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B.C. police watchdog investigating fatal police shooting in Nanaimo, B.C.

B.C. police watchdog investigating fatal police shooting in Nanaimo, B.C.

NANAIMO, B.C. — The RCMP says one man has died following a police shooting in Nanaimo, B.C.
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Network of fishing line recycling receptacles being rolled out in B.C.

Network of fishing line recycling receptacles being rolled out in B.C.

Fishing line poses a particular risk for birds and animals, as it is often clear, making it hard to see
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'We don't know until we look': Historian calls for artifact search at Victoria construction site

'We don't know until we look': Historian calls for artifact search at Victoria construction site

Construction of the 10-storey Telus Ocean building in downtown Victoria is an opportunity to search for treasures linked to the rich but little known history of Kanaka Row, says a VIU professor.
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Planning, picking the right species can prevent bamboo spread: expert

Planning, picking the right species can prevent bamboo spread: expert

Worried your garden bamboo could land you in court should it spread to your neighbour's yard? A gardening expert offers tips on how to take control.
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RCMP say B.C. jail escape accomplice photos are not real

RCMP say B.C. jail escape accomplice photos are not real

Coquitlam RCMP is backtracking on the photographs it released of the alleged accomplices of a man on trial for first degree murder who escaped Thursday from North Fraser Pretrial Centre, after a reporter noticed nearly identical images were published
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RCMP says photos released of suspects in inmate escape plot were stock images

RCMP says photos released of suspects in inmate escape plot were stock images

The RCMP says images it released of two men who allegedly helped an accused murderer escape custody were actually stock images and not photos of the suspects
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Vehicle linked to fatal shooting of two B.C. women found, hunt for suspect ongoing

Vehicle linked to fatal shooting of two B.C. women found, hunt for suspect ongoing

CHILLIWACK, B.C. — Homicide investigators say they've found the vehicle of a man wanted in the fatal shooting of two women this week in Chilliwack, B.C.
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Vancouver council passes plan aimed at creating 'equitable, livable, affordable' city

Vancouver council passes plan aimed at creating 'equitable, livable, affordable' city

Vancouver city council has approved a land-use strategy aimed at reshaping the city to become more "equitable, livable, affordable and resilient" in years to come
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Vancouver murder trial to continue without accused killer now on the lam

Vancouver murder trial to continue without accused killer now on the lam

The trial of Wolfpack Alliance gangster Rabih (Robby) Alkhalil will go on without him. The 35-year-old escaped July 21 from North Fraser Pretrial Centre in Coquitlam, putting a temporary halt on his first degree murder trial in B.C. Supreme Court.
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BC Ferries board fires president and CEO Mark Collins, seeks 'renewal'

BC Ferries board fires president and CEO Mark Collins, seeks 'renewal'

VICTORIA — The British Columbia Ferry Services Board says it has ousted its president and CEO, effective immediately amid staffing shortages and ferry cancellations.
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