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ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — The Correctional Service of Canada says Angel Jones, who was serving an indeterminate sentence in a British Columbia prison for biting a woman's nose off, has died of natural causes at the age of 47.

HALIFAX — Low-income tenants in Nova Scotia who fall behind on their rent could soon turn to a rent bank for a no-interest emergency loan if the Liberal party wins the provincial election on Nov. 26.

Melissa Jane Cielen, 49, pleaded guilty to embezzling $343,077.28, which she used to support her alcohol and cocaine use

Dyami Corriveau alleges they were assaulted by police at Vancouver’s Main Library on May 1.

MONTROSE, B.C. — A man has been charged with killing his estranged wife in Montrose, B.C. Police in the West Kootenay community say officers were dispatched Monday after a report of a man assaulting a woman on the front lawn of a home.

Alfred Henry John Charlie is charged in connection with the Aug. 9 death of Jordan Povse.

Doctors say they are seeing an unusual spike in walking pneumonia cases in parts of Canada, particularly in kids, but their message for parents is not to panic, as treatment options are available.

British Columbia's Crown utility says power went out for some 300,000 homes and businesses Monday as strong winds battered coastal areas and parts of the Interior, and the lights may remain out for some until Tuesday.

Elections BC finds an uncounted ballot box, prompting a judicial recount; since 2001, four judicial recounts have produced only 19 vote changes out of 98,822 ballots reviewed by a judge.

VANCOUVER — A Hindu temple in Surrey, B.C., is calling for the suspension of police officers involved in what it calls "unjustified violence against temple devotees" during unrest on Sunday in which three people were arrested.