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B.C. man alleges sex abuse by military priest

B.C. man alleges sex abuse by military priest

The man alleges the late Father Joseph Eduouard Donat Boisvert groomed and abused him from 1958 to 1960 at St. Michael’s Chapel in Calgary where he was an altar boy.
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Letters: Don’t despair, repair your broken things

Letters: Don’t despair, repair your broken things

'Wayne, Fred, Jan, Alastair, Morris, Micah, Arne, Lee and the rest of the gang will help you repair your broken small appliances, electronics, yard tools, gizmos, gadgets, thingamajigs, bizilbixes, bingle balls, and whirleygigs.'
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B.C. hospital worker awarded $1.2M in accident damages

B.C. hospital worker awarded $1.2M in accident damages

Corinna Jean Thiessen had to leave her job where she was known as "Ms. Sunshine."
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B.C. nurse disciplined for inadequate patient care

B.C. nurse disciplined for inadequate patient care

B.C.'s College of Nurses and Midwives said the nurse lacked medical knowledge and practiced unsafe medication administration.
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Henry eyes changes to safe-supply drugs program

Henry eyes changes to safe-supply drugs program

Program offers people at high risk of overdose pharmaceutical alternatives to illicit drugs, but some say it’s resulting in opioids flooding the street market
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B.C. nurse who injected friend's friend with wrinkle filler disciplined

B.C. nurse who injected friend's friend with wrinkle filler disciplined

Tatsiana Tarasevich admitted to injecting a person with Dysport — a wrinkle-relief treatment drug — without a doctor's orders.
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B.C. triple shooting case heading for jury trial after not guilty plea

B.C. triple shooting case heading for jury trial after not guilty plea

Jamie George Guimond is alleged to have shot a 31-year-old man multiple times on Hastings Street Feb. 19.
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B.C. premier doubles down on interest rate halt, expresses 'relief'

B.C. premier doubles down on interest rate halt, expresses 'relief'

B.C.'s premier runs the risk of indirectly influencing the Bank of Canada, or creating the perception of doing so, which can in itself drive inflation, says one economist.
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Chapman EFN to remain unreduced as salmon return

Chapman EFN to remain unreduced as salmon return

With salmon already returning to spawn, the Sunshine Coast Regional District does not intend to reduce the amount of water it releases to meet Chapman Creek Environmental Flow Needs (EFN) for the remainder of this year.
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Newcomers' relationship with Canadian police can be 'complicated'

Newcomers' relationship with Canadian police can be 'complicated'

ISS of BC’s Chris Friesen: “An individual’s migration experience can be triggered by an officer in a uniform.”
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