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Goldstream fuel-spill cleanup tab tops $2 million

The parent company of Columbia Fuels has spent more than $2 million to clean up a fuel spill into the Goldstream River after a tanker-truck crash on the Malahat in April 2011.

Bond-fund star offers million-dollar reward for return of stolen artwork

Superstar bond-fund manager Jeffrey Gundlach, whose collections of art, fine wine and pricey watches were recently stolen, offered a new reward of up to $1.7 million for information leading to the safe return of 13 stolen works.

Pakistan disavows minister's bounty on anti-Islam filmmaker

The Pakistani government on Monday distanced itself from an offer by one of its cabinet ministers to pay $100,000 to anyone who kills the maker of an anti-Islam film that has sparked violent protests across the Muslim world.
A champion for Canadian music

A champion for Canadian music

Sam Sniderman's influence on Canada's burgeoning music industry will be felt for generations, long after the man and his legendary Sam the Record Man music store have gone, his grieving relatives and supporters said Monday.

Feds plan to catch snowfalls on high-speed video

This is one flaky project. Just in time for winter, the federal government is launching a science project to capture images of the elusive falling snowflake.

Quebec Mob scandals not unlike Mafia film

Quebecers might be shocked by reports of Mafia control over the construction industry, which is allegedly so rife with corruption and collusion and inflated costs that the provincial government has been forced to call a public inquiry.
Pedestrian likely dinged by flying hydrant, hotel basement flooded in weird collision

Pedestrian likely dinged by flying hydrant, hotel basement flooded in weird collision

A pedestrian injured during a crash Sunday morning was likely struck by an airborne fire hydrant at the intersection of Douglas and Chatham streets during a bizarre collision that flooded a nearby business.
Rally will urge B.C. councillors to manage deer without culls

Rally will urge B.C. councillors to manage deer without culls

The B.C. Deer Protection Coalition will hold a demonstration outside Victoria Conference Centre at noon Wednesday in an effort to persuade municipal politicians that there are alternatives to killing deer. Municipal politicians from all over B.C.

'Housing first' best way to help homeless: study

Growing consensus that providing a place to live is better solution than patchwork of emergency services

Dry conditions stoke Shawnigan Lake fire

A fire burning on TimberWest-managed land near Shawnigan Lake will take more time to completely extinguish.