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B.C. watchdog refers RCMP officer for possible charges over fatal 2024 crash

B.C. watchdog refers RCMP officer for possible charges over fatal 2024 crash

NAKUSP — British Columbia's police watchdog is asking the provincial prosecution service to consider charging an RCMP officer after a crash that killed a man in the West Kootenay region last year.
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Slo-pitch tournament raises funds for Foundry qathet/food banks

Slo-pitch tournament raises funds for Foundry qathet/food banks

Wade's Cause event in honour of brother who passed took place at Sunset Park and Cranberry Field
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Vancouver Coastal Health warns of possible hepatitis A exposure in Gibsons, B.C.

Vancouver Coastal Health warns of possible hepatitis A exposure in Gibsons, B.C.

GIBSONS — Vancouver Coastal Health says people who ate from a food truck in Gibsons, B.C., this month may have been exposed to hepatitis A.
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New Victoria police chief to apply lessons from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside

New Victoria police chief to apply lessons from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside

VICTORIA — Victoria's new police chief Fiona Wilson says she faces "a very, very steep learning curve" in her new post after almost 27 years with the Vancouver Police Department, where she rose to deputy chief constable.
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VCH warns of possible hepatitis A exposure at Gibsons location

VCH warns of possible hepatitis A exposure at Gibsons location

Vancouver Coastal Health is warning people who dined at the Sea Monkey Coffee food truck at Sunday Cider between Aug. 1 and 25 that they may have been exposed to hepatitis A.
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B.C. wildfires jump, campfire bans take effect in Cariboo and Kamloops regions

B.C. wildfires jump, campfire bans take effect in Cariboo and Kamloops regions

The number of active wildfires in British Columbia has leapt by about a dozen in a spate of hot, sunny weather that has sent daily temperature records tumbling.
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Penticton, B.C., staff member receives violent threat after transportation discussion

Penticton, B.C., staff member receives violent threat after transportation discussion

Officials in Penticton, B.C., say police are investigating a recent "threat of violence" directed at a senior member of municipal staff in the Okanagan city.
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Brandon Teixeira convicted of first-degree murder in B.C. organized crime killing

Brandon Teixeira convicted of first-degree murder in B.C. organized crime killing

SURREY — British Columbia homicide investigators say a man has been found guilty of first-degree murder over a 2017 organized-crime killing in Surrey, B.C.
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Powell River Search and Rescue members help dehydrated hiker

Powell River Search and Rescue members help dehydrated hiker

Dry conditions on Sunshine Coast Trail a reminder to bring enough water
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Island cities turn to AI to help fix roads

Island cities turn to AI to help fix roads

Victoria has been running a basic AI-powered pothole detector on its streets since 2023.
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