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    A young humpback whale, entangled in prawn traps in Knight Inlet, has been rescued in the nick of time.
     
     
     
     

     
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    Animal Health act will aid human, livestock safety

     
    Concern has been expressed in the media that certain provisions that relate to the non-disclosure of certain types of information in the proposed new Animal Health Act would endanger public health. We...
     
     
     
     

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    Viking to bid on search-and-rescue contract

     
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    Victoria's Viking Air is gearing up to bid on a $3.8-billion federal contract for search and rescue aircraft.
     
     
     
     

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    UVic men stumble out of the blocks

     
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    Women Vikes lead but men well back after Round 1 of Canadian university/college golf championships
     
     
     
     

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    Kandle alights on solo path

     
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    The restless nature of Kandle Osborne is a result of her happy but always in-motion childhood, one that saw her family set up a half dozen home bases in the course of the past two decades.
     
     
     
     

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    From the sea to your grill

     
    Succulent grilled prawns star in this version of a Po' Boy sandwich.
     
    I love shellfish and I love my barbecue. Last week, I combined the two to cook up three inviting recipes. B.C. spot prawns, now available, are so succulent I cannot resist them.
     
     
     
     

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    The dilemma of needing drugs for depression during pregnancy

     
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    The sight of a pregnant woman ingesting anything but fresh air and wholesome food really gets people talking.
     
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    Apple chief Tim Cook vowed that creativity would remain in the company's "DNA" and hinted that products on the horizon could come in the area of television.
     
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    Go shark diving for the thrill of a lifetime

     
    The great white sharks off the coast of California are among the largest in the world.
     
    The best way to overcome your fears and any phobias is to stare them straight in the face. Which is how I found myself in a cage in the cold waters of the Pacific Ocean, waiting for a Great White Shark...
     
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    A Maserati GranTurismo Sport is displayed at the Italian carmaker's booth on March 6, 2012 during a press day ahead of the 82nd Geneva Car Show in Geneva.
     
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    We've had nearly five years of decor magazines telling us that wallpaper (shock! horror!) is coming back in style. It's not coming back, it's already HERE and going nowhere. But that doesn't mean it's...
     
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