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Damage to backhoe draws attention of Powell River RCMP

Damage to backhoe draws attention of Powell River RCMP

Incident reported to police in the early morning of April 11
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PHOTOS: Powell River Fire Rescue vs RCMP charity hockey game

PHOTOS: Powell River Fire Rescue vs RCMP charity hockey game

Police and firefighters raised funds for Feed the Kids program
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Counting the cost of substance use — and finding solutions

Counting the cost of substance use — and finding solutions

Harms from substance use cost Canada $49 billion in 2020, with almost two-thirds of that linked to alcohol and tobacco use, according to the Canadian Substance Use Costs and Harms report with collected data from 2007 to 2020.
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Powell River RCMP investigate hit-and-run incident

Powell River RCMP investigate hit-and-run incident

Driver of side-by-side rammed homeowner's vehicle twice before speeding off
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NDP members pass motion for B.C. government to investigate forestry company

NDP members pass motion for B.C. government to investigate forestry company

The motion, passed by members of the BC NDP Kamloops-North Thompson Electoral District Association, comes amid a federal investigation into Paper Excellence and will be voted on at the party's provincial council meeting next month.
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Rob Shaw: What's in a name? Victory, BC United and leader Kevin Falcon hope

Rob Shaw: What's in a name? Victory, BC United and leader Kevin Falcon hope

New name, new leader, new candidates aim for new electoral result
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B.C. creates enforcement teams in 12 communities to tackle repeat violent offenders

B.C. creates enforcement teams in 12 communities to tackle repeat violent offenders

NANAIMO, B.C. — The British Columbia government says it's forming teams of police, prosecutors and probation officers to tackle repeat violent offenders in an effort to improve public safety.
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Count will collect data on homelessness in qathet region

Count will collect data on homelessness in qathet region

Lift Community Services partners with Homelessness Services Association of BC for 24-hour event
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Prime Minister Trudeau says it's up to provinces to make Orange Shirt Day a holiday

Prime Minister Trudeau says it's up to provinces to make Orange Shirt Day a holiday

WINNIPEG — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is encouraging provinces and territories to step up reconciliation efforts with Indigenous Peoples but stopped short of saying they should make the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, commonly called Or
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'We need more people': B.C.'s struggling construction industry gets $540K boost

'We need more people': B.C.'s struggling construction industry gets $540K boost

The financial boost towards the construction sector is a start, but more is needed to keep up, says the BC Construction Association.
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