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The first investigators stepped on board fire-damaged HMCS Protecteur after it docked at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Thursday amid discussion about what should done if the Esquimalt-based supply ship doesn’t return to service.

News of the totem pole theft at the Malahat summit has people on the lookout for First Nations carvings in suspicious places.

Lawyers involved in the case of a mentally ill homeless man have joined together and asked Victoria provincial court to order a detailed psychiatric report to find out whether or not the offender can be treated effectively.

B.C. teachers have voted 89 per cent in favour of job action. The B.C. Teachers’ Federation said 26,051 teachers voted in favour. In all, 29,301 teachers across the province cast ballots. “With this vote, B.C.

Nanaimo firefighter are at the scene of collapsed house on Estevan Road this afternoon. Firefighters arrived around 2:45 p.m. when an addition to the home caved in on itself, said assistant fire chief Wade Smith.

Traffic was snarled on the Malahat after a three-vehicle collision near the summit this afternoon. Shawnigan Lake RCMP and Malahat Fire rushed to the scene after the call came in around 12:49 p.m. B.C.

KATIE DeROSA Times Colonist The Coroner Service is trying to solve a mysterious death aboard a B.C. Ferry from Nanaimo to West Vancouver. The man was seen on video surveillance walking around Departure Bay ferry terminal in Nanaimo on Feb. 19.

LINDSAY KINES Times Colonist The B.C. government will remove fences around beer gardens at festivals, allow happy hours in bars by summer and permit liquor sales in grocery stores next year.

The B.C. Coroners Service is trying to solve a mysterious death aboard a B.C. Ferries vessel traveling from Nanaimo to West Vancouver. The man was seen on video surveillance walking around Departure Bay ferry terminal in Nanaimo on Feb. 19.

You’ll be able to buy B.C.-made wine straight off the shelf at your local grocery store next year.