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Surrey Police Service hires province’s former top policing bureaucrat to aid transition

Surrey Police Service hires province’s former top policing bureaucrat to aid transition

Wayne Rideout spent more than six years in the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General and recently oversaw policing in the province
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B.C. police complaint commissioner calls public hearing into woman's 2019 death

B.C. police complaint commissioner calls public hearing into woman's 2019 death

VICTORIA — B.C.'s Office of the Police Complaints Commissioner has called a public hearing into the death of a woman who was struck by plastic bullets fired by Victoria police on Christmas Day 2019.
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Richmond plant put unlabelled powder into capsules seized at sex shops, court hears

Richmond plant put unlabelled powder into capsules seized at sex shops, court hears

MFH Enterprises Inc. contracted NuEra Nutraceutical Inc. to put 27 kilograms of powder into capsules that ended up containing large quantities of the erectile dysfunction drug tadalafil instead of an herbal sexual enhancement remedy, according to testimony presented in Richmond provincial court this week.
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Gun went off as son charged at her, mother testifies at her murder trial

Gun went off as son charged at her, mother testifies at her murder trial

Samantha Dittmer is charged with second-degree murder of her son, Jesse McPhee, who was shot to death at point-blank range in the family home on Aug. 29, 2021.
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Residential school survivor describes what led to life in Moccasin Flats

Residential school survivor describes what led to life in Moccasin Flats

One Prince George woman shares the story of how she became unhoused
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Kelowna brings new rules to tent city ahead of winter

Kelowna brings new rules to tent city ahead of winter

Those living on the rail trail will also be limited to a camp size of 12-by-12 feet.
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Murderer dies in Abbotsford prison after 45 years behind bars

Murderer dies in Abbotsford prison after 45 years behind bars

Roy William MacGregor died "of apparent natural causes."
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Complainant describes alleged beating at hands of 'vaccine protester'

Complainant describes alleged beating at hands of 'vaccine protester'

"I didn't want to die," says Korry Zepik.
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Halifax waives property taxes owed by residents of historically Black community

Halifax waives property taxes owed by residents of historically Black community

HALIFAX — The Halifax region has waived back taxes owed by three property owners in North Preston, a predominantly African Nova Scotian community where Black settlers weren't given clear title to their land until recently.
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Canadian border guards seize 65 kg of cocaine at Surrey truck crossing

Canadian border guards seize 65 kg of cocaine at Surrey truck crossing

Police are recommending 'numerous' criminal charges under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
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