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Update: 'Bright, brave'—22-year-old woman who died highlining remembered

Update: 'Bright, brave'—22-year-old woman who died highlining remembered

The athlete, a recent UBC grad, 'forgot to re-tie her leash,' leading to her fatal fall, according to the International Slackline Association.
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Body of 23-year-old missing more than a year found during police search

Body of 23-year-old missing more than a year found during police search

Kielan Hall, 23, had last been seen leaving a residence near Cooper and Admirals roads in March 2024.
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B.C. Mounties find body of missing man while executing search warrant

B.C. Mounties find body of missing man while executing search warrant

VICTORIA — Mounties on Vancouver Island say officers found the body of a missing person while they were executing a search warrant at a mobile home park on Songhees Reserve lands.
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City cut polling places and staff for Vancouver vote defined by long waits: report

City cut polling places and staff for Vancouver vote defined by long waits: report

VANCOUVER — When the City of Vancouver halved polling places and slashed election-day staffing levels by almost two-thirds in last month's council byelection, it was done with historically low turnouts and the rise of alternative voting methods in mi
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Metro Vancouver area councillors urge more B.C. oversight of municipal spending

Metro Vancouver area councillors urge more B.C. oversight of municipal spending

VICTORIA — Four Metro Vancouver area councillors have launched a petition asking the British Columbia government for closer oversight of municipal spending in the province, amid a police investigation into alleged misuse of a city hall gift card prog
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Float plane crash near Powell River, B.C., injures three

Float plane crash near Powell River, B.C., injures three

POWELL RIVER — Three people have been injured in a float plane crash along the British Columbia coastline. Powell River RCMP say the crash happened Monday at around 7 p.m. near Refuge Cove, about 200 kilometres northwest of Vancouver.
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Nanaimo, B.C., RCMP officer charged with breach of trust in July 2024 incident

Nanaimo, B.C., RCMP officer charged with breach of trust in July 2024 incident

NANAIMO — The BC Prosecution Service says a Nanaimo RCMP officer has been charged with breach of trust. It says in a news release that the charge against Const. Mark Tyler Hilland stems from an incident between July 2 and 3, 2024.
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Woman found in Stanley Park bathroom after violent sex assault, man arrested nearby

Woman found in Stanley Park bathroom after violent sex assault, man arrested nearby

The suspect is being held by police until his bail hearing.
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Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue save two students stranded on West Vancouver islet

Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue save two students stranded on West Vancouver islet

Volunteers came to Whyte Islet near West Vancouver’s Whytecliff Park Friday night to rescue two students who had been out on a photo shoot
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Environment Canada issues weather alerts for B.C. Interior highways

Environment Canada issues weather alerts for B.C. Interior highways

VANCOUVER — Environment Canada has issued special weather statements for three major highways in the British Columbia Interior.
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