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Police investigate death of a one-year-old child in New Westminster, B.C.

Police investigate death of a one-year-old child in New Westminster, B.C.

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. — Homicide investigators are probing the death of an infant in Metro Vancouver.
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Stranger assault: Man pushed into street, has wallet stolen in downtown Vancouver (VIDEO)

Stranger assault: Man pushed into street, has wallet stolen in downtown Vancouver (VIDEO)

17 random assaults have been reported city-wide in the last two weeks, say Vancouver Police
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New West infant's death being investigated as a possible homicide

New West infant's death being investigated as a possible homicide

Infant's death called suspicious
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Safe injection sites cut drug crime: ministry

Safe injection sites cut drug crime: ministry

B.C. topped Canada’s opioid-related crime rate in 2020
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Prisoners fear drug violence from alleged medical data breach

Prisoners fear drug violence from alleged medical data breach

“Prescription drugs have significant value and are in high demand”
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Decreased crime consistent with pandemic restrictions: Farnworth

Decreased crime consistent with pandemic restrictions: Farnworth

The overall crime rate in Canada decreased 8% in 2020 compared with 2019, Statistics Canada reported this week
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B.C.'s budget deficit lower than forecast at $5.5 billion: finance minister

B.C.'s budget deficit lower than forecast at $5.5 billion: finance minister

VICTORIA — COVID-19 is battering British Columbia's economy and the provincial government's bottom line, but the effects of the pandemic haven't been as bad as earlier feared, says Finance Minister Selina Robinson. B.C.
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New Richmond facility will recycle plastics removed from B.C.’s beaches

New Richmond facility will recycle plastics removed from B.C.’s beaches

Ocean Legacy Foundation received funding through B.C.’s coastal cleanup program
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Mask mandate returns to B.C. region hit by COVID-19 outbreak

Mask mandate returns to B.C. region hit by COVID-19 outbreak

During a press conference Wednesday, Interior Health medical health officer Dr. Sue Pollock declared a new COVID-19 outbreak across the entire Central Okanagan region.
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Surrey council chooses industry over climate change concerns in Campbell Heights

Surrey council chooses industry over climate change concerns in Campbell Heights

Proposal to develop 245 hectares of green space in South Surrey spurs climate change concerns as city looks to add industrial land
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