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Sunshine Coast RCMP briefs: Pender Harbour highway standstill, impaired driving and fraud

Sunshine Coast RCMP briefs: Pender Harbour highway standstill, impaired driving and fraud

The Sunshine Coast RCMP has recommenced its regular reports of local incidents, now on a biweekly basis. Here are the files released Nov. 1.
More guilty pleas in Brothers Keepers gang B.C. drug cases, police say

More guilty pleas in Brothers Keepers gang B.C. drug cases, police say

Amandeep Singh Kang pleads guilty to commission of an offence for a criminal organization and conspiracy to drug trafficking.
Panel recommends non-prescription opioids to prevent overdose deaths

Panel recommends non-prescription opioids to prevent overdose deaths

A death review panel report on the overdose crisis recommends that community groups be allowed to hand out non-prescription drugs
Vancouver court challenge claims Canada failed to protect endangered birds

Vancouver court challenge claims Canada failed to protect endangered birds

A federal order to protect marbled murrelet nests — along with 24 other migratory bird species — failed to protect wider habitat they need to survive, hears justice.
B.C. lawyer from firm connected to alleged money launderer faces hearing

B.C. lawyer from firm connected to alleged money launderer faces hearing

The Law Society of BC says lawyer Xiuwen (Vincent) Ouyang moved $3 million through his trust account without sourcing the money or properly documenting his client despite "circumstances that were objectively suspicious."
Two B.C. teachers disciplined for inappropriate behaviour

Two B.C. teachers disciplined for inappropriate behaviour

Teacher gave student advice about dating and made comments about sex.
Steps required for potential SCRD takeover of Hopkins Landing water system

Steps required for potential SCRD takeover of Hopkins Landing water system

A decision on Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) takeover of the Hopkins Landing water system is more than a year away, according to a staff report on its Oct. 26 committee of the whole agenda.
Nearly half of B.C. small business affected by crime, according to report

Nearly half of B.C. small business affected by crime, according to report

CFIB survey finds 32% of Western Canadian small businesses victim of theft or property damage.
President's Choice mushrooms recalled in Canada: Here's what to do

President's Choice mushrooms recalled in Canada: Here's what to do

White sliced mushrooms are being recalled due to possible Listeria contamination.
Editorial: Public hearings about affordable housing projects are unhelpful at best

Editorial: Public hearings about affordable housing projects are unhelpful at best

For decades, public hearings have been an almost sacred part of the process, but are they doing more harm than good in the midst of a housing crisis?