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Time served for psychiatric patient who groped staffer, 'body-checked' fellow patient

Time served for psychiatric patient who groped staffer, 'body-checked' fellow patient

An involuntary psychiatric patient at a Kamloops facility who twice sexually assaulted a worker and then body-checked a fellow patient has been ordered to spend nearly three months in prison.
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‘It’s a broken system that needs fixing,’ say emergency responders about B.C.’s rural paramedic shortages

‘It’s a broken system that needs fixing,’ say emergency responders about B.C.’s rural paramedic shortages

On 11 days this summer and early fall, Quadra Island had no local paramedics available for emergency medical calls, data from the emergency responders’ union shows.
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Saanich murder victim was mother of two, says mom

Saanich murder victim was mother of two, says mom

Stephanie Jade Elk’s mother says her daughter was the girlfriend of Christopher Cathcart, who is now charged with her murder
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Killing of RCMP officer has Victoria Police Department rethinking how it patrols camps

Killing of RCMP officer has Victoria Police Department rethinking how it patrols camps

Higher levels of aggression being encountered at Victoria’s homeless camp sites, says police chief
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Zac Brown Band says Vancouver show cancelled after crew members turned away at border

Zac Brown Band says Vancouver show cancelled after crew members turned away at border

VANCOUVER — The Zac Brown Band has issued an apology for cancelling its show in Vancouver, saying some crew members were turned away at the border.
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True Crime Canada: The Air India bombings case

True Crime Canada: The Air India bombings case

Warning: This story contains details that may be distressing to some readers. The article is written from the perspective of a journalist who covered the case.
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North Van restaurant fined $2,300 for skirting COVID-19 vaccine passports

North Van restaurant fined $2,300 for skirting COVID-19 vaccine passports

The city received at least 16 public complaints about Anatoli's in Lower Lonsdale not checking for vaccine passports last fall.
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Embattled Richmond lawyer Hong Guo avoids jail - for now

Embattled Richmond lawyer Hong Guo avoids jail - for now

A B.C. Supreme Court judge gave a Richmond real estate and immigration lawyer another chance to avoid jail for contempt of court. Justice Gordon Weatherill had threatened Oct.
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Former Prince George RCMP superintendent to lead Ottawa police

Former Prince George RCMP superintendent to lead Ottawa police

The Ottawa Police Services Board announced on Friday that Eric Stubbs will be the next Ottawa chief of police.
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Vancouverite linked to cross-border drug trade sentenced to 14 1/2 years in U.S. jail

Vancouverite linked to cross-border drug trade sentenced to 14 1/2 years in U.S. jail

A transnational drug criminal from Vancouver, who was linked by police to a notorious underground Richmond bank, was sentenced to 14-and-a-half years in a U.S. prison Thursday.
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