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Two slain children connected by blood ties and one child-protection agency

Two slain children connected by blood ties and one child-protection agency

Dontay Lucas and Sherry Charlie both died under the watch of USMA Nuu-chah-nulth family and child services
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Mom fights to have case reopened after teen dies from lethal dose of date-rape drug

Mom fights to have case reopened after teen dies from lethal dose of date-rape drug

Tracy Sims believes 18-year-old Samantha Somerville — one of two women at the same Yates Street party who ended up in the ICU — was murdered
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B.C. provincial court judges to receive 28.4% pay increase over four years

B.C. provincial court judges to receive 28.4% pay increase over four years

The increase bumps the judges’ annual salary to $343,000 retroactive to April 1, 2023.
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'He is in my mind,' says B.C.'s child advocate of boy killed in Port Alberni

'He is in my mind,' says B.C.'s child advocate of boy killed in Port Alberni

Representative for Children and Youth Jennifer Charlesworth says Dontay Lucas’s death continues to affect the decisions her office makes
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'He was thriving here': Ex-foster mom of murdered Port Alberni boy calls for accountability

'He was thriving here': Ex-foster mom of murdered Port Alberni boy calls for accountability

Dontay Patrick Lucas died on March 13, 2018, of blunt force trauma to the brain after being transitioned back into the care of his mother by USMA Nuu-chah-nulth family and child services
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Child services failed boy killed by his mother and stepdad, father says

Child services failed boy killed by his mother and stepdad, father says

“My boy shouldn’t have been there. They had alcohol and drugs going on in the home,” says the father of six-year-old Don-Tay Patrick Lucas.
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Mother, stepfather plead guilty to manslaughter in death of Port Alberni boy, 6

Mother, stepfather plead guilty to manslaughter in death of Port Alberni boy, 6

An agreed statement of fact revealed in horrifying detail how Dontay Patrick Lucas was brutalized by his mother and stepfather for a period of four months.
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‘Sometimes a fine is not enough,’ says judge who sent guide to jail for bear killings

‘Sometimes a fine is not enough,’ says judge who sent guide to jail for bear killings

Paying money may not always be a deterrent, Judge Alexander Wolf said at the sentencing of a man who "executed" a mother bear and cub in a tree outside his Tofino home.
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Car dealership appeals $5.5M award to woman critically injured when she was struck by vehicle

Car dealership appeals $5.5M award to woman critically injured when she was struck by vehicle

Tracey Ann Ward suffered a catastrophic brain injury in the August 2018 crash that killed her sister, massage therapist Kim Ward
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How a B.C. woman helped give voice to survivors of sexual assault

How a B.C. woman helped give voice to survivors of sexual assault

The publication ban meant to protect Kelly Favro from further harm effectively silenced her — so she took action. Thanks to her and others like her, the rules have changed.
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