVic in September

Toronto Raptors coming to UVic in September

Toronto Raptors to hold training camp at UVic’s CARSA
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UPDATED: Victoria’s first supervised consumption site to open in 2018

UPDATED: Victoria’s first supervised consumption site to open in 2018

Site will be operated at 941 Pandora Ave. beginning next spring or summer
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Police dealing with incident at Broughton and Douglas streets

Police dealing with incident at Broughton and Douglas streets

Officers on scene said it was a potential arson, but nothing has been confirmed.
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Same-sex marriages rise, as gaybourhoods change

Same-sex marriages rise, as gaybourhoods change

There were nearly 73,000 same-sex couples in 2016 in Canada, about a 61 per cent increase
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Home renovation nightmare for North Saanich homeowner

Home renovation nightmare for North Saanich homeowner

Court rules against strata group; calls covenant “unenforceable.”
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Esquimalt looks at increasing density

Esquimalt looks at increasing density

Food security also an issue for Esquiamalt residents.
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VIDEOS: A walk through Saanich’s Cuthbert Holmes Park

VIDEOS: A walk through Saanich’s Cuthbert Holmes Park

This collection of videos shows various spots in Cuthbert Holmes Park near the McKenzie Interchange Project. It is an $85 million project by the provincial government to ease congestion at theintersection of McKenzie Avenue and Highway 1 through a partial ‘cloverleaf’ ramp system that also includes featuresdesigned to benefit cyclists and transit riders. Construction started in the fall of 2016 and the project is scheduled to becomplete by late 2018.
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Watch: Gadgets of tomorrow engineered at UVic

Watch: Gadgets of tomorrow engineered at UVic

Graduating engineers create inventions for the tech sector
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