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Coroner reports sharp spike in women and girls dying from illicit drugs in B.C.

Coroner reports sharp spike in women and girls dying from illicit drugs in B.C.

VICTORIA — Illicit drug deaths are down slightly in British Columbia from the same period last year, but the coroners service says women and girls are dying at a much higher rate.
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B.C. woman's terrorism charges defence needs evidence review time

B.C. woman's terrorism charges defence needs evidence review time

Kimberly Polman of Squamish was arrested and charged by the Pacific Region RCMP Federal Policing Integrated National Security Enforcement Team with allegations in Richmond and Syria.
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Costs of protest camp at UVic topped $1 million

Costs of protest camp at UVic topped $1 million

Protesters set up camp on May 1 amid a wave of similar protests on North American post-secondary campuses in response to the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza
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Driver of loader who was shot in head by officer sues RCMP

Driver of loader who was shot in head by officer sues RCMP

Davin Cochrane, who was shot by police on March 28, 2023, after a chase that ended in Evans Park in Duncan, says police used “excessive, unjustifiable force”
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Powell River Wildlife Society organizes flight for cub

Powell River Wildlife Society organizes flight for cub

Bear found to be orphaned gets chance to survive winter thanks to a concerned citizen and community collaboration
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Poppy campaign kicks off at Powell River's Royal Canadian Legion

Poppy campaign kicks off at Powell River's Royal Canadian Legion

Donations collected support veterans and their families
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Groups say Jewish students, staff at University of B.C. face hostile environment

Groups say Jewish students, staff at University of B.C. face hostile environment

VANCOUVER — A coalition of Jewish organizations says it is "deeply alarmed" by a rising tide of antisemitism at the University of British Columbia in recent weeks.
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Witness told rescuers missing B.C. man swept down the rain-swollen Coquitlam River

Witness told rescuers missing B.C. man swept down the rain-swollen Coquitlam River

A witness reported seeing a man who's been missing since Sunday fall into the swollen Coquitlam River as he tried to rescue a dog, and was "immediately swept away," a local search and rescue manager said on Wednesday.
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MP Bonita Zarrillo to present bill in House of Commons on Monday

MP Bonita Zarrillo to present bill in House of Commons on Monday

The bill by NDP MP Bonita Zarrillo (Port Moody–Coquitlam) calls for the end of unpaid work for Canada’s flight attendants.
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After rain and wind, the sun is back for a couple days in qathet

After rain and wind, the sun is back for a couple days in qathet

Weatherhood indicates sun and cloud today but precipitation over the weekend
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