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B.C. government and social media giants make deal on non-consensual intimate images

B.C. government and social media giants make deal on non-consensual intimate images

The companies have committed to providing B.C. with so-called direct escalation channels that will allow for quick reporting of non-consensual intimate images being placed online even before a protection order is issued. 
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B.C. couple's pothole claim dismissed by tribunal

B.C. couple's pothole claim dismissed by tribunal

The Civil Resolution Tribunal ruled the City of Victoria met its duty of care in filling the pothole the day after it was reported.
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Duncan man charged in Lower Mainland fentanyl lab sting

Duncan man charged in Lower Mainland fentanyl lab sting

Jason Conrad was one of three men charged after a 14-month investigation by Vancouver police into an illicit drug lab producing fentanyl and other deadly street drugs
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Solar storms hit deep-sea compasses: UVic

Solar storms hit deep-sea compasses: UVic

Ocean Networks Canada, which operates deep-sea observatories, discovered the disturbances during quality-control checks.
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Gel blaster drive-by shootings a criminal offence: Campbell River RCMP

Gel blaster drive-by shootings a criminal offence: Campbell River RCMP

Police say they have received reports of teens in vehicles shooting at unsuspecting pedestrians with water gel blasters or airsoft guns
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Lahal, an Indigenous guessing game, is a big hit in capital region schools

Lahal, an Indigenous guessing game, is a big hit in capital region schools

A Cowichan Tribes elder taught the game, called Lahal, to Indigenous educators in the district last fall
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Saanich to ask province for exemption on secondary suites in rural areas

Saanich to ask province for exemption on secondary suites in rural areas

The district doesn’t want to allow secondary and garden suites outside the urban containment boundary
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Saanich council backs motion calling for free transit for teens

Saanich council backs motion calling for free transit for teens

The district wants the UBCM to lobby the province to expand its Get on Board program to include everyone up to the age of 18
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Saanich approves another townhouse project near Swan Lake

Saanich approves another townhouse project near Swan Lake

The 26-unit townhouse project, which will replace a single-family home on Rainbow Street, is the third multi-family project approved in the last year
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Sayward set to miss deadline for financial plan after mayor walks out

Sayward set to miss deadline for financial plan after mayor walks out

The plan, which must be filed with the province by May 15, was set to go to third reading at a Monday council meeting, but that didn’t happen after Mayor Mark Baker left
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