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Watch: Black bears throw down near Powell River

Watch: Black bears throw down near Powell River

"This was no play fight."
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Inquest into 2015 RCMP shooting death of B.C. man announced

Inquest into 2015 RCMP shooting death of B.C. man announced

Waylon Jesse Edey was shot and killed by a Castlegar RCMP constable in 2015, following a traffic stop that led to an altercation.
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Lack of staff forces Saanich, B.C., hospital to close ER overnight for two months

Lack of staff forces Saanich, B.C., hospital to close ER overnight for two months

NORTH SAANICH, B.C. — Island Health says a lack of staff has forced it to begin overnight closures of the emergency room at a small Victoria-area hospital.
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RCMP: 'It’s not a criminal offence to be topless'

RCMP: 'It’s not a criminal offence to be topless'

Being topless in public view, whether it’s in a private yard, public beach or municipal swimming pool, is not an offence.
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Tree planter airlifted to hospital after bear attack near Tumbler Ridge, B.C.

Tree planter airlifted to hospital after bear attack near Tumbler Ridge, B.C.

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — A tree planter has been attacked by a bear in northeastern British Columbia. Few details have been released, but a statement from the Conservation Officer Service says it happened Thursday near Tumbler Ridge.
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Most of B.C. under campfire ban as heat, lightning likely to ramp up wildfire risk

Most of B.C. under campfire ban as heat, lightning likely to ramp up wildfire risk

VANCOUVER — More campfire bans are on the way in British Columbia, with a heat wave in many areas not expected to ease for days and a moderate to extreme wildfire risk covering all but the southeast corner of the province.
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Richmond senior recounts life-altering accident and battle with ICBC

Richmond senior recounts life-altering accident and battle with ICBC

Bike rider Yoshihiro Yanagitani, 74, has been in hospital for months and is now fighting with ICBC over its no-fault insurance
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Trustee Gurveen Dhaliwal “vindicated” by special prosecutor’s decision

Trustee Gurveen Dhaliwal “vindicated” by special prosecutor’s decision

No charges: New West school trustee’s presence was a “genuine mistake or misunderstanding of fact”
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Judge sends B.C. road blockade protest leader to jail for seven days

Judge sends B.C. road blockade protest leader to jail for seven days

Haq pleaded guilty to five charges of mischief for his role in 2021 climate change blockades in Vancouver and Richmond
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Vernon business safety concerns grow in wake of suspicious fire

Vernon business safety concerns grow in wake of suspicious fire

The owner of the Hot Bread Shoppe said she found candles that had been previously lit under her recycling.
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