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Lack of training, poorly maintained equipment led to railing collapse at Vancouver UFC event

Lack of training, poorly maintained equipment led to railing collapse at Vancouver UFC event

Fans tumbled as much as 13 feet onto staff below, who were struck by the railing.
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'Reckless' or 'mischief', police say fire that levelled B.C. school human caused

'Reckless' or 'mischief', police say fire that levelled B.C. school human caused

COQUITLAM, B.C. — Police say they believe a fire last October that destroyed an elementary school in Port Coquitlam, B.C., was "criminal in nature." Coquitlam RCMP Insp.
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Prince George man jailed for raping unconscious teen

Prince George man jailed for raping unconscious teen

In addition to the one-year jail sentence, Craig Bogh will serve three years of probation and has been registered as a sex offender.
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Fort St. John man sentenced to six years in jail for violent home invasion

Fort St. John man sentenced to six years in jail for violent home invasion

Garrett Allen Cazes, 41, was sentenced to six years in jail on Jan. 8 in Fort St. John Provincial Court for unlawful confinement, aggravated assault, uttering threats, and breaking and entering of a dwelling house for robbery. 
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Students from qathet compete in regional skills competition

Students from qathet compete in regional skills competition

qathet School District competitors show off auto, welding, carpentry and culinary capabilities
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Kiwanis Club of Powell River winding down book sales

Kiwanis Club of Powell River winding down book sales

Saturday is second to last chance to grab a paperback or hardcover
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198 people died from toxic illicit drugs in B.C. in January, coroner says

198 people died from toxic illicit drugs in B.C. in January, coroner says

VICTORIA — Toxic drugs killed 198 people in British Columbia in January, adding to an unrelenting toll that has killed more than 14,000 people since a public health emergency was declared eight years ago.
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'Very dangerous': avalanche warning issued as heavy snowfall hits B.C.

'Very dangerous': avalanche warning issued as heavy snowfall hits B.C.

REVELSTOKE, B.C. — Avalanche Canada has issued a warning for wide swaths of the British Columbia Interior into parts of Alberta, with "very dangerous" conditions forecast to persist until Monday.
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Snow in the forecast for leap day in the qathet region

Snow in the forecast for leap day in the qathet region

One extra day for the month of February
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Lawsuit filed against north-central B.C. school district over alleged sexual assault

Lawsuit filed against north-central B.C. school district over alleged sexual assault

A civil liability claim has been filed in Vancouver on Feb. 26 against School District 91's board of education, alleging they failed to dismiss a teacher for sexually assaulting a student between 1979 or 1980 in Vanderhoof.
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