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Attempted robber run over by driver in Kelowna

Attempted robber run over by driver in Kelowna

Lenny Lipscombe was taken to hospital where he was treated for a fractured leg.
Public hearing ordered into Christmas Day Victoria police fatal shooting

Public hearing ordered into Christmas Day Victoria police fatal shooting

Lisa Rauch died after being shot in the head with hard plastic projectiles in 2019
First Nation partners in deal to create compost and natural gas at former mine site

First Nation partners in deal to create compost and natural gas at former mine site

Westbank First Nation is a partner in the project with Brenda Renewables, a Lower Mainland-based company.
Port Alberni mother had reached a breaking point over son's behaviour, Crown argues

Port Alberni mother had reached a breaking point over son's behaviour, Crown argues

The prosecutor argued at her second-degree murder trial that Samantha Dittmer made a decision to handle a firearm in a heightened state of emotion
Surrey RCMP investigating fatal collision between car, motorcycle

Surrey RCMP investigating fatal collision between car, motorcycle

SURREY, B.C. — One man is dead following a collision between a car and motorcycle in Surrey, B.C. Surrey RCMP were called to Hall Road and 72 Avenue area shortly after 6:30 p.m. on Thursday for reports of a collision involving two vehicles.
Vancouver's Okeya Kyujiro earns Michelin star, bringing city's total to nine

Vancouver's Okeya Kyujiro earns Michelin star, bringing city's total to nine

Vancouver's restaurant scene has earned another Michelin star. The Parisian tire manufacturer-cum-gastronomic tastemaker awarded the honour to Japanese restaurant Okeya Kyujiro, led by chef Takuya Matsuda, at a ceremony Thursday night.
B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations up 58% in two weeks, as infections, deaths also spike

B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations up 58% in two weeks, as infections, deaths also spike

VANCOUVER — COVID-19 cases are on the rise in British Columbia, with the BC Centre for Disease Control reporting hospitalizations have increased 58 per cent in the past two weeks.
Surrey Police Service hires province’s former top policing bureaucrat to aid transition

Surrey Police Service hires province’s former top policing bureaucrat to aid transition

Wayne Rideout spent more than six years in the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General and recently oversaw policing in the province
B.C. police complaint commissioner calls public hearing into woman's 2019 death

B.C. police complaint commissioner calls public hearing into woman's 2019 death

VICTORIA — B.C.'s Office of the Police Complaints Commissioner has called a public hearing into the death of a woman who was struck by plastic bullets fired by Victoria police on Christmas Day 2019.
Sexual interference trial for son of former BC Liberal MLA underway in Powell River

Sexual interference trial for son of former BC Liberal MLA underway in Powell River

The trial is scheduled in B.C. Supreme Court over approximately seven days