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DUNCAN, B.C. — RCMP on Vancouver Island say an investigation into the death of a 15-year-old girl in Duncan, B.C., earlier this month has been an "extreme priority" for officers.

The device is called ODEN. It can send an alert to emergency services when a person's heart rate hits a range indicative of an overdose.

Fines of $15,000 and $25,000 have been levied against two Metro Vancouver lawyers for violations of the Legal Profession Act.

RICHMOND, B.C. — British Columbia is eyeing the expansion of a first-of-its-kind program in Canada that aims to help patients living with mild to moderate overdose-related brain injuries.

A video shows two men driving into a parking lot in Burnaby and dumping 70 garbage bags of asbestos-containing drywall.

The Morrison Creek lamprey is a rare form of the Western Brook lamprey, a fish resembling an eel, and is listed as endangered by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada.

LANGFORD, B.C. — Premier David Eby says British Columbia's legislature will have two new members this fall after he calls byelections in vacant ridings once held by former premier John Horgan and cabinet minister Melanie Mark.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — The British Columbia government is preparing to build a new cancer care centre in Kamloops.

"The residents of Kamloops, some of whom are here right now, have wanted this for a long time," said B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix. "It is coming."

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