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'Independence is a right': Guide dog puppy raisers needed in B.C.

'Independence is a right': Guide dog puppy raisers needed in B.C.

B.C. and Alberta Guide Dogs is looking for volunteers to raise puppies so they can grow up and help people.
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B.C. woman jailed one year for sexually assaulting partner's niece

B.C. woman jailed one year for sexually assaulting partner's niece

Woman said she kissed the teen when the girl revealed she found women attractive.
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Powell River RCMP commander delivers quarterly police report

Powell River RCMP commander delivers quarterly police report

Staff sergeant Rod Wiebe reports on crime statistics and other important information at city meeting
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Four-year-old B.C. drug, gun case continues despite 2021 guilty pleas

Four-year-old B.C. drug, gun case continues despite 2021 guilty pleas

Matthew Phillip Bond has had the same lawyer since June 2021. Meanwhile, there have been 18 Crown prosecutors at the 64 court appearances, plus almost two dozen judges or justices of the peace.
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'Thrown under the ferry': Southern Sunshine Coast FAC chair reacts to BC Ferries security report

'Thrown under the ferry': Southern Sunshine Coast FAC chair reacts to BC Ferries security report

‘It was all about how I did the meeting, and I don't know how that helps them come up with a better plan.’: Diana Mumford.
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Midweek weather forecast predicts showers for qathet region

Midweek weather forecast predicts showers for qathet region

Spring flowers will appreciate the rain
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First humpback mom and calf return to Salish Sea

First humpback mom and calf return to Salish Sea

The first calf, likely about three months old, and its mother, “Black Pearl,” were spotted in Haro Strait last week by Eagle Wing Tours.
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B.C. man enters not guilty pleas on child sex charges

B.C. man enters not guilty pleas on child sex charges

The alleged events happened in Vancouver, according to court documents.
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City of Powell River Council briefs

City of Powell River Council briefs

Amends vacation rentals bylaw; Adopts development procedures bylaw; Hears community engagement delegation
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Federal ministers visit Sunshine Coast to detail $4 billion in reconciliation commitments

Federal ministers visit Sunshine Coast to detail $4 billion in reconciliation commitments

Ministers of Citizen Services and Health hold photo op at the tems swiya Museum
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