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B.C. researchers find 31 new 'designer drugs' in illicit market

B.C. researchers find 31 new 'designer drugs' in illicit market

The scientists built a new tool to identify hard-to-detect 'designer drugs' so public health bodies can prioritize what to test amid a flood of new drugs.
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No drugs, alcohol detected in slain Burnaby girl's body: toxicologist

No drugs, alcohol detected in slain Burnaby girl's body: toxicologist

Micheal Rosland, a forensic toxicologist at the RCMP lab, told the Ibrahim Ali trial this week that tests detected no alcohol or drugs in samples of blood and eye-fluid from a 13-year-old girl found dead in Central Park in July 2017.
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Burnaby approves new overnight winter shelter in Royal Oak

Burnaby approves new overnight winter shelter in Royal Oak

The shelter on Buller Avenue will be open 4 p.m. to 8 a.m. nightly between December and April.
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Eight cases of salmonella linked to imported cantaloupes in B.C.

Eight cases of salmonella linked to imported cantaloupes in B.C.

Symptoms of the illness include diarrhea, abdominal pain and sometimes fever, nausea and vomiting.
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Armed B.C. police took down 10-year-old boy, lawsuit claims

Armed B.C. police took down 10-year-old boy, lawsuit claims

Lawsuit claims a complaint of a boy with scissors drew officers with "a shotgun, Tasers, riot gear and other visible weapons."
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Alleged fake nurse has first B.C. in-person court date

Alleged fake nurse has first B.C. in-person court date

Crown wants case management judge to keep resolution discussions on course after multiple defence lawyers.
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B.C. penny stock lawyer barred 15 years following fraud probe

B.C. penny stock lawyer barred 15 years following fraud probe

William Lorne MacDonald practiced law at MacDonald Tuskey in North Vancouver before agreeing to major suspension.
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B.C. mutual fund agent stole $115K from ill client

B.C. mutual fund agent stole $115K from ill client

A client entrusted a Victoria-based mutual fund agent with his online banking information only to lose over $100,000.
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Highways prepared for extreme weather 'new normal,' says B.C. transportation minister

Highways prepared for extreme weather 'new normal,' says B.C. transportation minister

VICTORIA — British Columbia's transportation minister says 130 kilometres of highway that was severely damaged by flooding two years ago is now more resilient to extreme weather.
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Burnaby driver wins 25% victory in ICBC car-door collision dispute

Burnaby driver wins 25% victory in ICBC car-door collision dispute

B.C.'s Civil Resolution Tribunal ruled ICBC acted 'improperly and unreasonably' for not considering a statement from a witness because they lived in the same complex as one of the drivers and would be biased.
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