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'My friend is underwater!': Former lifeguard recalls diving into Langford Lake to find teen

'My friend is underwater!': Former lifeguard recalls diving into Langford Lake to find teen

The 17-year-old Belmont Secondary student died Wednesday after being pulled out of the lake on Saturday
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Representing himself, accused in second-degree murder trial mounts no defence

Representing himself, accused in second-degree murder trial mounts no defence

Mohamed Daud Omar, 29, chose not to call any witnesses or cross-examine most of the Crown’s witnesses in the two-week B.C. Supreme Court trial
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'Senseless violence': Woman killed in Surrey, B.C., home invasion, father says

'Senseless violence': Woman killed in Surrey, B.C., home invasion, father says

SURREY, B.C. — The father of a homicide victim in Surrey, B.C., says she was killed in a home invasion on the weekend.
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Motorcyclist in hospital after crash in Vancouver

Motorcyclist in hospital after crash in Vancouver

The investigation is in the early stages.
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Vancouver's CRAB Park homeless camp down to 12 tents

Vancouver's CRAB Park homeless camp down to 12 tents

Seven park rangers, four police officers visited the site Wednesday.
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BC United Leader Kevin Falcon loses another candidate to Rustad's Conservatives

BC United Leader Kevin Falcon loses another candidate to Rustad's Conservatives

BC United has lost several high-profile candidates and members to the Conservatives recently, including MLAs Elenore Sturko and Lorne Doerkson.
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Health firm settles with B.C. medical commission on extra-billing for health services

Health firm settles with B.C. medical commission on extra-billing for health services

VICTORIA — British Columbia's Medical Services Commission says it has reached an agreement with a Vancouver company over allegations that it was extra-billing for health care paid for by the public system. The commission filed a petition to B.C.
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Music teacher looking for new home after fire destroys top-floor suite

Music teacher looking for new home after fire destroys top-floor suite

Jamie Kozak, who lost a cat and pet rats in the blaze, was at band practice in Esquimalt when the fire broke out
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New Victoria building to include apartments for those released from prison

New Victoria building to include apartments for those released from prison

Twenty-eight new transitional apartments are set to open in a six-storey building on Princess Avenue in the spring of 2026.
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Tsawout First Nation buys 99 acres of Saanich Peninsula farmland, has plans for housing

Tsawout First Nation buys 99 acres of Saanich Peninsula farmland, has plans for housing

The nation says it’s in talks to incorporate the Puckle Road property, which has a partial ALR designation, into its reserve lands
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