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B.C. attorney general pledges improvements to sheriff service

B.C. attorney general pledges improvements to sheriff service

A sheriff shortage has forced courtroom closures, hampering people's right to a speedy trial.
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Suspects sought in $10K sunglasses theft, pepper-spraying at Burnaby mall

Suspects sought in $10K sunglasses theft, pepper-spraying at Burnaby mall

$10K worth of sunglasses were stolen and a Metrotown mall security guard pepper-sprayed earlier this month. Burnaby RCMP is now looking for two male suspects.
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Turning offices into homes could help address the housing crisis, but can it be done?

Turning offices into homes could help address the housing crisis, but can it be done?

"Every option has to be looked at."
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VIDEO: Large group of orcas in Victoria's Inner Harbour likely hunting seals

VIDEO: Large group of orcas in Victoria's Inner Harbour likely hunting seals

Up to 10 Bigg’s orcas — including a juvenile — paid a surprise visit to the seaplane docks
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B.C. lawsuit targets drugmakers, retailers for selling ineffective cold medicine

B.C. lawsuit targets drugmakers, retailers for selling ineffective cold medicine

Shopper in potential class-action lawsuit claims he was misled into spending money on phenylephrine products.
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Airline, hotel payments for sister-in-law weren't a gift, tribunal says

Airline, hotel payments for sister-in-law weren't a gift, tribunal says

One of the women "failed to prove the payments were a gift."
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Letter: Throw off the shackles of vehicle traffic

Letter: Throw off the shackles of vehicle traffic

This writer would like to see Metro Vancouver follow Montreal's example.
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Hundreds of derelict vessels removed from Canadian waters, Coast Guard says

Hundreds of derelict vessels removed from Canadian waters, Coast Guard says

The coast guard's list of wrecks now has nearly 1,500 entries, roughly two thirds of which are in British Columbia.
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B.C. civil liberties watchdog releases updated arrest handbook

B.C. civil liberties watchdog releases updated arrest handbook

Additions deal with heavily policed communities, mental health and involuntary treatment, and protest, civil disobedience and Indigenous resistance.
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Scrap tires being recycled for B.C. playgrounds, waterparks and arenas

Scrap tires being recycled for B.C. playgrounds, waterparks and arenas

From arena dressing room floors to splash pads, the old tires are being recycled.
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