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B.C. 'fell so short' in Doukhobor pay, communication after apology: ombudsperson

B.C. 'fell so short' in Doukhobor pay, communication after apology: ombudsperson

A statement from Jay Chalke says the government is being vague about who is eligible for promised compensation, and its communication is so inconsistent and unclear that survivors are coming to his office for help.
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Patient suffered cardiac arrest after restraint: forensic pathologist

Patient suffered cardiac arrest after restraint: forensic pathologist

Paul Spencer’s 2019 death was the result of a combination of factors including physical restraint, cardiovascular disease and medication for schizophrenia, a coroners inquest heard
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Another incumbent BC United MLA to run as Independent as Kirkpatrick re-enters race

Another incumbent BC United MLA to run as Independent as Kirkpatrick re-enters race

WEST VANCOUVER, B.C. — An incumbent BC United legislative member has reversed her decision not to seek re-election and has announced she'll run as an Independent in the riding of West Vancouver-Capilano in the upcoming British Columbia election.
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B.C. commits to earlier, enhanced pensions for wildland firefighters

B.C. commits to earlier, enhanced pensions for wildland firefighters

VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby has announced his government has committed to earlier and enhanced pensions for wildland firefighters, saying the province owes them a "deep debt of gratitude" for their efforts in battling recent fire se
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Possible explosive shell prompts police response in North Delta neighbourhood

Possible explosive shell prompts police response in North Delta neighbourhood

Two homes evacuated out of caution
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Four people charged with manslaughter, forcible confinement in Burnaby, B.C. death

Four people charged with manslaughter, forcible confinement in Burnaby, B.C. death

BURNABY, B.C. — Police in British Columbia say four people have been charged with manslaughter more than a year after a man died in Burnaby.
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Victoria chief says police handing off mental-health patients at hospital face hours-long waits

Victoria chief says police handing off mental-health patients at hospital face hours-long waits

Del Manak says the problem could be solved in part by provincial legislation to give security guards in hospitals special constable status.
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Dead big-horned ram that washed up on Colwood beach likely a local

Dead big-horned ram that washed up on Colwood beach likely a local

The animal looked a lot like a bighorn sheep from the Rockies, but sheep experts in the provincial wildlife branch say it’s a domestic mouflon ram
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B.C. financier to plead guilty to using frozen bank account

B.C. financier to plead guilty to using frozen bank account

Scott Low faces one charge of a contravention of B.C.'s Securities Act.
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Son charged in murder of father on Sunshine Coast logging road

Son charged in murder of father on Sunshine Coast logging road

Jackson Doyle, 26, has been charged with one count of first-degree murder in the death of his father, Henry Doyle.
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