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  Ottawa announces $4.9M oil recovery operation on B.C. shipwreck from 1946

  The federal government is spending $4.9 million to remove a load of heavy oil from a United States military ship that sank off the coast of British Columbia nearly 80 years ago but now poses "significant risk" of a major spill due to deterioration.

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  B.C. candidate apologizes for 'unacceptable' comments about Muslims, Palestinians

  One of the B.C. Conservative candidates running in the province's second-largest city has apologized for "completely unacceptable" comments he made about Muslims and Palestinians.

• Childhood friendship with dolphin inspires B.C. man to pursue passion on ocean

  Young Gary was sitting beside the ocean on vacation when a dolphin swam up to him and started making sounds.

• B.C. prison guards seize package containing $575K in meth, electronics

  Prison officials in British Columbia say guards at a medium-security prison in the Fraser Valley seized a package containing hundreds of grams of methamphetamine and other contraband over the weekend.

• 'Makes you more relaxed': Technology letting B.C. seniors continue living at home

  A Victoria pilot program using technology to help seniors age with dignity in their homes is getting promising feedback three months into the trial.

• Sea-Doo thefts prompt warning from police in Metro Vancouver

  Mounties are issuing a warning to personal watercraft owners after a wave of thefts were reported at marinas in Metro Vancouver.

• Advance polls open in the B.C. election

  The 2024 B.C. election officially kicks off Thursday morning as advance voting locations open their doors.

• 'I'm incredibly lucky': Man who stole Vancouver police cruiser hit cyclist

  It all happened within a matter of seconds. Christopher Taylor was biking near an East Vancouver park on a leisurely Sunday morning when he looked left to see a police cruiser barrelling toward him.

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  DEVELOPING | Live updates: Millions without power amid path of destruction left by Hurricane Milton

  Milton made landfall as a Category 3 storm Wednesday night, causing widespread destruction and immobilizing critical infrastructure. The extent of the damage is not yet known.

• Parents of 13-year-old who died in B.C. homeless camp share their story in Ottawa

  The parents of a teen who died of a suspected drug overdose are calling on the government to improve addiction and mental health care.

• B.C. Green leader makes public safety announcement, misses Vancouver rally

  On the heels of a commanding performance at the only televised leaders’ debate of the 2024 provincial election, the leader of the BC Green Party was scheduled to speak at a lively rally after making a public safety announcement in downtown Vancouver, but lost her voice and missed it at the last minute.

• Second anti-Eby sign defaced outside billionaire Chip Wilson's mansion

  Lululemon founder Chip Wilson has had a second sign outside his $82-million home in Vancouver’s exclusive Point Grey neighbourhood defaced.

• B.C. homeowner astounded someone managed to steal one of his prized giant pumpkins

  Dave Lindsey began growing giant pumpkins to bring a bit of magic to his grandkids' Halloween.

• UVic PhD candidate working to bring first ever portable microplastics test kit to market

  Abbas Motalebizadeh is a PhD candidate at the University of Victoria’s Mechanical Engineering Department and on Wednesday he was at the Victoria International Marina to test the Inner Harbour for microplastics.