Man who assaulted sex trade workers in Nanaimo sentenced to 6 years

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Stephen Bradley Ewing previously pleaded guilty to offences from 2018
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New Ale Trail takes craft beer enthusiasts north of the Fraser

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Police are investigating the unexpected death of a man found deceased inside a Peninsula Road Business in Ucluelet on Oct. 26. (Black Press Media file photo)

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Dr. Bonnie Henry, provincial health officer, updates British Columbians about COVID-19. (B.C. government video)

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Team Canada unveils kit from Lululemon for 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing

Lt.-Gov. Janet Austin, Royal Canadian Legion BC and Yukon commander Angus Stanfield and temporary aide-de-camp to the Lt.-Gov. Glen Greenhill at Rockland Avenue’s Government House, Oct. 26. (Kiernan Green/News Staff)

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B.C.’s greenhouse gas emissions have continued to rise in recent years, and as of 2018 were 17% higher than 2007, the baseline year for the province’s carbon tax, mainly due to population growth. (B.C. government)

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The central bank signalled that interest rates could increase in 2022

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Nanaimo jiu-jitsu athletes earn medals at world championships

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Agriculture Minister Lana Popham presents Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Rashleigh and nephew Peter Bryce Rashleigh with a Century Farm and Ranch Award. (Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries)

Central Saanich family recognized for century of farming

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Richard ‘Dick’ Stanton

Oct 21st, 2021

Rusty Berrow

Oct 21st, 2021

Maxwell Beck

Oct 21st, 2021

Charles William ‘Chuck’ Boyles

Oct 20th, 2021

David “Dave” Molstad

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It’s a hit: Vancouver-set Punjabi comedy movie breaks box-office record with Surrey talent

‘Honsla Rakh’ stars Diljit Dosanjh as a divorced dad caring for a baby on his own

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Making of Alec Baldwin movie is halted after fatal shooting

Work on “Rust” has been suspended at least until the investigation is complete

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B.C. easing zoning requirements to speed up housing projects

Bylaw amendments may not require public hearings

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Parents are gifting increasingly large sums of money for kids’ down payments: CIBC

Average gift for first time homebuyers rose to $82,000 in 2020

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