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The Qualicum Beach skatepark. (PQB News file photo)
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Zachary Armitage, charged along with James Lee Busch in killing Metchosin’s Martin Payne, is no longer a part of a trial associated with the case. (Correctional Service of Canada/Facebook)

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    This image provided by the U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory shows Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active volcano, has started to erupt, prompting volcanic ash and debris to fall nearby. The U.S. Geological Survey says the eruption began late Sunday night in the summit caldera of the volcano on the Big Island. Early Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, it said lava flows were contained within the summit area and weren’t threatening nearby communities. (USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory via AP)

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    Former B.C. private school counsellor Luke Lawson will never be allowed to teach in the province again, following a child pornography conviction and investigation by the B.C. Commissioner for Teacher Regulation. (Credit: Pixabay)

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    Left to right: Volunteer Keith Smith (holding SALHACS mascot Alfie), board members Michael Goldman, Len Flint and Lance Nater, Pat Jacobson, town councillors Jean Young, Scott Harrison, Petronella VanderValk and Anne Skipsey, SALHACS vice-president Judith Kempand and board member Robert Boates. (Submitted photo)

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    The District 69 Backpack Program is seeking donations. (Photo submitted)

    District 69 Backpack Program raising money via chocolatier fundraiser

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    Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly, front left, responds to questions as Minister of Public Safety Marco Mendocino listens during a news conference to announce Canada’s Indo-Pacific strategy in Vancouver on Sunday, November 27, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

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