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1. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · Shannon Paterson

   ‘Incredibly frustrating’: Municipal candidates react to David Eby calling a concurrent provincial election (opens the original)

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   Candidates in the Oct. 17 municipal election are angry that B.C. Premier David Eby ignored their advice to hold off on calling a provincial election until votes were cast in local communities. “This move is not being well received by local governments across British Columbia,” said Vancouver mayoral candidate Pete Fry. “It’s incredibly frustrating for all of us who have been actively pursuing our campaigns.” “We know that there are critical issues that are facing B.C. communities from corner to

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2. Article · Aug 24, 2026 · Shannon Paterson

   Divemaster shares large shark encounter off Vancouver Island (opens the original)

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   When Vancouver Island divemaster Carl Sorensen went looking for giant octopus in the waters off Parksville the afternoon of Aug. 17, he never expected to come face-to-face with a large blunt-nosed six-gill shark. “This was not on my bingo card that day. It was not something I expected to turn and see coming right at me,” said Sorensen. “They’re actually a pretty common shark in our waters. But because they’re a deep-water shark, we rarely ever see them.” The rare encounter with the 10- to 12-foo

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