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Mountie escapes injury after being shot at in Surrey, B.C.

Mountie escapes injury after being shot at in Surrey, B.C.

SURREY, B.C. — The RCMP say one of their officers is shaken, but not physically injured after being shot at during an attempted traffic stop in Surrey, B.C., Friday evening.
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Tribunal dismisses vaccine human rights complaints against Horgan, Henry

Tribunal dismisses vaccine human rights complaints against Horgan, Henry

'Ideological opposition to or distrust of the vaccine' not enough for complaint to proceed.
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B.C. health officials report 820 COVID-19 cases and another nine deaths

B.C. health officials report 820 COVID-19 cases and another nine deaths

VICTORIA — British Columbia health officials are reporting 820 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the active infections in the province to 5,850.
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Drug criminalization causing overdose epidemic: lawsuit

Drug criminalization causing overdose epidemic: lawsuit

21,000-plus Canadian overdose deaths since 2016 largely preventable, group claims
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Campfire allowed across all but southern Vancouver Island as wildfire conditions ease

Campfire allowed across all but southern Vancouver Island as wildfire conditions ease

VANCOUVER — As of noon Friday, campfires are once again allowed across most of British Columbia, with only the drought-challenged region of southern Vancouver Island still covered by restrictions.
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Whistleblower admits leak; rips ‘hypocritical’ Attorney General David Eby

Whistleblower admits leak; rips ‘hypocritical’ Attorney General David Eby

Former BCLC AML director said he was concerned about alleged Chinese Communist Party ties to alleged money launderers
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Coroner's report says B.C.-born teenage actor died from fentanyl overdose

Coroner's report says B.C.-born teenage actor died from fentanyl overdose

VANCOUVER — A B.C. coroner's report says teenage actor Logan Williams, who played the young Barry Allen in CW's "The Flash," died from a fentanyl overdose. Williams, who was born in Coquitlam, B.C., was 16 when he died on April 2, 2020.
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B.C. to review death of 70-year-old woman at Kamloops hospital

B.C. to review death of 70-year-old woman at Kamloops hospital

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's health minister says the government will review the death of a 70-year-old woman while she was waiting for care at a hospital in Kamloops on Wednesday.
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Refusing COVID-19 vaccine hurts wider population, B.C. health minister says

Refusing COVID-19 vaccine hurts wider population, B.C. health minister says

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's health minister admonished on Thursday those who refuse to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and have staged protests against the province's vaccine passport outside hospitals.
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Dix won't say whether any changes are coming to B.C. hospital after woman dies in emergency waiting room

Dix won't say whether any changes are coming to B.C. hospital after woman dies in emergency waiting room

A 70-year-old woman died while waiting for care outside the emergency room at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops.
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