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Surgical robot coming to Victoria hospitals this year

Surgical robot coming to Victoria hospitals this year

The foundation is fundraising for a 10-year robotics program and system upgrades that will first be used in urology
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Nanaimo man gets four years for pushing girlfriend off a cliff

Nanaimo man gets four years for pushing girlfriend off a cliff

Kyle Gordon Ordway pleaded guilty in August to manslaughter in the death of 27-year-old Amy Watts, whose body was found in a wooded ravine below a cliff in June 2021
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Three confirmed dead in Monday fire on Maple Bay Road

Three confirmed dead in Monday fire on Maple Bay Road

Two more bodies were found when crews were able to do a full check of the home, North Cowichan’s fire chief said Wednesday.
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Drug-trafficking investigation leads to charges against 19 people in northern B.C.

Drug-trafficking investigation leads to charges against 19 people in northern B.C.

Federal prosecutors have approved charges against 19 people, eight of them still at large, after an investigation into what police call a violent drug trafficking network in northeastern British Columbia. A statement from B.C.
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'Carelessly discarded cigarette' started fire that damaged 3 Vancouver homes

'Carelessly discarded cigarette' started fire that damaged 3 Vancouver homes

The fire spread to trees which sent flames 100 feet in the air.
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Snuneymuxw First Nation urges driver in fatal hit-and-run to come forward

Snuneymuxw First Nation urges driver in fatal hit-and-run to come forward

Charles Tommy, 21, was walking home from fishing in the early evening of Oct. 24 when he was hit by a vehicle that sped from the scene
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Photos: Whistler Blackcomb hypes up winter as snow flies up top

Photos: Whistler Blackcomb hypes up winter as snow flies up top

WB has already made the equivalent of 15 football fields’ worth of snow, measuring a foot in depth
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Christine Boyle announces resignation from Vancouver city council

Christine Boyle announces resignation from Vancouver city council

Boyle was elected Oct. 19 as the NDP MLA for Vancouver-Little Mountain
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'Gut wrenching': Sea lion with mouth sealed by netting rescued at Race Rocks

'Gut wrenching': Sea lion with mouth sealed by netting rescued at Race Rocks

The Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Society, which sent rescuers to the ecological preserve off Metchosin on Oct. 22, described the situation as “gut wrenching.”
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Haida Gwaii buoy collects data for marine renewable energy research

Haida Gwaii buoy collects data for marine renewable energy research

A Floating Light Detection and Ranging (FLiDAR) Wind Sentinel buoy is anchored off a Haida Gwaii to collect data on wind, waves, and currents until September 2025.
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