Nanaimo lawyer disbarred after sex assault of prospective client

Nanaimo lawyer Marc Andre Scheirer was disbarred after the Law Society of B.C. considered his sexual assault conviction related to his interactions with a prospective client in 2018. (Black Press Media file photo)
Marc Andre Scheirer was convicted in 2020
Gordon Campbell is frustrated with break-ins. (Image/Tim Collins)

Langford homeowner frustrated by break-ins

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Recycle BC employs contractors to manage recycling. (Image/ Recycle BC)

The truth behind recycling on the West Shore and its success

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Now Yellowknifers can get their own Gas Banana

Now Yellowknifers can get their own Gas Banana
Road-tripping on the West Coast this fall? 10 must-see stops from Seattle to San Francisco

Road-tripping on the West Coast this fall? 10 must-see stops from Seattle to San Francisco

Gold River, B.C. is located on the west side of Vancouver Island. Google Street View

Death of a worker at Gold River dry-land sort under investigation
Teacher-librarian and author Sara Stone published her first children’s book called ‘Lily and the Snow’ about sensory processing disorder. (Submitted photo)

Vancouver Islander pens kids’ book about sensory processing disorder
Shore to Shore documentary music composer Bob Derkach, left, Stz’uminus carver Luke Marston, and director Peter Campbell attend a screening of the film Nov. 4 at the Chemainus Theatre. The documentary details the making of the bronze ‘Shore to Shore’ sculpture that was installed in Stanley Park in 2015, and the cedar carving used for the sculpture was on display at the theatre for the occasion. (Photo submitted)

Film follows Vancouver Island carver’s journey to create signature piece

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Mill Bay’s Evan Russell powers his way to first place in the men’s field at the National Cyclocross Championships in Victoria on Nov. 25. (Dave Miller/4iiii Innovations Inc.)

Vancouver Islander wins National Cyclocross Championships

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A bedroom in a suite at the Jubilee House. (Ella Matte/News Staff)

Retire in luxury at Victoria’s newest senior residence

Lisa Lapointe says her third term as B.C.’s chief coroner – ending in February – will be her final after 13 years in the role and three decades in public service, she announced Dec. 6, 2023. Lapointe provides an update on illicit drug toxicity deaths in the province during a press conference at B.C. Legislature in Victoria, B.C., on Monday, February 24, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

B.C.’s chief coroner stepping down after 13 years in the role

Half a million dollars worth of equipment has been recovered by Burnaby RCMP after a local business was broken into twice in less than 24 hours, police say. The break ins and theft happened Nov. 13 and 14, 2023. (Burnaby RCMP handout)

$500K in equipment recovered after B.C. business robbed twice in 24 hours

A Sycamore Road home in Kelowna cordoned off as police conduct an investigation after a man was found dead at the residence on Thursday, June 17, 2021. (Aaron Hemens/Capital News)

Psych assessment ordered for B.C. woman accused of murder, mutilation

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Robert William Pickton, 52, shown here in an undated picture taken from TV. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO/BCTV-Vancouver)

Advocates oppose proposed destruction of Pickton murder case evidence

RCMP has applied to destroy or return thousands of pieces of evidence seized during case

Williams Lake RCMP are investigating after a man brought a dead infant to a local area hospital on Dec. 8. (Black Press Media file photo)

RCMP investigating after man brings dead infant to B.C. hospital

Williams Lake RCMP say 32-year-old man and 33-year-old woman were arrested, but have been released

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Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen, left, and Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) shake hands following an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. The Bills won 20-17 (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)

Analysis: Officiating again stole the spotlight even though the call against the Chiefs was correct

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Vancouver Canucks hang on to beat visiting Carolina Hurricanes 4-3

Tampa Bay Lightning pay visit to B.C. on Tuesday

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VIU microbiology professor Andrew Loudon’s research is focusing on the relationship between animals and microbes. (Vancouver Island University photo)

VIU prof researching ways to protect frogs and oysters from disease

Microbiology prof receives grants totalling more than $175,000

Curator of dinosaur paleoecology at the Royal Tyrrell Museum, François Therrien, right, and University of Calgary assistant professor Darla Zelenitsky stand next to a young specimen of a dinosaur called Gorgosaurus libratus in an undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology

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Alberta fossil reveals new details about the diet of young meat-eating dinosaur

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Steve Farmer (left) and Kathy Green (right) deliver boxes of popcorn to health-care professionals at Victoria General Hospital on Friday (Dec. 8). (Brendan Mayer/News Staff)

Transplant recipients thank Greater Victoria hospital staff with popcorn

Transplant recipients delivered popcorn at Victoria General Hospital and Royal Jubilee Hospital

Youth Climate Corps BC, which trains young people and inserts them into climate-change-combatting jobs, hopes to start a program in Victoria. (Courtesy of Kari Medig/Youth Climate Corps BC)

Victoria, feds pushed to rally corps of youth workers in climate fight

Poll shows widespread support for national Youth Climate Corps program as Victoria MP leads call

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Event signage appears above the red carpet at the annual Golden Globe Awards, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

‘Barbie’ leads Golden Globe nominations with 9, followed closely by ‘Oppenheimer’

Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” dominated the Golden Globe Awards nominations with nine nods…

Mariah Carey performs at the New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square, Dec. 31, 2017, in New York. Billboard has posted a list of top seasonal hits since 2010, and Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You” has been No. 1 for 57 of the 62 weeks it has run, said Gary Trust, chart director. The Luminate data company said the song peaked at 387 million streams in 2019, the song’s 25th anniversary, although last year it had 353 million. (Photo by Brent N. Clarke/Invision/AP, File)

Why Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’ became so popular – and stayed that way

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A cursor moves over Google’s search engine page, in Portland, Ore., on Aug. 28, 2018. Your Google search history for 2023 has arrived. Well, actually, the world’s. On Monday, Dec. 11, 2023, the California-based tech giant released its “Year in Search,” a roundup of 2023’s top global queries, ranging from unforgettable pop culture moments (hello, Barbenheimer), to the loss of beloved figures and tragic news carrying worldwide repercussions. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)

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Trigon Terminals say it has commenced legal action against the PRPA, which say the company’s plan to develop LPG exports is illegitimate. (Seth Forward/The Northern View)

Coal terminal sues for right to ship propane and butane from B.C. port

Trigon reworking Prince Rupert operation for liquid petroleum gas despite exclusive rights claim

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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

Wearing an “I Love Pandas” T-shirt and clutching a panda-covered diary, Kelsey…

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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