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B.C.'s child welfare workers 'in crisis,' fix could take decade, says advocate

B.C.'s child welfare workers 'in crisis,' fix could take decade, says advocate

Jennifer Charlesworth's report says it is the latest in decades of studies laying out how little has changed for people working in the child welfare system.
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Squamish man enters guilty plea to charges related to fatal 2022 hit and run

Squamish man enters guilty plea to charges related to fatal 2022 hit and run

John Cernos pleaded guilty to impaired driving causing bodily harm, impaired driving causing death and failing to remain at the scene of a collision. 
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Heiltsuk Nation in B.C. holds referendum on 'historic' written constitution

Heiltsuk Nation in B.C. holds referendum on 'historic' written constitution

BELLA BELLA, B.C. — Online voting has begun in what the Heiltsuk Nation calls a historic referendum on a written constitution for the First Nation on British Columbia's central coast.
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Abbotsford, B.C., daycare owner charged with six counts of assaulting children

Abbotsford, B.C., daycare owner charged with six counts of assaulting children

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — Police say an East Abbotsford daycare owner has been charged with allegedly assaulting children in her care.
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Coastal Inspiration to remain out of service on Swartz Bay-Tsawwassen route

Coastal Inspiration to remain out of service on Swartz Bay-Tsawwassen route

The Salish Heron has been brought in to help out on route, along with the Spirit of Vancouver Island
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Two men dead after falling through ice on lake in B.C.'s Fraser Valley

Two men dead after falling through ice on lake in B.C.'s Fraser Valley

AGASSIZ, B.C. — RCMP in Agassiz, B.C., say two men who went ice fishing at a small lake in the Fraser Valley died when they fell through the ice. Police were notified Tuesday that the men hadn't returned from their fishing trip on Grace Lake.
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Environment Canada cautions of frostbite as frigid temperatures linger in B.C.

Environment Canada cautions of frostbite as frigid temperatures linger in B.C.

VANCOUVER — Environment Canada is warning that frostbite and hypothermia that can occur within minutes as frigid conditions linger over much of British Columbia.
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B.C. homicide team investigates beating death of a 19-year-old man

B.C. homicide team investigates beating death of a 19-year-old man

ABBOTSFORD — Homicide investigators are looking into an attack on a 19-year-old man that started in Abbotsford, B.C., then led officers to Crescent Beach in Surrey more than 45 kilometres away. Officers were called on Jan.
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'Many unanswered questions': Man, 19, dead after witnesses see him taken away in vehicle

'Many unanswered questions': Man, 19, dead after witnesses see him taken away in vehicle

The 19-year-old was found with severe injuries at Crescent Beach in Surrey.
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B.C. human rights commissioner wants study of police in schools after board's firing

B.C. human rights commissioner wants study of police in schools after board's firing

VICTORIA — When the British Columbia government fired the Greater Victoria school board last week, it effectively made police liaison programs mandatory in schools while failing to provide a factual basis for the decision, the B.C.
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