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B.C. police watchdog called after RCMP shoot, injure man suspected of carrying a gun

B.C. police watchdog called after RCMP shoot, injure man suspected of carrying a gun

PENTICTON, B.C. — Mounties in British Columbia's southern Interior say the province's police watchdog has been called in after a shooting involving an officer that sent one man to hospital with gunshot injuries.
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Man shot, injured in wooded area where he was living in Burnaby, B.C.: RCMP

Man shot, injured in wooded area where he was living in Burnaby, B.C.: RCMP

BURNABY, B.C. — Police in Metro Vancouver say they're investigating a shooting that injured a 71-year-old man on Saturday.
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Pedestrian struck and killed after collapsing: Vancouver Police

VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver say they're investigating a crash that left a pedestrian dead in the city's Fairview neighbourhood Friday night.
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Pi Day event celebrates math in qathet region

Pi Day event celebrates math in qathet region

Professor collaborates with school district and Tla'amin to recognize integration of math with Indigenous knowledge
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B.C. prison inmate charged with second-degree murder after fatal cafeteria fight

B.C. prison inmate charged with second-degree murder after fatal cafeteria fight

AGASSIZ, B.C. — An inmate at a British Columbia prison has been charged with second-degree murder over a death in a cafeteria fight.
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Advocates and family of man shot by RCMP launch 'people's tribunal' to probe police

Advocates and family of man shot by RCMP launch 'people's tribunal' to probe police

VANCOUVER — Laura Holland's voice shook with emotion as she talked about her smart and affectionate son, saying she is "tired of waiting" for justice for him.
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B.C. overdose deaths drop 30 per cent, but researchers point to 'emerging dangers'

B.C. overdose deaths drop 30 per cent, but researchers point to 'emerging dangers'

Nearly half of those who died in B.C. in January had bromazolam, a benzodiazepine, in their system, according to data from the BC Coroners Service. Such drugs reduce the effectiveness of overdose-reversing treatments.
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RCMP arrest suspects in shooting in Penticton, B.C.

RCMP arrest suspects in shooting in Penticton, B.C.

PENTICTON, B.C. — Mounties in Penticton, B.C., say they've arrested the final two suspects in a shooting in the city earlier this month.
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Total lunar eclipse seen by many last night in qathet skies

Total lunar eclipse seen by many last night in qathet skies

Mix of rain, sun and cloud expected throughout the weekend
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Rare unanimous support for B.C. bill on perinatal, postnatal mental health care

Rare unanimous support for B.C. bill on perinatal, postnatal mental health care

VICTORIA — British Columbia's politicians have found rare common ground and given unanimous support in the legislature to a private member's bill proposing universal access to mental health care for pregnant women and new mothers. The Opposition B.C.
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