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Driver speeding in bus lane in North Vancouver is issued $1,500 fine

Driver speeding in bus lane in North Vancouver is issued $1,500 fine

VANCOUVER — RCMP in North Vancouver say a $1,500 fine was handed out to a driver caught speeding down a bus lane. Police credit the discreet and quick actions of an officer on a motorcycle for nabbing and ticketing a driver last October.
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Nuclear device stolen in North Vancouver recovered in Surrey

Nuclear device stolen in North Vancouver recovered in Surrey

The device can emit gamma radiation if not properly handled.
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Lisa Beare fills B.C. portfolio vacated by Selina Robinson, who quit over Gaza remark

Lisa Beare fills B.C. portfolio vacated by Selina Robinson, who quit over Gaza remark

VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby has announced a mini cabinet reshuffle and named a new post-secondary education minister to replace Selina Robinson, who recently resigned over comments about the Middle East.
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Syphilis infections soaring among seniors across north-central B.C.

Syphilis infections soaring among seniors across north-central B.C.

For seniors within the Northern Health Authority infectious syphilis numbers went from zero to 16.5 cases per 100,000 from 2019 to 2023.
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'Love note' leads to jail cell for Kamloops man

'Love note' leads to jail cell for Kamloops man

Owen Lee Coty, 26, was sentenced Thursday in Kamloops provincial court after pleading guilty to violating a court-ordered no contact condition
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RCMP officer given probation after bringing handgun to Williams Lake Stampede

RCMP officer given probation after bringing handgun to Williams Lake Stampede

Cst. Olavo Castro received a 12-month probation order with 20 hours of community service for bringing a personal firearm to the Williams Lake Stampede on July 1, 2022.
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Warrant issued for hit and run suspect in Delta

Warrant issued for hit and run suspect in Delta

Tobin Peter Haas of Vancouver is alleged to have hit a BC Highway patrol officer during a traffic stop on Saturday
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Six families displaced by Chilliwack, B.C., apartment fire

Six families displaced by Chilliwack, B.C., apartment fire

CHILLIWACK, B.C. — Fire officials in Chilliwack, B.C., say an early morning blaze at an apartment complex has displaced six families.
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New York-bound flight forced to return to Toronto after cockpit fire

New York-bound flight forced to return to Toronto after cockpit fire

TORONTO — A flight heading from Toronto to New York City earlier this month had to turn around because of a "burnt electrical smell" in the cockpit.
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Spring is less than a month away in BC’s qathet region

Spring is less than a month away in BC’s qathet region

Mild temperatures in the region on Family Day
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