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Developer claims Squamish council changed rules, acted unfairly

Developer claims Squamish council changed rules, acted unfairly

Tantalus at Paradise Valley Inc. sought to rezone and develop 100 out of 172 acres of land for 82 rural residential lots and an equestrian centre.
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B.C. police investigate after rock thrown through Tesla windshield strikes passenger

B.C. police investigate after rock thrown through Tesla windshield strikes passenger

VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver are investigating whether a Tesla was intentionally targeted when a rock smashed through its windshield, seriously injuring a passenger.
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Wayward beaver in North Saanich dies from saltwater toxicity

Wayward beaver in North Saanich dies from saltwater toxicity

The adult female beaver had to be euthanized after it was found languishing in the ocean surf near Reay Creek in the Sidney area.
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Eby says Indigenous teen shouldn't have died' as B.C. government is grilled over care

Eby says Indigenous teen shouldn't have died' as B.C. government is grilled over care

A teenager who was found blocks from her group home on a cold January night this year "shouldn't have died" British Columbia Premier David Eby said, adding that her death represented a "failure.
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Ousted Greater Victoria school trustees take B.C. to court over firing

Ousted Greater Victoria school trustees take B.C. to court over firing

Nine Greater Victoria school trustees fired by the British Columbia government earlier this year have filed a court petition to get their jobs back. Education Minister Lisa Beare dismissed the entire elected board of School District No.
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Man arrested for sexual and online offences targeting teen girls in Cranbrook, B.C.

Man arrested for sexual and online offences targeting teen girls in Cranbrook, B.C.

CRANBROOK, B.C. — Mounties in Cranbrook, B.C., say they have arrested a 20-year-old man for several sexual and online offences involving local teen girls.
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Mud and trees rolled over road along B.C.'s Okanagan Lake

Mud and trees rolled over road along B.C.'s Okanagan Lake

KELOWNA, B.C. — A landslide has shut down Westside Road that runs along British Columbia's Okanagan Lake. DriveBC says the road is closed until further notice in both directions south of Denison Road about 13 kilometres east of West Kelowna.
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West Vancouver mayor’s financial agent fined for accepting prohibited donation in 2022 election

West Vancouver mayor’s financial agent fined for accepting prohibited donation in 2022 election

It’s a ‘ridiculous’ penalty for a simple mistake, says Mayor Mark Sager
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Man should get 4 years for pointing loaded gun at Burnaby officer's face: Crown

Man should get 4 years for pointing loaded gun at Burnaby officer's face: Crown

Jonathan Joshua Huete, 30, was arrested with a loaded handgun in the underground parkade of a Burnaby apartment highrise in February 2020.
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Fired Greater Victoria School Board petitions court for reinstatement

Fired Greater Victoria School Board petitions court for reinstatement

The board says in its petition that Education Minister Lisa Beare acted “with a collateral and improper purpose” to force the implementation of a school police-liaison officer program “without being seen to do so”
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