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Elections BC suspends probe into Conservative claims of vote violations

Elections BC suspends probe into Conservative claims of vote violations

In order to preserve the integrity of the court proceedings, Elections BC says it will suspend its review until the court makes its decision.
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Mother of Port Coquitlam teen Amanda Todd 'relieved' after Dutch court ruling

Mother of Port Coquitlam teen Amanda Todd 'relieved' after Dutch court ruling

The Supreme Court of the Netherlands' ruling to uphold the Dutch converted sentence for Aydin Coban marks "the completion of this chapter in Amanda’s story," her mother, Carol, said.
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Sechelt will apply to become second dark-sky community in Canada

Sechelt will apply to become second dark-sky community in Canada

If approved, a dark sky festival could become an annual tourism highlight on the Sunshine Coast.
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Island Health explores using drones to deliver supplies to remote areas

Island Health explores using drones to deliver supplies to remote areas

An electric, six-bladed hexacopter carried ‘medical supplies’ from a small helipad at North Island Hospital in Courtenay to an adjacent field as part of a demonstration late last year
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Dating app scammer pleads guilty to defrauding victims

Dating app scammer pleads guilty to defrauding victims

Brodie Lyle Brooks was accused of swindling almost $200,000 from more than a dozen victims he met through dating apps
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Worker left trench seconds before collapse that killed co-worker in Burnaby

Worker left trench seconds before collapse that killed co-worker in Burnaby

Ex-employee Brody Huizenga testified at the criminal negligence trial of J. Cote and Son Excavating Ltd. and company foreman David Green.
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Missing snowboarder found dead on Cypress Mountain, B.C.

Missing snowboarder found dead on Cypress Mountain, B.C.

WEST VANCOUVER, B.C. — A 21-year-old snowboarder who went missing last week at the Cypress Mountain Resort near Vancouver has been found dead in a gully. West Vancouver Police say in a statement the snowboarder from Richmond, B.C.
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Bridge over Okanagan Lake in B.C. reopens after bomb scare, fire in van

Bridge over Okanagan Lake in B.C. reopens after bomb scare, fire in van

KELOWNA, B.C. — Police have reopened a bridge across Okanagan Lake in the B.C. Interior after an explosives scare that shut it down for about 11 hours.
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One driver dead at scene of multi-vehicle crash on Metro Vancouver bridge

One driver dead at scene of multi-vehicle crash on Metro Vancouver bridge

SURREY, B.C. — The Surrey Police Service says one driver is dead and others have been injured in a multi-vehicle collision on the Patullo Bridge, a key route in Metro Vancouver. Police say the crash around 8:30 a.m.
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qathet School District board holds first meeting of the year

qathet School District board holds first meeting of the year

Upcoming by-election, literacy/numeracy assessments discussed; musician Celso Machado plays at Max Cameron Theatre tonight
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