BC Ferries to face penalties for missed sailings: Province

BC Ferries’ Spirit of British Columbia departs from the Tsawwassen ferry terminal bound for Swartz Bay on the Island. (Photo by Theresa Bodger)
BC Ferry Commission caps fare increases at 3.2% over the next 4 years
Tyler Turner and Kayleen Vanderree compete in The Amazing Race Canada.. (Photo Courtesy of CTV)

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Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly arrives for a meeting of the federal cabinet on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Joly says Canadians ‘want to do more’ to help Haiti as military intervention looms
Federal court ruling sets back health workers seeking psilocybin mushroom access

Federal court ruling sets back health workers seeking psilocybin mushroom access
Why mountain biking should be your new travel activity — plus tips for beginners

Why mountain biking should be your new travel activity — plus tips for beginners

Freedom Convoy organizer Pat King appears as a witness at the Public Order Emergency Commission in Ottawa on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022. King has asked the court once again to move his criminal trial out of Ottawa, even though others who were charged during the demonstration have been denied similar requests.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

‘Freedom Convoy’ organizer Pat King asks to move trial out of Ottawa
Vancouver Whitecaps forward Brian White (24) takes a shot on goal against D.C. United during second half MLS action in Vancouver, B.C., on September 30, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

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Cameron Ortis, a senior intelligence official at the RCMP, leaves the courthouse in Ottawa after being granted bail on October 22, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Former RCMP intelligence director pleads not guilty to disclosing secrets
Three suspects broke into Peoples Jewellers in Woodgrove Centre and stole approximately $100,000 worth of jewelry. (Submitted photo)

Thieves in Nanaimo steal $100,000 worth of jewelry in ‘well-planned’ heist
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Border services officers discovered nearly 200kg of opium inside two shipping containers entering B.C. in August. (Photo courtesy of Canada Border Services Agency)

Opium found stuffed in furniture, machinery entering B.C.

Fireworks explode in the air above the Ottawa River to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, in Ottawa on June 2, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Diwali fireworks advisory made despite warnings it may be discriminatory

Conservative Party of BC leader John Rustad speaks at a meet-and-greet in Vernon on Friday, July 7, 2023. Rustad is being criticized for making a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation that compared gender education to residential schools. (Black Press Media file photo)

B.C. Conservative leader compares gender education to residential schools

Fresh produce is shown at a market in Toronto on Wednesday Feb. 2, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

Food insecurity a ‘public health crisis’ for B.C.’s Indigenous kids

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Hundreds of pink salmon can be seen swimming upstream in Brooklyn Creek, Comox. (Olivier Laurin / Comox Valley Record)

‘That’s the most salmon we’ve seen’: an Island creek experiences record return

Hundreds of pink salmon are swimming upstream in a Comox creek

Kathy Gillies is fighting for better cellular phone coverage after being unable to communicate with a 911 dispatcher from Hammond Bay the night her husband Ken suffered a heart attack and died before help could arrive. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)

Man’s death underlines need for better cell coverage in Nanaimo

Widow lives with not knowing whether getting through to 911 could have saved her husband’s life

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Masai Ujiri, President of Toronto Raptors speaks to reporters during media day in Toronto on Monday October 2, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

‘No selfishness’: Toronto Raptors cultural reset begins at B.C. training camp

Head coach said things like taking poor shots or over-dribbling the ball won’t be allowed this season

Saskatchewan Roughriders great George Reed addresses the crowd following the last ever game at Mosaic Stadium in Regina on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mark Taylor

Former CFL running back George Reed dies at the age of 83

Reed played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders from 1963 until 1975

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Charlie, a 22-year-old donkey, has found his forever home at a farm in B.C. after a viral post by BC SPCA back in September. (BC SPCA)

Senior donkey finds forever home at B.C. farm

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Karlene Harvey is the illustrator of the new Every Child Matters children’s book. (Medicine Wheel Publishing photo)

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Theresa Bodger with cousin Heather Hooge at the Georgina Falt Memorial Tournament named in honour of Theresa’s mom. (Photo by Don Bodger)

Landmark fundraising goal reached in music trivia tournament

Record single year proceeds lead to Georgina Falt Memorial event surpassing $100,000

Victoria Orange Shirt Day co-founders Kristin Spray and Eddy Charlie stand in front of their vendor booth at the South Island Powwow Saturday (Sept. 30) at Royal Athletic Park in Victoria. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)

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FILE - Beyonce performs at a Get Out the Vote concert for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 4, 2016. Beyoncé shined the brightest in a city full of Hollywood stars during the second night of her epic Renaissance Tour show on Saturday night, Sept 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

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This combination of images shows, from left, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, and Stephen Colbert. The late-night hosts are scheduled to return to the air on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023, the first time in five months that they’ll have new shows due the writers strike, which concluded last week. (AP Photo)

Late-night shows return after writers strike

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FILE - A view of the mobile phone app logos for, from left, Facebook and Instagram in New York, Oct. 5, 2021. Meta plans to give European Facebook and Instagram users the option of paying for ad-free versions of the social media services as a way to comply with the continent’s data privacy rules, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, file)

Facebook and Instagram users in Europe could get ad-free subscription option, WSJ reports

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Air Canada pilots are demonstrating at Toronto’s Pearson airport today, calling for better wages and working conditions as talks with the country’s biggest airline continue. Air Canada logos are seen on the tails of planes at the airport in Montreal, Que., Monday, June 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Air Canada pilots picket at Toronto’s Pearson airport as talks continue

The Air Line Pilots Association kick-started the bargaining process in June

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Giant panda Xiao Qi Ji plays at his enclosure at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Pandas could be gone from America’s zoos by the end of next year

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The residential gruup “Núñez Chinchilla” is located north of the great plaza of Copan, an ancient Maya site in western Honduras, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

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        The Attainable Housing Development Society works with local communities an organizations to fill the housing gap in British Columbia. This summer, they’re hosting their New Home Raffle – giving you the chance to win an amazing home overlooking beautiful Shuswap Lake. Photos courtesy AHDS

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