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  1. Article · Sep 14, 2026 · By Olivier Laurin/Saanich News

    ‘We’re not here to judge’: Doctors bring back-to-school drug checking to UVic - The Interior News - Smithers BC (opens the original)

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    Published 10:00 am Monday, September 14, 2026 First-year UVic student Sidney McIntyre-Starko was 18 when she died in January 2024 after being exposed to B.C.’s toxic drug supply. At the time, she was living on campus in a student residence when she consumed what she thought was cocaine. She and another student collapsed on the floor and began having seizures. While the other student survived, McIntyre-Starko did not. The drug she consumed was later found to contain fentanyl. In the wake of her d

  2. Article · Aug 28, 2026 · By Olivier Laurin/Saanich News

    ‘Our family will never be the same’: Man sentenced to life for B.C. murder - The Interior News - Smithers BC (opens the original)

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    Published 5:30 pm Thursday, August 27, 2026 A man convicted of second-degree murder in the hatchet attack that killed a 70-year-old man was sentenced Aug. 27 to life in prison with no possibility of parole for 11 years. Justice Veronica Jackson sentenced Michael King, 45, who walked into his roommate’s bedroom in Cook Street Village on March 6, 2023 and struck Michael Jones five or six times in the head, leaving him in a pool of his own blood in critical condition. Jackson told the court the att

  3. Article · Aug 24, 2026 · By Olivier Laurin/Saanich News

    Inside Victoria's century-old legislative library preserving B.C.'s history - The Interior News - Smithers BC (opens the original)

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    Published 1:00 pm Monday, August 24, 2026 Tucked away from public view, beyond the limits of the B.C. legislature’s guided tours, lies one of the province’s best-kept hidden gems. Making your way through the maze-like halls of the government building, you can eventually find the legislative library. As visitors enter the premises, they are met by architecture that blends the grandeur of Versailles with the elegance of Oxford’s historic reading rooms, featuring towering scagliola columns, Carrara

  4. Article · Jul 16, 2026 · By Olivier Laurin

    The unlikely diplomat: How a B.C. dog became the legislature’s darling - The Interior News - Smithers BC (opens the original)

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    Published 11:20 am Thursday, July 16, 2026 Leo the 13-year-old supermutt has a knack for uniting people. (Olivier Laurin/Saanich News) Leo celebrated his 13th birthday in June with an apple and oatmeal, birthday cake. (Photo courtesy of Raechel Tupman) Leo loves to spends some time discussing security with the legislative protective services. (Photo courtesy of Raechel Tupman) The B.C. legislature is Leo’s favourite spot for his daily morning walks. (Olivier Laurin/Saanich News) Leo patiently wa

  5. Article · Jul 13, 2026 · By Olivier Laurin

    B.C. nurses expand strike to Vancouver Island as bargaining stalls - The Interior News - Smithers BC (opens the original)

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    Published 12:10 pm Monday, July 13, 2026 Dozens of nurses gather outside Victoria General Hospital as strike action expands on Vancouver Island on July 12, 2026. (Olivier Laurin/Goldstream Gazette) Dozens of nurses gather outside Victoria General Hospital as strike action expands on Vancouver Island on July 12, 2026. (Olivier Laurin/Goldstream Gazette) BC Nurses’ Union president Adriane Gear (foreground) addresses a crowd of nurses outside Victoria General Hospital as strike action expands to Va

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