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qathet Concert Band practices for pop tunes performance

qathet Concert Band practices for pop tunes performance

Eclectic group of musicians practice together on weekly basis
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B.C. elementary music teacher suspended after child pornography charge

B.C. elementary music teacher suspended after child pornography charge

SOOKE, B.C. — A Vancouver Island school district says an elementary school teacher has been charged with accessing child pornography.
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Teen's body recovered after fall through ice on B.C.'s Shuswap Lake

Teen's body recovered after fall through ice on B.C.'s Shuswap Lake

SALMON ARM, B.C. — The body of an 18-year-old man has been recovered from Shuswap Lake in British Columbia's Interior after he fell through the ice over the weekend.
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Judge tosses evidence in drug-trafficking case citing rights violation, two found not guilty

Judge tosses evidence in drug-trafficking case citing rights violation, two found not guilty

The decision led to Alicia Anwyll and Michael Friesen being found not guilty of firearms and drug-trafficking charges
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Coastal Inspiration ferry to return Tuesday after a week out of service

Coastal Inspiration ferry to return Tuesday after a week out of service

The B.C. Ferries vessel is set to be back in service for the 1 p.m. sailing from Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay.
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Surrey teen dead after being shot by police, school offering support

Surrey teen dead after being shot by police, school offering support

A person was fatally shot by police after an interaction near a Surrey secondary school.
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$3.4M settlement reached in B.C. Christian Brother sex abuse case

$3.4M settlement reached in B.C. Christian Brother sex abuse case

The B.C. teacher had worked at Newfoundland's notorious Mount Cashel orphanage where Christian Brothers abused many boys in their care.
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Second shooting in less than a month at Penticton, B.C., home

Second shooting in less than a month at Penticton, B.C., home

PENTICTON, B.C. — RCMP in British Columbia say shots have been fired at "a known problem property" located in the Okanagan for the second time in less than a month.
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Police costs for Taylor Swift Vancouver concerts outweighed by economic impact: chief

Police costs for Taylor Swift Vancouver concerts outweighed by economic impact: chief

It cost $943,000 to police the three Taylor Swift concerts in Vancouver last December, well below the estimated economic impact of $157 million.
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Watchdog investigates police shooting in Surrey, B.C., that left one dead

Watchdog investigates police shooting in Surrey, B.C., that left one dead

SURREY, B.C. — British Columbia's independent police watchdog is investigating after a fatal shooting involving officers in Surrey, B.C., over the weekend.
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