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Judges granted bail in more than half of cases where Crown sought detention: prosecutors

Judges granted bail in more than half of cases where Crown sought detention: prosecutors

Data collected from bail hearings shows the Crown opposed bail in roughly half the cases involving crimes of violence with an accused who was already on bail, but judges ordered detention in only one-quarter of those cases
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B.C. privacy commissioner ends federal Liberal Party probe

B.C. privacy commissioner ends federal Liberal Party probe

Michael McEvoy was examining the party's use of the controversial technology for identification purposes in nomination races. 
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RCMP canine Hamer helps chase down sexual predator suspect

RCMP canine Hamer helps chase down sexual predator suspect

Today the RCMP got a little more bark for their bite.
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Athletes wonder why Trudeau hasn’t called an inquiry into Canada’s sport system

Athletes wonder why Trudeau hasn’t called an inquiry into Canada’s sport system

North Vancouver's Ciara McCormack has accused Ottawa of 'silent complicity' for ignoring repeated calls to investigate corruption in Canada's sport system
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'This is unreal': Residents of Langford highrise scramble to find another place to live

'This is unreal': Residents of Langford highrise scramble to find another place to live

Tenants were told to vacate immediately and that they could return later to retrieve possessions at their own risk.
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Changes to B.C. contaminated site regulations will hike costs, waste soils, critics say

Changes to B.C. contaminated site regulations will hike costs, waste soils, critics say

High cost and extension of new sampling requirements could see more soil disposed of at sea rather than used as fill
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'It doesn't look good': No capital transportation projects in Central Okanagan since NDP came to power

'It doesn't look good': No capital transportation projects in Central Okanagan since NDP came to power

Minister Fleming said the government is aware that congestion on Highway 97 "is a problem."
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Province doubles funding to move First Nations off diesel

Province doubles funding to move First Nations off diesel

B.C. government adds another $30M to Community Energy Diesel Reduction program
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Langford highrise deemed unsafe, evacuated again

Langford highrise deemed unsafe, evacuated again

It’s the second time in four years that residents of the 11-storey, 90-unit building — initially called Danbrook 1 and then Ridgeview Place — have had to undergo an emergency evacuation
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Structural problems force second evacuation of B.C. highrise in less than four years

Structural problems force second evacuation of B.C. highrise in less than four years

LANGFORD, B.C. — A highrise apartment building on Vancouver Island has been evacuated for the second time since 2019 because of structural defects.
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