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B.C. nursing student attacked with knife during first clinical placement: union
A student nurse was attacked with a knife during her first clinical experience at Vancouver General Hospital on Thursday, the ...
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Cowichan Trading, one of Victoria’s oldest stores, is closing this month
Cowichan Trading Company, a trademark store on the tourism strip of downtown Victoria announced its closing this month. After 77 years running, the Cowichan Trading Company at Government and ...
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‘Such a good experience’: Nelly Furtado recalls working at Victoria’s Robin Hood Inn
Nelly Furtado waves as she arrives on the red carpet for the Juno Awards, in Halifax, Sunday, March 24, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young Canadian music star Nelly Furtado recently recounted ...
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‘From Nanaimo to Fort St. John’: Uber plans expansion across B.C.
An Uber sign is pictured in Toronto on Feb. 14. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey Ridesharing company Uber plans to expand across the province starting early next year, following roll outs in ...
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Cafe Zanzibar closes its doors in Brentwood Bay
Cafe Zanzibar closes its doors on Dec. 31, 2024. (Facebook page). Owners and staff of a popular restaurant in Brentwood Bay, Cafe Zanzibar, announced Wednesday that it’s closing its doors ...
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Ships off the Westshore still have no port to go to: feds force workers back to the docks
Ships are unable to unload their cargo because dock foremen at their mutual destination of Vancouver are locked out of their posts. The dispute has caused a shutdown at docks in Victoria and Nanaimo, ...
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‘Disappointing’: Two police forces pull out of three regional units
Central Saanich and West Shore RCMP are opting out of teams dealing with domestic violence, at‑risk kids and mental health ...
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Scotiabank warns of mobile, online banking outages as system maintenance drags on
Scotiabank says customers may be unable to access some online and mobile banking services due to ongoing maintenance that’s taking longer than expected. In the last 24 hours, thousands of people ...
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Camosun announces coming layoffs due to loss of international student tuition
Camosun College says layoffs will be coming as it has to make up for a $5-million budget shortfall due to the reduction of international students imposed by the federal government. CHEK News has ...
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Lab confirms Canada’s first case of avian flu infection in humans in B.C.
In this Nov. 16, 2009 file photo, chickens stand in their cages at a farm near Stuart, Iowa. Canada's Public Health Agency ...
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Bad traffic, changed plans: Toronto braces for uncertainty of its Taylor Swift Era
Taylor Swift arrives before the start of an NFL football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the New Orleans Saints, in ...
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Vancouver officer sexually assaulted colleague, but police group chat targeted victim
A disciplinary investigation has found a former Vancouver police sergeant shared "disrespectful" commentary on a fellow officer's court testimony about being sexually assaulted by a colleague.