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Photo feature of the day, today in history, the weather forecast and local gas prices
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Happy Tuesday!

Alex Quinn submitted today’s featured image of Cranberry Lake, with Westview visible in the background, from atop Tower Mountain.

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On this day:
In 1536, the second wife of King Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, was arrested and charged with adultery; she was beheaded 17 days later.

In 2011, Osama bin Laden was killed by American forces in Pakistan.

Today’s weather:
Sunny skies are in the forecast for Tuesday, May 2, as is a high of 21 degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to nine degrees in the evening. For the full 12-hour and seven-day qathet region weather forecast, go to our weather page.

In case you missed it…
The jury at a British Columbia coroner's inquest began deliberating on Monday, May 1, following 11 days of testimony about the death of Myles Gray after a beating by Vancouver police officers nearly eight years ago.

Meanwhile…
In honour of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, men and two-spirited people (MMIWG2S), a walk has been organized in the qathet region.

Low on gas?
Here are the latest prices at local stations.