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Province should ante up with more education funding, parents' group says

Province should ante up with more education funding, parents' group says

Victoria Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils says music programs have been “severely cut” for the past two years, and will dwindle to nothing “if we continue whittling away at it.”
Earthquakes Canada reports minor quakes near Daajing Giids and Port Alice, B.C.

Earthquakes Canada reports minor quakes near Daajing Giids and Port Alice, B.C.

DAAJING GIIDS, B.C. — Earthquakes Canada says two separate, minor quakes rattled areas off the coast of British Columbia over the weekend. It says a 3.8 magnitude quake struck on Saturday just before 11:30 p.m. on Graham Island in Haida Gwaii, B.C.
'Handshakes and hugs, not handcuffs': Cop-nurse team tackles mental-health calls

'Handshakes and hugs, not handcuffs': Cop-nurse team tackles mental-health calls

Const. Tristan Williams and nurse Chris Nagainis belong to the Co-Response Team, a brand new VicPD/Island Health unit tasked with handling police calls with a mental-health component.
Devil's Army president killed MMA fighter to end lawsuit, prosecution says

Devil's Army president killed MMA fighter to end lawsuit, prosecution says

“Whether the killing was ensuring the lawsuit went away, or that Brown was silenced, or that Brown didn’t end up with $10,000, the only person connected with the settlement and Brown is Alexander.”
After fatal crash, he fled in stolen car and hid from police; young mother of two killed

After fatal crash, he fled in stolen car and hid from police; young mother of two killed

"It is very, very difficult to look at those photographs, to see what happened on that road and to think that Mr. Knowles walked away," the judge said.
Indigenous group calls for apology, Vancouver hotel says employee followed protocol

Indigenous group calls for apology, Vancouver hotel says employee followed protocol

The refusal led to the man losing control of his bladder in front of onlookers, says the B.C. Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centre.
B.C. conservation officers on snowmobiles rescue man stuck in snowstorm

B.C. conservation officers on snowmobiles rescue man stuck in snowstorm

QUESNEL, B.C. — The B.C. Conservation Officer Service says three of its members rescued a man who was stranded in a remote area near Quesnel, B.C., last week.
BC wide warrant issued for Coquitlam man wanted on assault charges

BC wide warrant issued for Coquitlam man wanted on assault charges

COQUITLAM, B.C. — A B.C. wide warrant has been issued for a man wanted on charges including assault and abusing an animal. Coquitlam RCMP were called to an apartment near the Coquitlam Centre around 12:30 a.m. on March 4 for a report of an assault.
Three years after outbreak, Dr. Henry weeps while reflecting on the pandemic

Three years after outbreak, Dr. Henry weeps while reflecting on the pandemic

"There's so many stories that we have lived through together in the last three years. And I think all of us have been changed by it and affected by it," she said.
'Cowardly' anonymous attacks on journalist covering COVID denounced by B.C. judge

'Cowardly' anonymous attacks on journalist covering COVID denounced by B.C. judge

Richard Sean Oliver pleaded guilty to criminal harassment and was ordered not to contact journalists Jody Vance, Keith Baldrey, Marcella Bernardo and others.