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One dead after sailboat runs aground east of Saturna Island in stormy weather

One dead after sailboat runs aground east of Saturna Island in stormy weather

A Canadian man and woman were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard after their sailboat ran aground east of Saturna, but the woman was later declared dead.
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Paddleboarder fined $2,500 for getting too close to orcas in Ucluelet

Paddleboarder fined $2,500 for getting too close to orcas in Ucluelet

A 40-year-old woman was convicted of breaching the federal Fisheries Act after she was filmed paddleboarding near a pod of transient killer whales in Ucluelet Harbour.
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Legal Landscape: Slow pace of the law can be used to your advantage

Legal Landscape: Slow pace of the law can be used to your advantage

It allows time to ask questions and get answers
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Budget engagement results outlined for Powell River Council

Budget engagement results outlined for Powell River Council

Chief financial officer comments on input received about first draft of five-year financial plan
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Powell River Town Centre owner seeks funds for bus exchange

Powell River Town Centre owner seeks funds for bus exchange

Jack Barr appears before committee of the whole seeking cost sharing for lay-by at mall
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B.C. investigates 'significant' opioid diversion, including international trafficking

B.C. investigates 'significant' opioid diversion, including international trafficking

A 38-page document leaked by the B.C. Conservatives says a "significant portion" of prescribed opioids are being diverted and that prescribed alternatives are being trafficked provincially, nationally and internationally.
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Climate Crossroads: We all need to reduce emissions

Climate Crossroads: We all need to reduce emissions

"The cost of renewable energy has fallen rapidly and that ought to be taken advantage of as much as possible."
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Women win lawsuit against B.C. man acquitted of their sex assaults

Women win lawsuit against B.C. man acquitted of their sex assaults

VANCOUVER — A man who spent 27 years in prison before he was found wrongfully convicted has been ordered by a British Columbia Supreme Court judge to pay $375,000 each to five women who sued him for sexual assault.
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Incarcerated B.C. youth more likely not to re-offend, says SFU study

Incarcerated B.C. youth more likely not to re-offend, says SFU study

Author cautions people not to jump to the conclusion that we simply ought to imprison more offenders.
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Two B.C. fishermen dead after falling through ice

Two B.C. fishermen dead after falling through ice

The family contacted police after the brothers did not return home from Grace Lake.
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