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UVic nursing students urge financial relief, seek pay for practicums

UVic nursing students urge financial relief, seek pay for practicums

While working up to 12-hour days in clinical practice, some are also working paid jobs to survive, says nursing student society co-president.
Prince George resident completes Canadian Death Race

Prince George resident completes Canadian Death Race

Ultra marathon runner Larry Malmgren completed Canadian Death Race at 61 years old, placing 52nd out of 286 participants from around the world.
MRI testing helps former soccer player live with MS

MRI testing helps former soccer player live with MS

Rahul Ray, who has MS, is urging people to donate to Victoria Hospitals Foundation’s $11-million fundraising campaign for imaging equipment
Largest indoor winter music festival in Canada announces Vancouver lineup

Largest indoor winter music festival in Canada announces Vancouver lineup

Check out this year's headliners.
Stolen catalytic converters being sold out of province, RCMP say

Stolen catalytic converters being sold out of province, RCMP say

Scrap metal dealers who willingly buy stolen property subject to fines and loss of business licence
Bear encounters increasing as populations grow, drought continues

Bear encounters increasing as populations grow, drought continues

A black bear was seen meandering along the Gorge Waterway and Portage Inlet on Friday, while another bear was spotted at Royal Roads University
Campbell River rejects art gallery's tax exemption after unhoused seek shelter under awnings

Campbell River rejects art gallery's tax exemption after unhoused seek shelter under awnings

Coun. Ron Kerr accused the gallery and Vancouver Island Mental Health Society — which runs a supervised injection site — of “having significant negative effects on our downtown community”
Mail delivery suspended on View Royal street after dog attack; 'it happens way too frequently'

Mail delivery suspended on View Royal street after dog attack; 'it happens way too frequently'

The union representing the more than 600 workers who deliver the mail every day said Canada Post carriers are bitten or charged by dogs on average every two weeks in Greater Victoria
Langford man sentenced to life in prison for killing wife with hammer, strangling her

Langford man sentenced to life in prison for killing wife with hammer, strangling her

Kenneth Lawrence Weber pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder of Kerri Weber on Nov. 5, 2020
Kamloops prosecutors seek steep fines for hunters facing dozens of poaching charges

Kamloops prosecutors seek steep fines for hunters facing dozens of poaching charges

The offences are alleged to have taken place in the Darfield area between Barriere and Clearwater in the Central Interior.