Extinction Rebellion activists march from Vancouver to Victoria this weekend

An Extinction Rebellion Vancouver Island (XRVI) climate change event in 2019 saw a large crowd occupy the Johnson Street bridge. Black Press File Photo
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Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops. (Dave Eagles/Kamloops This Week file photo)

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Legal challenge seeks to overturn Quebec ban on cannabis T-shirts, other products

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Chainsaw and friends near the beach thrill orca watchers in Lantzville

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