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Coroner investigates two deaths in Chemainus; forestry office cordoned off ↗

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Use of discount bus pass up 29%, full-fare passes down after digital fare payment launched ↗

People are increasingly buying discount bus passes for youth and seniors in Greater Victoria, after a new digital payment system was introduced.
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Intensive care unit at Port Alberni hospital closes indefinitely ↗

Island Health is temporarily closing the ICU at West Coast General Hospital in Port Alberni due to a shortage of specially trained doctors and nurses.
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B.C.’s Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner says it dealt with more files in the last fiscal year than at any time since 2020.

Island officers among police investigated by oversight body in B.C. ↗

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A blockage in a pipeline that moves sewage solids from a treatment plant to a processing facility was caused by a stuck pipeline inspection gauge.
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Stuck 'PIG' blocks sewage pipeline, forcing trucking of leftover solids ↗

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The agreement will take effect next month and applies to thousands of products, although it excludes food, beverages, tobacco, plants and animals.
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New trade deal to chop red tape, knock down trade barriers across Canada ↗

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The City of Victoria is working to determine why the Johnson Street Bridge got stuck in the raised position on Wednesday morning.
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Johnson Street Bridge gets stuck, snarling mid-morning traffic ↗

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Seattle-bound barge loaded with containers and vehicles sinking off B.C. coast ↗

The Coast Guard says divers are trying to assess the why the barge is taking on water.
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