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Sea lion severely entangled in netting rescued off the coast of Vancouver Island
Fishing net material is seen around the neck of an entangled sea lion in an undated handout photo taken off the coast of Race Rocks Ecological Reserver, near Juan de Fuca, B.C. The sea lion was rescued, in what rescuers say was one of the most severe entanglements they have ever encountered. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Society, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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At least three dead after atmospheric river drenched southern B.C.
The RCMP logo is seen outside the force's "E" division headquarters in Surrey, B.C., Thursday, March 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Environment Canada issues several rainfall warnings as atmospheric river approaches B.C. coast
A little spot of sunshine in the form of an umbrella makes it's way around English Bay in Vancouver, B.C, January 15, 2006. Vancouver missed setting a record for consecutive days of rain by two days. The record of 28 days dates to 1953. Lyle Stafford/The Globe and Mail
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B.C. smashes advance voting record as forecast calls for election-day drenching
B.C. NDP Leader David Eby shields himself from the rain with an umbrella while walking from his bus to a house for a campaign stop in Surrey, B.C., on Monday, October 14, 2024. Voters along the south coast of British Columbia who have not cast their ballots yet will have to contend with heavy rain and high winds from an incoming atmospheric river weather system on election day. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Man reported missing on Vancouver Island found dead down steep embankment, police say
Police on Vancouver Island say a man reported missing Friday was found dead down a steep embankment in Port Alberni. The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Grizzly bear cubs seen on Vancouver Island for first time could have big impact
A grizzly bear and two cubs are shown on Vancouver Island in this July 2024 handout photo taken from video. Wildlife photographer Catherine Babault filmed a grizzly bear and her two cubs on Vancouver Island encountering a herd of Roosevelt elk. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Catherine Babault *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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B.C. film company fined for flying drone too close to killer whales
A Vancouver-based film company and its drone operator have been fined a total of $30,000 for operating a drone too close to northern resident killer whales. Members of the A5 pod of northern resident killer whales, as shown in this recent handout image provided by Jared Towers, a scientist with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, returned this week with a newborn to the Brighton Archipelago of British Columbia for the first time in about 20 years. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Department of Fisheries and Oceans-Jared Towers *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Coast Guard to end staffing at two B.C. lighthouses, following safety concerns
Fisgard Lighthouse is pictured on Vancouver Island, B.C., June, 25, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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Ship fire off Victoria shows Canada isn’t prepared for marine emergencies, TSB says
Ships work to control a fire onboard the MV Zim Kingston about eight kilometres from the shore in Victoria, B.C., on Sunday, October 24, 2021. The Transportation Safety Board will release its report today on the fire and loss of more than 100 containers from a cargo ship off British Columbia's coast. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
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Police say two dead, one hurt in plane crash and fire at Tofino, B.C., airport
The RCMP logo is seen on a podium ahead of a news conference, in St. John's, Saturday, June 24, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Green deputy leader sentenced to jail for Fairy Creek old growth protests
Green Party Deputy Leader Angela Davidson, known also as Rainbow Eyez, sounds her drum after the conclusion of remarks at a news conference with Green Party MP Elizabeth May, Interim Leader Amita Kuttner, second from right, and Deputy Leader Luc Joli-Coeur, right, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Trapped B.C. orca calf eats seal meat, putting rescue on hold
Deckhands from the Homalco First Nations ready a seine boat out front of the Ehattesaht First Nation's band office in Zeballos, B.C., Thursday, April 18, 2024. The arrival of a large seine fishing vessel capable of casting a net strong enough to hold an almost 700 kilogram killer whale calf has arrived in Zeballos, B.C. to participate in the expected latest attempt to rescue a young orca stranded in a remote tidal lagoon. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
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U.S. killer-whale catcher has advice for B.C. rescuers – build rapport with your orca
Fisheries Department Pacific region marine mammal co-ordinator Paul Cottrell operates a zodiac with other experts as they conduct work in an area where an orphaned two-year-old female orca calf continues to live in a lagoon near Zeballos, B.C., on Thursday, April 11, 2024. The Department of Fisheries says planning for a new attempt to rescue an orca calf trapped in a Vancouver Island lagoon will be finalized in the next few days but no date has been set THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
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B.C. formally recognizes Haida Nation’s Aboriginal title to Haida Gwaii
Captain Gold with a youth group in the Gwaii Haanas National Park July 5, 2012. Captain Gold is a Haida elder who several years ago found what has turned out to be one of the richest archeological sites on the islands, where thousands of artifacts have been collected. He says the oral history of his people tell of a time when ice covered the land. He believes archeological research will one day unearth proof that such stories are fact, not myth. (John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail
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Tiny B.C. town rallies around killer whale calf rescue effort as time ticks away
An orphaned two-year-old female orca calf continues to live and swim in a lagoon near Zeballos, B.C., on Thursday, April 11, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
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B.C. to require hospitals have designated spaces for patient illicit drug use, health minister says
A ambulance drives past the emergency entrance of Vancouver General Hospital in Vancouver, B.C., Friday, April 9, 2021. COVID-19 cases have been on a steady increase in the province of British Columbia over the past week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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Stranded B.C. calf’s calls ‘make you almost weep,’ says Ehattesaht First Nation
A female orphaned two-year-old orca calf known as kwiisahi?is or Brave Little Hunter, a name given by the Ehattesaht First Nation, continues to live in a lagoon near Zeballos, B.C., on Tuesday, April 9, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
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BC government to create provincial policy after nurses’ complaints of illicit drug use in hospitals
The emergency department entrance to St. Paul's hospital in downtown Vancouver, B.C. Thursday, March 19, 2020.
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