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Hundreds arrested for shoplifting in latest Vancouver police blitz

Hundreds arrested for shoplifting in latest Vancouver police blitz

VANCOUVER — A police crackdown on violent and chronic shoplifters in Vancouver has ended in 258 arrests and the recovery of almost $57,000 in stolen goods.
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CBSA breached Iranian citizen’s rights, B.C. Supreme Court rules

CBSA breached Iranian citizen’s rights, B.C. Supreme Court rules

The individual was wanted in the U.S. for allegedly helping a terrorist-linked airline evade sanctions
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Williams Lake Stampede shooter gets nine years in jail

Williams Lake Stampede shooter gets nine years in jail

Less credit for time served prior to sentencing, Jordell Anthony Sellars has seven years and 10 days left to serve
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B.C. man pleads guilty again to setting fire to ex-partner's home

B.C. man pleads guilty again to setting fire to ex-partner's home

Grayson Jefferson, 37, was back in Kelowna court Thursday morning to plead guilty to arson damaging a property.
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B.C. man who injured cyclist in rock attack won't have criminal record, judge rules

B.C. man who injured cyclist in rock attack won't have criminal record, judge rules

Tyson Gregory Pentney, 29, pleaded guilty in Kamloops provincial court on Thursday to one count of assault with a weapon.
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Judge allows new evidence into extradition case for ex-Mexican general

Judge allows new evidence into extradition case for ex-Mexican general

The former general fled to British Columbia four years ago and is living in the Burquitlam area of Coquitlam
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B.C. introduces crowd-sourcing mechanism to protect old-growth forests, more habitat

B.C. introduces crowd-sourcing mechanism to protect old-growth forests, more habitat

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is moving to protect more old-growth forests and critical habitat with a type of crowd-source funding. Premier David Eby says the government will work with the independent B.C.
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B.C.'s big cities respond to unusually early cold snap

B.C.'s big cities respond to unusually early cold snap

Extreme weather response activated in Vancouver and Surrey amid unseasonable cold snap.
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Body found at Langley, B.C., building explosion not a homicide: police

Body found at Langley, B.C., building explosion not a homicide: police

LANGLEY, B.C. — Investigators have determined that a body found at the scene of an explosion in Langley, B.C., was not murder.
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Kamloops city hall releases recording of mayor and city manager

Kamloops city hall releases recording of mayor and city manager

Hamer-Jackson is not alleged to have violated any laws, which allow recording of a private conversation if only one party consents.
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