Sparky? Fire Cat? Miss Mew? Or simply Cat? Folks in the rural Vancouver Island community of Metchosin can’t seem to agree on a name for the feline that has prowled the municipal grounds for roughly 14 years. But one thing’s certain – whatever his name, and no matter who you ask, he’s a local legend. […]
Purr-fectly in charge: Meet the cat who’s become top dog in a B.C. fire hall Read More »
Victoria police are asking for the public’s help in locating 82-year-old William Tate, who is wanted on a B.C.-wide warrant of “committal for a child pornography conviction.” Tate is described as six feet tall, about 225 pounds, with grey, balding hair and blue eyes. Greater Victoria Crime Stoppers believe he may be fleeing to the
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Don Purdy’s family has a history of distinguished service in the Canadian military. His grandfather fought in the First World War, with the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force, and was part of the battle of Vimy Ridge in April of 1917. That was Canada’s most celebrated battle, and was credited for the birth of Canadian national
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The sound of hundreds of gunshots ringing out throughout the night is haunting the small town of Edgewood, and world wide. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) euthanized more than 300 birds at Universal Ostrich Farm late Thursday, Nov. 6. Protesters and supporters of the farm shared multiple videos online of guns being fired in
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The B.C. government has been fined for a “lack of planning, training, and communication” behind a 2023 planned ignition that put firefighters’ lives at risk in the North Shuswap. WorkSafeBC fined the province $759,388.84 for two incidents involving BC Wildfire Service. One involved the death of 25-year-old firefighter Zack Muise, who was killed when the
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