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Weather aids B.C. fire fight amid evacuation order and alerts in southeast

Weather aids B.C. fire fight amid evacuation order and alerts in southeast

The BC Wildfire Service says rain, light winds and cooler temperatures are expected to decrease fire behaviour in the province this week, just as a newly discovered blaze in the East Kootenays prompts an evacuation order and alerts for more than 50 p
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At inquest, mother hopes to find out how her son died in an altercation while seeking hospital treatment

At inquest, mother hopes to find out how her son died in an altercation while seeking hospital treatment

Paul Richard Nathan Spencer, 43, died in 2019 after a dispute with security at Royal Jubilee Hospital, where he’d been admitted after suffering delusions
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Woman asked to be taken to hospital before she died in cell, says police watchdog

Woman asked to be taken to hospital before she died in cell, says police watchdog

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's police watchdog says a woman who died of an overdose in an RCMP jail cell had asked to go to hospital twice.
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B.C. files unexplained wealth order following Vancouver shooting investigation

B.C. files unexplained wealth order following Vancouver shooting investigation

VICTORIA — British Columbia's Public Safety Ministry says it has filed an unexplained wealth order application in court following a 2023 shooting at a Vancouver home.
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Wildfire triggers 'tactical evacuation' in B.C. community of Baynes Lake

Wildfire triggers 'tactical evacuation' in B.C. community of Baynes Lake

BAYNES LAKE, B.C. — A wildfire has triggered a "tactical evacuation" in the community of Baynes Lake in southeast British Columbia.
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Euthanasia on the table, city says, after alleged pit bull attack in Kamloops kills dog

Euthanasia on the table, city says, after alleged pit bull attack in Kamloops kills dog

The community services department says it will try to rehabilitate first.
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Woman charged in weekend home invasion, stabbing in Kelowna, B.C.

Woman charged in weekend home invasion, stabbing in Kelowna, B.C.

KELOWNA, B.C. — A 24-year-old woman faces a charge for what RCMP in Kelowna, B.C., say was a home invasion where another woman was repeatedly stabbed.
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Man arrested after youths attacked with knife, bear spray on trail in Langford

Man arrested after youths attacked with knife, bear spray on trail in Langford

A man described as acting erratically was arrested at a nearby home.
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Employer considers union plan in week two of Metro Vancouver HandyDART transit strike

Employer considers union plan in week two of Metro Vancouver HandyDART transit strike

Most services for Metro Vancouver's specialized HandyDART transit system remain cancelled for a second week, with the operator saying it will respond to a new proposal from the union representing striking workers on Thursday.
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Mediated talks aimed at resolving Metro Vancouver accessible transit strike stall

Mediated talks aimed at resolving Metro Vancouver accessible transit strike stall

VANCOUVER — The union representing HandyDART workers in Metro Vancouver says it won't be getting a counterproposal to end the strike until at least Thursday.
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