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Victoria chief says police handing off mental-health patients at hospital face hours-long waits

Victoria chief says police handing off mental-health patients at hospital face hours-long waits

Del Manak says the problem could be solved in part by provincial legislation to give security guards in hospitals special constable status.
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Dead big-horned ram that washed up on Colwood beach likely a local

Dead big-horned ram that washed up on Colwood beach likely a local

The animal looked a lot like a bighorn sheep from the Rockies, but sheep experts in the provincial wildlife branch say it’s a domestic mouflon ram
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Spotlight on former City of Powell River mayor Stewart Alsgard

Spotlight on former City of Powell River mayor Stewart Alsgard

Creation of Community Accord recognized Tla’amin Nation’s right to self-governance
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Property proposal presented to Powell River City Council

Property proposal presented to Powell River City Council

Resident pitches vision for old golf course lands in Townsite being protected in perpetuity
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B.C. financier to plead guilty to using frozen bank account

B.C. financier to plead guilty to using frozen bank account

Scott Low faces one charge of a contravention of B.C.'s Securities Act.
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Powell River City Council supports Indigenous resolution

Powell River City Council supports Indigenous resolution

Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs outlines effects of residential school denialism
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Son charged in murder of father on Sunshine Coast logging road

Son charged in murder of father on Sunshine Coast logging road

Jackson Doyle, 26, has been charged with one count of first-degree murder in the death of his father, Henry Doyle.
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Metro Vancouver's HandyDART strike continues after talks break with no deal

Metro Vancouver's HandyDART strike continues after talks break with no deal

VANCOUVER — Mediated talks between the union representing HandyDART workers in Metro Vancouver and its employer, Transdev, have broken off without an agreement following 15 hours of talks.
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26-year-old son is accused of his father's murder on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast

26-year-old son is accused of his father's murder on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast

RICHMOND, B.C. — The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says the 26-year-old son of a man found dead on British Columbia's Sunshine Coast has been charged with his murder.
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Planetary Health Diet focuses on human/planet sustainability

Planetary Health Diet focuses on human/planet sustainability

People who eat minimally processed foods may be at lower risk of premature death, study finds
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