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Assault charges for man accused of bear-spraying Mounties in Nanaimo, B.C.

Assault charges for man accused of bear-spraying Mounties in Nanaimo, B.C.

NANAIMO, B.C. — RCMP have arrested a man who allegedly bear-sprayed two officers in Nanaimo, B.C. Police say they were called out Saturday afternoon to a report of a man throwing an axe into the back of a passing truck.
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Husband of police officer killed by drunk driver awarded Coronation Medal

Husband of police officer killed by drunk driver awarded Coronation Medal

Brad Aschenbrenner started the Sarah Beckett Memorial Run in honour of his late wife, a West Shore RCMP officer who was killed by a drunk driver in 2016
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Ayurvedic medicine tainted with heavy metals in B.C., linked to lead poisoning case

Ayurvedic medicine tainted with heavy metals in B.C., linked to lead poisoning case

Fraser Health says a case of lead poisoning in Surrey, B.C., has been connected to unauthorized Ayurvedic alternative medicine, prompting a warning about the products being sold at a grocery store in the city.
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Advocates and family of man shot by RCMP launch 'people's tribunal' to probe police

Advocates and family of man shot by RCMP launch 'people's tribunal' to probe police

VANCOUVER — Laura Holland says she's "tired of waiting" for justice for her smart and affectionate son, who was killed by police in Campbell River, B.C., in July 2021. The B.C.
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UPDATE: Delta police now investigating targeted shooting

UPDATE: Delta police now investigating targeted shooting

Heavy police presence in the area
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First Nation gets village site back from pulp company on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast

First Nation gets village site back from pulp company on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast

POWELL RIVER, B.C. — The Tla'amin First Nation and forestry giant Domtar have reached an agreement for the nation to reacquire a large portion of a historic village site along the B.C. Sunshine Coast.
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Man shot, injured in wooded area where he was living in Burnaby: RCMP

Man shot, injured in wooded area where he was living in Burnaby: RCMP

BURNABY, B.C. — Police in Metro Vancouver say they're investigating a shooting that injured a 71-year-old man on Saturday.
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B.C. police watchdog called after RCMP shoot, injure man suspected of carrying a gun

B.C. police watchdog called after RCMP shoot, injure man suspected of carrying a gun

PENTICTON, B.C. — Mounties in British Columbia's southern Interior say the province's police watchdog has been called in after a shooting involving an officer that sent one man to hospital with gunshot injuries.
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Vancouver Island snowbirds relieved to be back in Canada

Vancouver Island snowbirds relieved to be back in Canada

Countless Canadians have made the decision to come home from the U.S. early this year or sell up entirely.
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A run on famous blankets as Hudson's Bay says it might close all stores

A run on famous blankets as Hudson's Bay says it might close all stores

Point blankets were used by European settlers and explorers to barter for furs with Indigenous peoples in today’s Canada as early as 1750.
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