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B.C. commits to earlier, enhanced pensions for wildland firefighters

B.C. commits to earlier, enhanced pensions for wildland firefighters

VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby has announced his government has committed to earlier and enhanced pensions for wildland firefighters, saying the province owes them a "deep debt of gratitude" for their efforts in battling recent fire se
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Possible explosive shell prompts police response in North Delta neighbourhood

Possible explosive shell prompts police response in North Delta neighbourhood

Two homes evacuated out of caution
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Four people charged with manslaughter, forcible confinement in Burnaby, B.C. death

BURNABY, B.C. — Police in British Columbia say four people have been charged with manslaughter more than a year after a man died in Burnaby.
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Victoria chief says police handing off mental-health patients at hospital face hours-long waits

Victoria chief says police handing off mental-health patients at hospital face hours-long waits

Del Manak says the problem could be solved in part by provincial legislation to give security guards in hospitals special constable status.
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Dead big-horned ram that washed up on Colwood beach likely a local

Dead big-horned ram that washed up on Colwood beach likely a local

The animal looked a lot like a bighorn sheep from the Rockies, but sheep experts in the provincial wildlife branch say it’s a domestic mouflon ram
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Spotlight on former City of Powell River mayor Stewart Alsgard

Spotlight on former City of Powell River mayor Stewart Alsgard

Creation of Community Accord recognized Tla’amin Nation’s right to self-governance
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Property proposal presented to Powell River City Council

Property proposal presented to Powell River City Council

Resident pitches vision for old golf course lands in Townsite being protected in perpetuity
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B.C. financier to plead guilty to using frozen bank account

B.C. financier to plead guilty to using frozen bank account

Scott Low faces one charge of a contravention of B.C.'s Securities Act.
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Powell River City Council supports Indigenous resolution

Powell River City Council supports Indigenous resolution

Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs outlines effects of residential school denialism
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Son charged in murder of father on Sunshine Coast logging road

Son charged in murder of father on Sunshine Coast logging road

Jackson Doyle, 26, has been charged with one count of first-degree murder in the death of his father, Henry Doyle.
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