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B.C. police watchdog orders review of proposed discipline

B.C. police watchdog orders review of proposed discipline

VICTORIA — British Columbia's police complaint commissioner has ordered a review by a retired judge into a disciplinary decision against an officer who allegedly disobeyed orders during an investigation.
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Travelling via Vancouver Airport this weekend? Here's what you need to know

Travelling via Vancouver Airport this weekend? Here's what you need to know

YVR has listed a catalogue of tips for people travelling through the airport over the Canada Day lonog weekend
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Clerk makes no mention of departed Legislature finance chief at first meeting since March

Clerk makes no mention of departed Legislature finance chief at first meeting since March

At the Legislative Assembly Management Committee's first meeting since March 30, Kate Ryan-Lloyd said interim financial officer Randall Smith began June 23.
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Evacuation alert issued for Barnston Island along B.C.'s Fraser River

Evacuation alert issued for Barnston Island along B.C.'s Fraser River

VANCOUVER — An evacuation alert has been issued for a small island along British Columbia's Fraser River due to possible flooding from swelling waters after rainfall and snowmelt.
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Thursday marks one year since fire razed Village of Lytton

Thursday marks one year since fire razed Village of Lytton

“We want people back,” said Mike Farnworth, the provincial minister of public safety. “The reality is recovery takes time. It can take quite a bit of time.”
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New local B.C. Supreme Court judge born and raised in Kelowna

New local B.C. Supreme Court judge born and raised in Kelowna

It was a “somewhat poorly kept secret” that Kelowna's Briana Hardwick always wanted to become a judge.
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Robbery witness: 'In the doorway is standing a guy and he is carrying an assault rifle'

Robbery witness: 'In the doorway is standing a guy and he is carrying an assault rifle'

Hiding alone in the bank manager's office while the gunman went to the vault, Shelli Fryer dialed 911 and left the line open, “praying they wouldn’t talk.”
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Vancouver plans for removal of beached barge, months after it washed up during storm

Vancouver plans for removal of beached barge, months after it washed up during storm

VANCOUVER — A timeline has finally been announced for the removal of a huge barge that wedged itself onto a beach in Vancouver's English Bay last November.
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Second Burnaby resident becomes millionaire in two weeks

Second Burnaby resident becomes millionaire in two weeks

Maria Hecimovic says she plans to retire five years earlier than originally planned.
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New flood watch, high stream advisories, evacuation alerts as rains swell B.C. rivers

New flood watch, high stream advisories, evacuation alerts as rains swell B.C. rivers

VANCOUVER — Recent heavy rains across British Columbia's central and southern Interior are swelling river levels in many areas, prompting a renewed flood watch and more high streamflow advisories.
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