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Kelowna cop charged in sexting case to plead guilty, Crown says

Kelowna cop charged in sexting case to plead guilty, Crown says

The BC Prosecution Service says the case has been put over to the new year because Const. Sean Eckland has indicated his intention to plead guilty.
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Thieves use key fob to steal air conditioner from Burnaby condo tower

Thieves use key fob to steal air conditioner from Burnaby condo tower

B.C.'s Civil Resolution Tribunal has declined to order a Brentwood strata to hand over the contact information for the owner of a key fob used to break into a storage locker at the highrise in June 2022.
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'You've got to get it together,' judge tells suspended driver caught in Burnaby

'You've got to get it together,' judge tells suspended driver caught in Burnaby

Before handing 26-year-old Arshdeep Singh Buttar his third driving ban in three years, B.C. provincial court Judge Nancy Adams told him driving in B.C. is a privilege, not a right.
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B.C. hops farmers’ personal spending spree was investment fraud: panel

B.C. hops farmers’ personal spending spree was investment fraud: panel

Alexander William Bridges and Shane Douglas Harder-Toews illegally solicited money, according to the BC Securities Commission
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Written warning handed out after cougar carcass beheaded

Written warning handed out after cougar carcass beheaded

The cougar had been shot and killed by Victoria police Nov. 21 after prowling the Gorge-Selkirk Waterfront area
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Police say person took loaded gun into Ibrahim Ali murder trial: lawyer

Police say person took loaded gun into Ibrahim Ali murder trial: lawyer

VANCOUVER — A lawyer for Ibrahim Ali in his first-degree murder trial said police told him a person close to the proceeding brought a handgun into the Vancouver courtroom on Friday with "intent to kill.
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Repair of collapsed shoring wall at Coquitlam construction site expected to begin this week

Repair of collapsed shoring wall at Coquitlam construction site expected to begin this week

Nobody was injured in the collapse that occurred Nov. 29.
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Get your shots, Henry tells B.C., as flu rises in return of pre-pandemic patterns

Get your shots, Henry tells B.C., as flu rises in return of pre-pandemic patterns

VICTORIA — Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says she's seeing a drop in COVID-19 cases in British Columbia but influenza illnesses appear to be increasing, in line with pre-pandemic patterns.
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Whistler Blackcomb's new Fitz Express opens Tuesday

Whistler Blackcomb's new Fitz Express opens Tuesday

New eight-pack chairlift will significantly increase uphill capacity
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Community solutions needed for housing crisis, northern B.C. seniors advocate says

Community solutions needed for housing crisis, northern B.C. seniors advocate says

The average 70-year-old senior who is dependent on government benefits  would spend 78 percent of their income to rent a one-bedroom apartment in B.C. or roughly $1,432. 
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