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Crab poaching under cover of darkness earns 10-year commercial fishing ban, vessel seizure

Crab poaching under cover of darkness earns 10-year commercial fishing ban, vessel seizure

A Cape Mudge resident involved in poaching dungeness crabs in Vancouver Harbour under the cover of darkness in February 2018 is banned from fishing commercially for 10 years and had the boat he was using – which didn’t belong to him – and all the crabbing gear in it forfeited to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans.
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BC Ferries considers passenger only ferry between West Shore and Victoria

BC Ferries considers passenger only ferry between West Shore and Victoria

Royal Bay, Esquimalt and Ship Point considered as part of study into new route
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Sentence handed down for sex assaults committed more than 30 years ago

Sentence handed down for sex assaults committed more than 30 years ago

Man in his 80s will serve a conditional sentence in the community
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Octogenerian sentenced to time in the community for 40-year-old sex assaults

Octogenerian sentenced to time in the community for 40-year-old sex assaults

Man in his 80s will serve a conditional sentence in the community
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Saanich police continue to search for attacker in Gordon Head sexual assault

Saanich police continue to search for attacker in Gordon Head sexual assault

Police urge residents to remain vigilant, lock doors and windows
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Victoria amalgamation committee meeting for first time

Victoria amalgamation committee meeting for first time

The citizen’s assembly standing committee will hold its inaugural meeting on Tuesday
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B.C. poverty plan combines existing spending, housing programs

B.C. poverty plan combines existing spending, housing programs

Target is to lift 140,000 people out of poverty from 2016 level
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Simon Keith undergoes second heart transplant

Simon Keith undergoes second heart transplant

Former pro athlete turned transplant advocate gets another chance
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Saanich homeowner scares off cougar taking down deer in Cadboro Bay

Saanich homeowner scares off cougar taking down deer in Cadboro Bay

Conservation officer Peter Pauwels does not expect the animal to make future appearances
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Reeling Port Alice about to lose its only bank

Reeling Port Alice about to lose its only bank

Scotiabank branch closure follows latest mill setback, bad for business and the elderly
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