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Squamish’s Matthews West takes on Port Alberni project

Squamish’s Matthews West takes on Port Alberni project

The developer behind Oceanfront Squamish will develop the Somass Lands in the Vancouver Island city.
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Police watchdog investigating shooting in Kitimat

Police watchdog investigating shooting in Kitimat

One man was shot, receiving non-life threatening injuries following a police incident
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Zoning change to stop 'monster houses' in all of Delta

Zoning change to stop 'monster houses' in all of Delta

A public hearing is not required for zoning amendment bylaw
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BC government red tape ties hands of search and rescue groups

BC government red tape ties hands of search and rescue groups

Three years ago, a moratorium was placed on all of the province’s 78 SAR teams and their 3,400 volunteer members, prohibiting them from adding new skills. It still hasn't been lifted.
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Police fired 31 shots into armed man's boat in Campbell River marina standoff: IIO report

Police fired 31 shots into armed man's boat in Campbell River marina standoff: IIO report

The man had earlier killed a fellow boater at Discovery Marina and taken hostages
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Appeal court increases prison sentence for B.C. man who raped niece

Appeal court increases prison sentence for B.C. man who raped niece

Nihal Maligaspe, 72, of Kamloops was sentenced in June to 3.5 years in federal prison for repeatedly raping his niece over a period of years
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'Final victory' for Okanagan couple in RV saga

'Final victory' for Okanagan couple in RV saga

Vernon city council voted Monday to waive the $2,800 in fines the Watkins incurred since August of this year for living in their RV on a family farm.
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Kamloops mayor says he won't comply with fire chief's order to remove burned out SUV

Kamloops mayor says he won't comply with fire chief's order to remove burned out SUV

The torched vehicle has been sitting in Tru Market Truck and Auto Sales lot since it was set ablaze last October, not long after Hamer-Jackson, the dealership's owner, was elected mayor.
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Kelowna cop charged in sexting case to plead guilty, Crown says

Kelowna cop charged in sexting case to plead guilty, Crown says

The BC Prosecution Service says the case has been put over to the new year because Const. Sean Eckland has indicated his intention to plead guilty.
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Thieves use key fob to steal air conditioner from Burnaby condo tower

Thieves use key fob to steal air conditioner from Burnaby condo tower

B.C.'s Civil Resolution Tribunal has declined to order a Brentwood strata to hand over the contact information for the owner of a key fob used to break into a storage locker at the highrise in June 2022.
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