The trial of a man accused in a double murder in Saanich continues as he was expected to present his self-represented defence in the fatal stabbing of two homeless people more than three years ago. Christopher Cathcart, a tall man in his late 30s, appeared in Victoria court on May 7 to face allegations in […]
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Maple Ridge Mayor Dan Ruimy was in Victoria recently, lobbying cabinet ministers for more funding to build infrastructure in one of the province’s fastest-growing cities. “We regularly go out there for advocacy,” explained Ruimy. “What’s really important now, is with the federal government creating more funds, its imperative that we work with the province to
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For years Karli Mann has been waiting for the right moment to unleash her rather unique party trick. In front of a flock of over 100 bird lovers in Beacon Hill Park, she finally got her chance to spread her wings and fly. Competing in the second annual Scream Like a Gull contest, Mann soared
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Snow is melting earlier and faster than usual across British Columbia as regions brace for another summer of droughts. The most recent snow survey and water supply bulletin, released in early May, showed the provincial mountain snow pack was at 83 per cent of normal levels as of May 1. One month earlier, on April
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A 24-year-old woman was found dead in Walnut Grove on Saturday, May 9, and police say homicide investigators consider it suspicious. At about 2:44 p.m. that day, the Langley RCMP were alerted to the death in the 20800-block of 87 Avenue, according to the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT). Officers from Langley RCMP and the
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