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Pharmacies running out of COVID tests, but province says they will be available for fall

Pharmacies running out of COVID tests, but province says they will be available for fall

The Health Ministry says B.C. pharmacy distributors have been supplied with newer product to replace any expired product and any pharmacies with no or low supply can contact their distributor for more.
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Cougar takes swipe at man on Elk Falls trail

Cougar takes swipe at man on Elk Falls trail

Conservation officers closed a popular trail at Elk Falls Provincial Park after several hikers saw a cougar.
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Canada hosts Ministerial on Nature in Squamish

Canada hosts Ministerial on Nature in Squamish

At the Cheakamus Centre, international delegates convened to discuss the Kunming-Montréal Global Biodiversity Framework.
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Langford residents call for action to deal with open drug use, sheltering at Danbrook Park

Langford residents call for action to deal with open drug use, sheltering at Danbrook Park

“It wears on you and something needs to be done … I don’t know what, but they need to be out of there,” resident tells council.
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Fire officials' advice for making homes less vulnerable to wildfire

Fire officials' advice for making homes less vulnerable to wildfire

Amid news of the devastating wildfires in the B.C. Interior, residents of Greater Victoria are becoming much more concerned about the region’s dry conditions, fire officials say.
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Injured raccoon captures hearts in Victoria neighbourhood

Injured raccoon captures hearts in Victoria neighbourhood

When a blind raccoon with a stub of a tail and a lumbering gait disappeared from a Victoria neighbourhood, residents took notice.
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Coroner confirms shoe found on Gonzales Beach contained human remains

Coroner confirms shoe found on Gonzales Beach contained human remains

The coroners office has not said what type and size of shoe was found or exactly where on Gonzales Beach it was located.
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Coastal Renaissance ferry expected to be out of service until at least mid-October

Coastal Renaissance ferry expected to be out of service until at least mid-October

Warranties have expired on the 16-year-old B.C. Ferries vessel, one of three Coastal-class ferries built in Germany.
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'Forest was ablaze': Fire in Thetis Lake park sparks call for shutdown

'Forest was ablaze': Fire in Thetis Lake park sparks call for shutdown

“There’s no other rationale for this fire starting,” says View Royal Fire Rescue Capt. Troy Mollin. “There was no lightning, there was nothing.”
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Victoria police officer extinguishes two deliberately set grass fires

Victoria police officer extinguishes two deliberately set grass fires

Grass fires deliberately set on Chatham street.
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