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Island farmers eagerly await Canada's first commercial tea harvest

Island farmers eagerly await Canada's first commercial tea harvest

The eyes of the tea world are on the Cowichan Valley and Canada’s first commercial tea harvest. Four years ago, Victor Vesely and Margit Nellemann planted 200 tea trees — Camellia sinensis — on their 11-acre Cowichan Valley Teafarm.
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Public schools will stay closed Tuesday, education minister says

Public schools will stay closed Tuesday, education minister says

Fassbender: Government, teachers remain $300 million apart
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Whistler loses visitors as jobs go unfilled

Whistler loses visitors as jobs go unfilled

Town says crackdown on temporary foreign workers means loss of foreign-language ski instructors, forces bars and restaurants to limit hours
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Ghost town north of Whistler has a buyer

Ghost town north of Whistler has a buyer

VANCOUVER — Phantoms be gone! A “sold” sign could soon be put up on the B.C. ghost town of Bradian.
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Stanley Cup rioter found guilty of assaulting firefighter, police officer

Stanley Cup rioter found guilty of assaulting firefighter, police officer

The first accused in the Stanley Cup riot to be tried in B.C. Supreme Court was found guilty Thursday of three riot-related charges.
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Four Vancouver police officers injured in rescue at burning building

Four Vancouver police officers injured in rescue at burning building

Four Vancouver police officers were sent to hospital Wednesday afternoon after they were injured rescuing four people and two dogs from a burning building.
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B.C. notaries’ society runs risk of paying damages for Ponzi scheme

B.C. notaries’ society runs risk of paying damages for Ponzi scheme

Fraudulent investment case could deplete $3-million fund
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Drift cards released on Fraser River to simulate pipeline oil spill risk

Drift cards released on Fraser River to simulate pipeline oil spill risk

Past exercises have shown that Victoria is especially vulnerable
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Female lobster stuffed with eggs found near Bowen Island

Female lobster stuffed with eggs found near Bowen Island

Alien species likely dumped, says expert
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Highway 99 traffic moving slowly again near collapsed culvert in Richmond

Highway 99 traffic moving slowly again near collapsed culvert in Richmond

B.C.'s transportation ministry says traffic is slowly moving again northbound on Highway 99 in Richmond after a section of the road collapsed early yesterday.
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