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Okanagan man receives no jail time for fatal distracted driving crash

Okanagan man receives no jail time for fatal distracted driving crash

Former arsonist Joseph McArthur-Pereira will pay $1,500, be prohibited from driving for 18 months, and spend zero days behind bars.
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Common-law wife tells Kelowna court how she found husband’s mutilated body

Common-law wife tells Kelowna court how she found husband’s mutilated body

Gabriella Sears is charged with second-degree murder and indecent interference with human remains in the death of 49-year-old Darren Middleton.
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House arrest for Kamloops man who posted revenge porn images, videos

House arrest for Kamloops man who posted revenge porn images, videos

Cornell Michael Shkuratoff, 28, was sentenced in Kamloops provincial court on Monday after earlier pleading guilty to charges of publication of an intimate image without consent and domestic assault.
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Vancouver Island University plans years of cuts to tackle $20M deficit

Vancouver Island University plans years of cuts to tackle $20M deficit

The university, which has campuses in Nanaimo, Parksville, Powell River and Duncan, blames declining revenues in part on flat enrolment numbers
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Sidney issues warning about aggressive owl in park

Sidney issues warning about aggressive owl in park

The town’s advice: “Wear a hat and keep small dogs on leash close by.”
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Police force transition consumes Surrey council’s first year in office

Police force transition consumes Surrey council’s first year in office

Critics say infrastructure, business and taxation issues have largely been ignored as a result
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Fire at shuttered Port Alberni sawmill being treated as suspicious

Fire at shuttered Port Alberni sawmill being treated as suspicious

Port Alberni fire investigators are working with RCMP on the case.
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Suspicious fire guts B.C. elementary school, plans underway for students and teachers

Suspicious fire guts B.C. elementary school, plans underway for students and teachers

PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. — Plans are underway to bring school life back to normal as quickly as possible for students and teachers at a Metro Vancouver elementary school that was destroyed in a suspicious weekend fire.
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Richmond delivery drivers stuck in middle of e-bike road rules confusion

Richmond delivery drivers stuck in middle of e-bike road rules confusion

A spokesperson for food delivery app Fantuan said ICBC confirmed no licences or insurance were needed
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'Unbearable severe pain': Victoria woman opts for private hip surgery in Alberta rather than wait

'Unbearable severe pain': Victoria woman opts for private hip surgery in Alberta rather than wait

Tracy Porteous added $28,000 to her mortgage to get the surgery at a private clinic in Alberta
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