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- Sidney/Saanich RCMP have arrested and charged a man following a bank robbery that took place in Sidney in March.
- With a Vatican official calling out “extra omnes” and the door to the Sistine Chapel shutting, the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor has officially begun.
- Alessia Cara, Macy Gray, Sleater-Kinney, Public Enemy and the Victoria Symphony plays Daft Punk, are just a few of the menu offerings for the 2025 Rifflandia music festival.
- A 17-year-old pedestrian has died after being hit by a semi-truck in Duncan, according to RCMP.
- Alert Ready, Canada's emergency public alerting system, will be put to the test today. In B.C., it will take place at 1:55 p.m.
- British Columbia's worker protection agency says a planned burn by the province's wildfire service during the devastating 2023 fire season could have killed or injured multiple firefighters who became "trapped by extreme fire behaviour" that cut off their escape.
