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B.C. judge tosses drug evidence for 'numerous and flagrant' rights violations

B.C. judge tosses drug evidence for 'numerous and flagrant' rights violations

The B.C. Supreme Court has found Mounties in Vernon, B.C., committed "numerous and flagrant breaches" of an accused drug dealer's Charter rights, using a hit-and-run investigation as a "ruse" to ensnare him for trafficking.
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B.C. women being treated for HIV have shorter life expectancy than men, study shows

B.C. women being treated for HIV have shorter life expectancy than men, study shows

An antiretroviral treatment has increased the life expectancy of people who live with HIV in British Columbia, but a new study shows men are living longer than women.
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RCMP's Black Hawk helicopter is now patrolling B.C.-U.S. border

RCMP's Black Hawk helicopter is now patrolling B.C.-U.S. border

The Black Hawk helicopter has been working this week patrolling the border, according to RCMP in B.C.
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'A nightmare': Bowen family's boat heavily damaged by BC Ferries vessel

'A nightmare': Bowen family's boat heavily damaged by BC Ferries vessel

The Transportation Safety Board confirms it's aware of the incident and are 'currently gathering information and assessing the occurrence.'
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B.C.-made critical mineral could be used as a 'reactive weapon' in trade war

B.C.-made critical mineral could be used as a 'reactive weapon' in trade war

Most Canadians oppose U.S. companies taking greater control over the country’s natural resource projects — a level of defiance found to be strongest in British Columbia, according to a new poll.
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Police ask for help in probe of B.C. woman's death in fall from a truck

Police ask for help in probe of B.C. woman's death in fall from a truck

TRAIL, B.C. — The RCMP's major crime unit is asking for the public's help in investigating the death of a woman almost a month ago in Trail, B.C. Police say 38-year-old Laura Morrison was the front passenger in a 2023 white Ford F-150 late on Jan.
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Armed man arrested in Vancouver after barricading himself in taxi

Armed man arrested in Vancouver after barricading himself in taxi

VANCOUVER — Vancouver Police say more than 25 officers and its K9 unit were deployed in the city's downtown Thursday night to arrest an armed suspect who was wanted Canada-wide on parole violations.
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Rob Shaw: NDP's safe-supply gaslighting collapses under leaked government report

Rob Shaw: NDP's safe-supply gaslighting collapses under leaked government report

After years of denials, provincial government now acknowledges safe supply fuelling underground drug market
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'I've done it all': New West bus driver says goodbye to career after 19 years

'I've done it all': New West bus driver says goodbye to career after 19 years

Hauke Andresen has become a local celebrity online after his daughter posted his last ride.
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B.C. Transit set to take over bus route between Tofino and Ucluelet

B.C. Transit set to take over bus route between Tofino and Ucluelet

The new service will have more stops and longer service hours, and offer slightly cheaper single-fare rides than the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District’s West Coast Transit System
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