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Death rate for people with schizophrenia tripled during B.C. heat dome, finds study

Death rate for people with schizophrenia tripled during B.C. heat dome, finds study

A BCCDC study looking at over two dozen chronic diseases found the spike in deaths during the 2021 heat dome hit people with schizophrenia especially hard
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Drug-smuggling pigeon ‘in training’ found with tiny backpack in B.C. prison — again

Drug-smuggling pigeon ‘in training’ found with tiny backpack in B.C. prison — again

Correctional officers in B.C. found a second pigeon wearing a tiny backpack designed to smuggle drugs into a prison, this time at the Matsqui Institution in Abbotsford
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Break and enter at business reported to Powell River RCMP

Break and enter at business reported to Powell River RCMP

Incident was one of 112 calls for service between March 8 and 14
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Woman accused of impersonating nurse in Ontario, B.C. could plead guilty

Woman accused of impersonating nurse in Ontario, B.C. could plead guilty

A woman already convicted of posing as a nurse at Ottawa medical and dental clinics is due to return to B.C., where it's alleged she posed as a nurse at BC Women's Hospital for a year.
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qathet master gardener warns about planting too soon

qathet master gardener warns about planting too soon

Access to homegrown or farm-bought food tastes better
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Crosswalks come under discussion at City of Powell River meeting

Crosswalks come under discussion at City of Powell River meeting

Councillors reviewed correspondence about a refresh for a Pride crosswalk, a new Pride crosswalk and the danger at a crosswalk near Westview Elementary School
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Powell River RCMP execute search warrant in regard to child porn

Powell River RCMP execute search warrant in regard to child porn

45-year-old male faces possession of child pornography charges as well as firearm offences
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City of Powell River councillors hear safe streets concerns

City of Powell River councillors hear safe streets concerns

Proposed project in Townsite prompts residents to write about unease
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Powell River RCMP investigate vandalism, theft at Mowat Bay

Powell River RCMP investigate vandalism, theft at Mowat Bay

Multiple vehicles at park damaged by suspect or suspects
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Is B.C. in store for another hot summer?

Is B.C. in store for another hot summer?

“Your wet season has been kind of on the short side, so I sense that that may be something that comes back and bites you," said Environment Canada’s senior climatologist.
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