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B.C. police watchdog says officer in Gastown shooting may have committed offence

B.C. police watchdog says officer in Gastown shooting may have committed offence

SURREY, B.C. — British Columbia's police watchdog says a Metro Vancouver Transit Police officer involved in a shooting in Vancouver's Gastown neighbourhood in 2022 may have committed an offence and has asked prosecutors to consider charges.
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District gives 'all clear,' rescinds evacuation alert due to Shetland Creek wildfire

District gives 'all clear,' rescinds evacuation alert due to Shetland Creek wildfire

An all-clear notice has been given for most residents placed on evacuation alert or forced from their homes in B.C.'s southern Interior due to a wildfire that was sparked more than a month ago.
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Missing B.C. man found safe: police

Missing B.C. man found safe: police

Surrey RCMP said the man was located on Aug. 15.
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Contested report says buildings on unstable ground at two Island lightstation sites

Contested report says buildings on unstable ground at two Island lightstation sites

The Coast Guard announced this month plans to remove staff from the Carmanah Point and Pachena Point lightstations before winter weather arrives.
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Evacuation order for Chilcotin River landslide area downgraded to alert

Evacuation order for Chilcotin River landslide area downgraded to alert

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — Residents can return home now that an evacuation order following a landslide that blocked a British Columbia river for days has been downgraded. The Cariboo Regional District in B.C.
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Focus on recovery after fire's 'heartbreaking' destruction: mayor of Slocan, B.C.

Focus on recovery after fire's 'heartbreaking' destruction: mayor of Slocan, B.C.

SLOCAN, B.C.
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B.C. adds $2.65 billion for Fraser Valley Highway 1 improvement initiative

B.C. adds $2.65 billion for Fraser Valley Highway 1 improvement initiative

LANGLEY, B.C. — The British Columbia government is providing another $2.
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Former B.C. Liberal leadership candidate runs for Rustad's Conservatives in Kelowna

Former B.C. Liberal leadership candidate runs for Rustad's Conservatives in Kelowna

KELOWNA, B.C. — A former leadership rival to BC United Leader Kevin Falcon is joining John Rustad's British Columbia Conservatives to run in Kelowna in the fall election. Gavin Dew was a candidate in the B.C.
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Five charged after Metro Vancouver drug lab bust: RCMP

Five charged after Metro Vancouver drug lab bust: RCMP

SURREY, B.C. — Mounties in Metro Vancouver say five men have been charged following an investigation that resulted in the dismantling of a large and sophisticated synthetic drug lab.
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13 pro-Palestinian protesters charged for blocking railway in Vancouver: police

13 pro-Palestinian protesters charged for blocking railway in Vancouver: police

VANCOUVER — Thirteen people have been charged with mischief over accusations they blocked the Vancouver Canadian National Railway line for hours during what police said was an unlawful protest last May.
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