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Mother of woman shot by police in New Brunswick works with VicPD to help others

Mother of woman shot by police in New Brunswick works with VicPD to help others

Martha Martin says the idea for a special unit to deal with mental-health calls grew out of her conversations with Victoria Chief Del Manak about what had happened to her daughter, Chantel Moore
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B.C. high court overrules $10M award for denying Squamish power project

B.C. high court overrules $10M award for denying Squamish power project

B.C. Supreme Court Justice Kevin Loo earlier ruled Greengen Holdings Ltd. lost an opportunity to achieve a completed and profitable hydro-electric project.
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Vancouver's health authority says cases of mpox virus on the rise

Vancouver's health authority says cases of mpox virus on the rise

VANCOUVER — Vancouver Coastal Health says there's been a recent spike in mpox, the viral infection also known as monkeypox.
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One missing, B.C. police investigating after Okanagan Lake landslide: RCMP

One missing, B.C. police investigating after Okanagan Lake landslide: RCMP

WEST KELOWNA — Police in West Kelowna, B.C., say they have opened a missing person investigation for someone last seen in the area of a landslide that washed over a road along the shore of Okanagan Lake.
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Complaint being investigated following Vancouver park board vote on pool

Complaint being investigated following Vancouver park board vote on pool

A total of four complaints were filed to the integrity commissioner from the March 31 park board meeting on the Vancouver Aquatic Centre Renewal Plan.
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Wolves reported to have chased Metchosin resident and dog

Wolves reported to have chased Metchosin resident and dog

Sooke-based Wild Wise says the report is unusual because typically, wolves try to avoid human contact.
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No jail for Lantzville driver who hit woman, dogs while reaching for pop bottle

No jail for Lantzville driver who hit woman, dogs while reaching for pop bottle

Joel Francisco Salazar, 35, was given a $1,000 fine, six months of house arrest and a two-year driving ban on connection with the 2022 hit-and-run in Lantzville
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Crash involving seven vehicles caused delays on Highway 1 in B.C.

Crash involving seven vehicles caused delays on Highway 1 in B.C.

ABBOTSFORD — A seven-car pileup on Highway 1 through a construction zone has prompted a warning from British Columbia's Highway Patrol. Police say it happened Monday west of Mount Lehman Road in Abbotsford.
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Two killed in small plane crash in Chilliwack, B.C, say RCMP

Two killed in small plane crash in Chilliwack, B.C, say RCMP

CHILLIWACK — Mounties in Chilliwack, B.C., say two people have been killed in the crash of a small plane. Police say in a statement on Monday that the crash happened on Saturday afternoon.
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Program that sent British Columbians to the U.S. for cancer treatment ends

Program that sent British Columbians to the U.S. for cancer treatment ends

British Columbia is ending a program that sent cancer patients to the United States for treatment, saying provincial wait times have improved enough that they no longer have to rely on clinics south of the border.
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