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Ball python that went missing in Victoria found hiding under vehicle
August 12, 2020 - 8:00 PM

VICTORIA - Police say a large snake that went missing somewhere in a Victoria-area neighbourhood was found hiding under a vehicle.
Search for missing ball python, one month after it slithered off near Victoria
August 04, 2020 - 4:19 PM

VICTORIA - Police say a large snake is missing somewhere in a Victoria-area neighbourhood.
B.C. holds vote for favourite fossil after museum gets 18,000 donated
November 19, 2018 - 11:12 AM

COURTENAY, B.C. - British Columbians who haven't yet marked their ballots in a referendum on electoral reform could distract themselves a little longer by voting for an official fossil symbol for the province.
B.C. man pleads guilty after animals found dead, others in filthy conditions
September 28, 2018 - 12:27 PM

VANCOUVER - A Vancouver Island man has pleaded guilty to animal cruelty involving 34 animals including cats, boa constrictors, turtles and bearded dragons.
Man charged with cruelty after doing procedure on python without sedation: SPCA
July 03, 2018 - 2:54 PM

MISSION, B.C. - A man in Mission, B.C., has been charged with animal cruelty after the SPCA says he performed a procedure on a friend's blood python without pain medication or sedatives.
Study finds mammals, birds could have best shot at surviving climate change
January 29, 2018 - 12:27 PM

VANCOUVER - Research suggests warm-blooded animals, such as mammals and birds, are better at adapting to climate change, shedding new light on how rapid temperature changes impact biodiversity.
B.C. premier appoints top deputy to review 'integrity' of fish farm testing lab
October 25, 2017 - 7:10 PM

VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan appointed his top deputy Wednesday to review the "integrity" of British Columbia's animal testing laboratory after concerns were raised about a potential conflict of interest in test results done on farmed salmon.
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September 26, 2017 - 4:04 PM

VANCOUVER - SEVEN CANDIDATES NOW VYING FOR LIBERAL LEADERSHIP JOB
Woman finds prehistoric bone after visit to northeastern B.C. museum
September 26, 2017 - 12:57 PM

DAWSON CREEK, B.C. - A recent visit to two paleontology museums in northeastern British Columbia was all it took to turn a local woman into a dinosaur sleuth with a significant discovery to her credit.
B.C. man nets fine for trying to smuggle baby lizards across border
December 15, 2016 - 4:59 AM

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Border officials say a man from Abbotsford, B.C., has been fined after he tried to smuggle six baby lizards into Canada in his shirt.
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JONESIE: TNRD spending isn't the real issue
OPINION Nice to see shock and a swift reaction in Kamloops when residents learned how their hard-earned money was being spent by staff at the Thompson-Nicola Regional District. If you tuned it out because those

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BC News

Ball python that went missing in Victoria found hiding under vehicle

Search for missing ball python, one month after it slithered off near Victoria

B.C. holds vote for favourite fossil after museum gets 18,000 donated

B.C. man pleads guilty after animals found dead, others in filthy conditions

Man charged with cruelty after doing procedure on python without sedation: SPCA

Study finds mammals, birds could have best shot at surviving climate change

B.C. premier appoints top deputy to review 'integrity' of fish farm testing lab

What's making news in B.C.

Woman finds prehistoric bone after visit to northeastern B.C. museum

B.C. man nets fine for trying to smuggle baby lizards across border

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