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VPD defends jaywalking tickets handed out on the Downtown Eastside
Vancouver police won't apologize for handing out more jaywalking tickets in the city's poorest neighbourhood than in other areas.They've been accused of unfairly targeting residents of the Downtown...
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Charges laid after innocent woman shot in Kamloops
Charges have been laid in a shooting in Kamloops this week that saw an innocent woman get hit.Police say a man got into an argument with someone in the upstairs unit of a home on Monday.A gun was fired...
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Election Day voting book goes missing
Elections BC has called a news conference for tomorrow morning to answer questions about a missing "voting book" from the May 14th election.A media advisory says Chief Electoral Officer Keith Archer...
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VPD certain on benefits of safe-injection sites
Authorities in other cities may question the benefits of safe injection sites, but Vancouver police have no doubt about them."It has saved lives. It has minimized the impact of these individuals...
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Coast guard's radio communications system hampering B.C. vessels
The Canadian Coast Guard's new radio communications system is having more problems, this time affecting the B.C. coast.In two recent notices to mariners, the Coast Guard advises that systems that look...
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Chamber of commerce wants 'made in B.C.' tax
The B.C. Chamber of Commerce is lobbying for reforms to what it calls the "abysmal" provincial sales tax.President John Winter says he would like to see the province create a “made in B.C.” tax...
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Fraser Health to charge seniors for wheelchair use
The independent MLA for Delta South is outraged at a new Fraser Health Authority policy that will require seniors in extended care homes to pay to rent wheelchairs."It is a pure cash grab,...
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Abbotsford mayor apologizes for manure dump at homeless camp
Abbotsford's mayor says he is deeply embarrassed after the city dumped chicken manure on a downtown homeless camp."We are deeply apologetic for any hurt this may have caused," Bruce Banman told...
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Bears roam Burnaby neighbourhood
RCMP and conservation officers are tracking three adult bears, that could be on the loose in a neighbourhood near the Burnaby-New Westminster border.Burnaby RCMP Staff Sgt. GhalibBhayani says the bears...
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Buses pulled after making drivers sick
An entire fleet of brand new buses have been pulled out of service in the Tri-Cities area... after two drivers became ill with symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning."We're going to keep that fleet...
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Dudley family cleared to sue federal government
The family of a Mission woman, murdered nearly five years ago, has been cleared to pursue legal action against the federal government for failing to offer Lisa Dudley help that could have saved her...
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Wheelchair billing policy for seniors to be BC wide
A controversial new policy to charge seniors at longterm care homes maintenance fees for wheelchairs isn't just in effect in the Fraser Health region.Gavin Wilson with the Vancouver Coastal Health...
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Young boy struck in hit-and-run in Surrey
Mounties are looking for a hit-and-run driver after a young boy was struck in Surrey.Cpl. Bert Paquet says the youngster was hit around 3 p.m. at 92 Avenue and 161 Street. He is unsure of the boy’s...
View Article$10,000 reward offered in case of 'Surgical Mask Bandit'
Surrey Mounties want a little help identifying and tracking down a crook dubbed the “surgical mask bandit.”Mounties say a man wearing a surgical mask and baseball hat has been holding up people at ATM...
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Clark unveils cabinet with 19 ministers
Premier Christy Clark has revealed her new cabinet in downtown Vancouver.It's a mix of veterans and new faces.Here are the big four: Mike de Jong remains as finance minister, Terry Lake moves from...
View ArticleTransportation, education and health ministers have challenges ahead, groups say
The new ministers of health, education, and transportation all have a lot on their plate, according to a number of groups that want to meet with them.Richard Walton, chair of the mayors’ council on...
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada says old system shut down communications on B.C....
Fisheries and Oceans Canada says it was the old system, not a new one, that went down on B.C.'s central coast yesterday, blacking out the ability to monitor for marine distress calls.Real Thibault, the...
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One-time Surrey's most wanted criminal behind bars
A man once called Surrey's most wanted criminal is now in prison.Malakias Swales has been sentenced to a total of 15 years stemming from numerous drug and weapons offences.Back in 2006, the Mounties in...
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RCMP look for hit and run driver who sends 5-year-old to hospital
The RCMP is trying to locate the driver involved in a hit and run which sent a toddler to hospital yesterday afternoon.The five-year-old boy is being treated in the Intensive Care Unit for serious head...
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B.C. mom wants birth control linked to daughter's death pulled from shelves
The mother of a teenager whose death was attributed to the birth control pills Yaz and Yasmin wants to see the product pulled from the shelves by Health Canada and the manufacturer, Bayer. Health...
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