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B.C. sex worker killer, child abuser gets bail

B.C. sex worker killer, child abuser gets bail

Jatin Patel is accused of breaching a long-term supervision order after convictions for killing a sex worker and for sexually assaulting adolescent females.
B.C. doctors qualify to play soccer on the other Sunshine Coast

B.C. doctors qualify to play soccer on the other Sunshine Coast

Two doctors from the Sunshine Coast of B.C. and one from Lions Gate Hospital will be heading down under to World Medical Soccer Championships on the Sunshine Coast of Australia
B.C. nurse banned five years after sex assault convictions

B.C. nurse banned five years after sex assault convictions

"The inquiry committee found that the most severe outcome was necessary to ensure that public safety was not compromised."
All oil and natural gas permits in B.C. waters relinquished, energy minister says

All oil and natural gas permits in B.C. waters relinquished, energy minister says

Chevron Canada has relinquished the last of 227 oil and gas exploration permits that once blanketed B.C.’s coast to the federal government
Flushed finances: B.C. woman's drunken deuce costs big

Flushed finances: B.C. woman's drunken deuce costs big

A woman became inebriated and defecated throughout a man's home, "damaging his carpet, recliner, bed, pillows, comforter, sheets, and mattress protector."
Adrian Raeside cartoon: Waiting in the ferry lineup

Adrian Raeside cartoon: Waiting in the ferry lineup

Survey finds more students self harming, but fewer using alcohol or cannabis

Survey finds more students self harming, but fewer using alcohol or cannabis

The 2023 B.C. Adolescent Health Survey pegs the number of students engaging in self harm, such as cutting or starving themselves, at 24 per cent, up from 17 per cent in 2018.
B.C. man faces mischief, threat charges

B.C. man faces mischief, threat charges

Michael Gadd is accused of damaging three cars and the home of an East Vancouver resident. He also allegedly threatened two Delta women.
Health care remains B.C.'s biggest expense with some added 'wild cards'

Health care remains B.C.'s biggest expense with some added 'wild cards'

B.C.'s aging population will only serve to add to health-care costs, says public health policy expert Jason Sutherland.
B.C. scraps proposed changes to Land Act amid consultation, controversy

B.C. scraps proposed changes to Land Act amid consultation, controversy

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is scrapping a plan that was to allow shared decision-making with First Nations about the use of public land, a move one Indigenous leader describes as a step back for reconciliation.