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B.C. Human Rights Commissioner examines care and rights of vulnerable adults in B.C.

B.C. Human Rights Commissioner examines care and rights of vulnerable adults in B.C.

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia law that allows certain agencies to take over the affairs of abused, neglected or incapacitated adults is under scrutiny by the province's human rights commissioner and B.C.
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Toxic drugs caused 16 deaths this year in northeast BC, health authority says

Toxic drugs caused 16 deaths this year in northeast BC, health authority says

Northern Health is still planning to open a permanent Overdose Prevention Services site at the new Fort St. John Community Health Services Centre
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Drought conditions worsening across Prince George region

Drought conditions worsening across Prince George region

Vanderhoof has had just 211 millimetres of moisture in the past 365 days - the driest year-long period ever recorded - and less than half a typical year.
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Prince George MP speaking out following local boy’s suicide

Prince George MP speaking out following local boy’s suicide

‘Parents need to know just how fast this can happen’
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Coastal GasLink pipeline protester found not guilty

Coastal GasLink pipeline protester found not guilty

No evidence was provided that Sabina Dennis physically tampered with the site, and it was noted that RCMP did request her help in negotiating with the other protesters. 
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Man sentenced to two years in jail for drunken sexual assault

Man sentenced to two years in jail for drunken sexual assault

Trent Hutchinson, 27, was convicted in January 2023 for sexual assault, with the incident taking place at his Prince George residence on December 11, 2021. 
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Northern B.C. resident offended by suicidal Halloween decoration

Northern B.C. resident offended by suicidal Halloween decoration

Colleen MacDonald's letter notes the decoration was a full-sized construction worker in blue and and yellow coveralls, hanging by its neck from a tree.
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Kelowna man sentenced six years for drug trafficking

Kelowna man sentenced six years for drug trafficking

Jason Keehn, now 38, was arrested in December 2017 as part of a large-scale Kelowna RCMP investigation targeting the Red Scorpion gang.
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Northern B.C. shooting incidents on the rise, RCMP say

Northern B.C. shooting incidents on the rise, RCMP say

Shootings typically related to gang violence are on the rise in Dawson Creek, with RCMP investigating.
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B.C. finds solution for religious ban on assistance in dying at St. Paul's Hospital

B.C. finds solution for religious ban on assistance in dying at St. Paul's Hospital

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government has announced a workaround to help those who want to use medical assistance in dying while they are being treated St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver.
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