West Shore RCMP search for missing 21-year-old man

Omar Peters was last seen by his family on Nov. 22 (Courtesy of West Shore RCMP)
Omar Peters was last seen by his family on Nov. 22
FILE – Police cars are seen parked outside Vancouver Police Department headquarters in Vancouver, on Saturday, January 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

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Comox Valley resident Monica Parkin recently took the TEDx stage in Denver Colorado. Photo by DemenisPhotography.com

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Kelowna mushroom store owner speaks out after RCMP raid, seizure

Kelowna mushroom store owner speaks out after RCMP raid, seizure
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Road-tripping on the West Coast this fall? 10 must-see stops from Seattle to San Francisco

Krystian Watts, a Ballenas Secondary School graduate, recently co-composed the music for the Vancouver Canucks home opener video. (Press photo)

B.C. composer, hockey fan makes music for Vancouver Canucks intro video
Visitors walk down an illuminated path during Milner Christmas Magic 2022. (Milner Gardens & Woodland Photo)

Milner Gardens Christmas Lights brightening Qualicum Beach in December
Environment and Climate Change Strategy Minister George Heyman presents Conservation Officer Steve Petrovcic with his award at the BC Legislature in Victoria. Photo: Conservation Officer Service/Facebook

Vancouver Island Conservation Officer named Officer of the Year
A replica firearm seized by VicPD after arresting a man in a Santa suit on Wednesday (Nov. 29) morning. (Courtesy VicPD)

Police arrest fake Santa for waving replica firearm in downtown Victoria
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A home on Burns Street caught fire on Nov. 11. The Stewart family, who lived in the unit on the backside, were forced to evacuate due to the smoke. Their unit was broken into three days later. (Logan Lockhart Western News)

Fire, new baby and a break-in give Okanagan family a whirlwind week

Plastic shopping bags, along with a wide range of containers made out of certain plastics, will be banned Dec. 20. (Neil Corbett/The News)

B.C.’s soon-to-be ban on certain plastics feeds entrepreneurial boom

A petition to allow a Vernon family to live on a farm in a fifth wheel has garnered 4,121 signatures as of Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. (change.org photo)

B.C. city reconsidering ban on people living in RVs on agricultural land

Danielle Vaughan and Benny Dornan are teaching Kelowna all about the benefits of mushrooms at their shop Essence Wellness. (Brittany Webster/Capital News)

Kelowna mushroom store owner speaks out after RCMP raid, seizure

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A lawyer for a pharmaceutical firm says holding a single trial in British Columbia to determine each province’s damages related to opioid health care costs would be a “monster of complexity.” Prescription pills containing oxycodone and acetaminophen are shown in this June 20, 2012 photo.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy

Pharma lawyer suggests B.C. opioid class action suit too big to certify

Johnson and Johnson rep argues certification would ‘burden’ B.C.’s justice system

Robert and Patsy McNeilly of Courtenay won the $500,000 Extra prize from the Oct. 28, 2023 Lotto 6/49 draw.

Vancouver Island couple planning East Coast holiday after Lotto 6/49 win

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International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach, left, arrives to chair an IOC Executive Board meeting to discuss the Paris 2024 olympic plans and the upcoming editions of the Olympic Games, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023 in Paris. IOC executive board members will also meet with the Paris 2024 Organising Committee and visit a venue. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

France, Utah picked as preferred hosts for 2030, 2034 Winter Olympics

Salt Lake City 2034 expected, French Alps a surprise as IOC works to negotiate final deals

After two goals in Tuesday night’s 3-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks, Vancouver’s Brock Boeser now leads the NHL with 17 goals. courtesy- vancouvercanucks.com

THE MOJ: Boeser rides rollercoaster to top of NHL goal-scoring ranks

Canuck has pushed his way through some tough times to emerge with the best hockey of his career

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Snow-covered cattle stand in a pasture near Didsbury, Alta. on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. Many in Western Canada may not get a white Christmas this year as El Niño will bring warmer temperatures and below-normal snowfall to the region, according to The Weather Network’s forecast for the next three months. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

El Nino-fuelled warm start to winter could change: Weather Network

Brown Christmas appears likely for B.C. ,with drier weather puncuated by a few downpours

Frank The Tank, a sulcata tortoise found wandering in a Richmond field, has left the Maple Ridge branch of the BC SPCA for his forever home. (Mark Vosper/Special to The News)

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Saanich Peninsula Lions Food Bank operations manager Tyson Elder says they are currently struggling for donations. (Brendan Mayer/News Staff)

‘Very impactful’: Saanichton Community Christmas raises funds for food bank

Last year’s event raised approximately $14,000 for the Saanich Peninsula Lions Food Bank.

Engel & Völkers Vancouver Island celebrates the win as 2022 Realtor Food Bank Challenge Champion. The friendly competition raised $10,749 and just under 2,000 pounds of food for the region’s food banks.(Oak Bay Village/Facebook)

Epic food fight for the greater good returns to Oak Bay Village

Realtors go head-to-head to raise funds, food alongside Rainbow Kitchen

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Nov 29th, 2023

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Nov 27th, 2023

Myra Warrington Pyatt (nee Stark)

Nov 26th, 2023

Robert (Bob) Chilton

Nov 24th, 2023

Beatrice (Betty) Sisler

Nov 23rd, 2023

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Canadian country singer Brett Kissel played at the Kelowna Community Theatre on. Nov. 24, 2023. (Facebook/Brett Kissel)

‘It hurts from smiling’: Country singer shouts out Kelowna crowd

Brett Kissel played at Kelowna Community Theatre on Nov. 24

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FILE - Taylor Swift performs during “The Eras Tour” in Nashville, Tenn., May 5, 2023. According to Spotify Wrapped, Swift was 2023’s most-streamed artist globally, raking in more than 26.1 billion global streams since Jan. 1, 2023. That means the pop powerhouse has dethroned Puerto Rican reggaetón star Bad Bunny, who held the coveted title for three years in a row: 2020, 2021, and 2022. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)

Taylor Swift elbows Bad Bunny off podium as Spotify’s most-streamed artist

Miley Cyrus’ ‘Flowers’ is Spotify’s most-streamed song of the year with 1.6 million streams globally.

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Sisters Georgia and Jamie Bullbrook shopping along Johnson Street. (Ella Matte/News Staff)

High rents have businesses questioning merits of downtown Victoria

Despite concerns, capital has one of the lowest vacancy rates in Canada at 11 per cent

Mastermind Toys, which sells items that include LEGO, has filed for creditor protection. (Wolf Depner/News Staff)

‘Deteriorating’: Mastermind toy store files for creditor protection

Mastermind has stores in Coquitlam, Langley, Abbotsford, Tsawwassen, Langford and Prince George

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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)

How are ancient Roman and Mayan buildings still standing? Scientists are unlocking their secrets

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WOLF: Break out some of your all-time favourite recipes

COLUMN: Sharing memories among generations

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