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Police investigating Lake Cowichan death seek dashcam footage

Police investigating Lake Cowichan death seek dashcam footage

The body of Tavis Cragg, who had been reported missing from Nanaimo, was found Sept. 3 at a Cowichan Lake Road residence
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RCMP ask for help in finding 7-year-old girl missing near Burns Lake, B.C.

RCMP ask for help in finding 7-year-old girl missing near Burns Lake, B.C.

BURNS LAKE, B.C. — Police are asking the public for help in finding a seven-year-old girl missing from her home about 250 kilometres west of Prince George, B.C.
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Board digs in on police officers in schools, after province orders safety plan

Board digs in on police officers in schools, after province orders safety plan

The Greater Victoria School Board has been told that the safety plan should address concerns such as increased gang activity, and that it needs to improve its relationship with police
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Pipefitters union breaks ground on new HQ, training facility

Pipefitters union breaks ground on new HQ, training facility

The building on Leigh Road is designed to have offices and classrooms and a large shop where students from all school districts in the region can take part in “trade samples”
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Award-winning writer from qathet takes a personal journey

Award-winning writer from qathet takes a personal journey

Series of essays explores growing vegetables, family recipes, and relationships with food
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B.C. Premier touts involuntary care plans at convention, days before campaign begins

B.C. Premier touts involuntary care plans at convention, days before campaign begins

VANCOUVER — Current support services for severely mentally ill and drug addicted people aren't working for hundreds of British Columbians, and "secure" involuntary care sites around the province are a new tool to help them, B.C.
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B.C. First Nations declare state of emergency over opioid crisis and mental health

B.C. First Nations declare state of emergency over opioid crisis and mental health

PORT ALBERNI, B.C. — Getting a bed at one of British Columbia's drug detoxification facilities is like winning the lottery, the vice-president on the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council says.
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Woman dies, watchdog notified after police shooting in Surrey, B.C.

Woman dies, watchdog notified after police shooting in Surrey, B.C.

SURREY, B.C. — British Columbia's independent police watchdog has been notified after a women was shot and killed by police in Surrey, B.C. RCMP say in happened Thursday when police were called to a disturbance at a home at about 4:40 a.m.
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Harm-reduction supplies still available at hospitals where kiosks removed: Island Health

Harm-reduction supplies still available at hospitals where kiosks removed: Island Health

The province is reviewing the kiosks, which were intended to provide an option for those who wouldn’t or couldn’t seek in-person services
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Island Health warns of potential hepatitis A exposure in Courtenay

Island Health warns of potential hepatitis A exposure in Courtenay

Anyone who ate at the Dairy Queen on Cliff Avenue between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. on Sept. 10, 12, 13 or 14 should get a free dose of hepatitis A vaccine, the health authority says.
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