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Northern B.C. duo named to best songs of 2023 list

Northern B.C. duo named to best songs of 2023 list

“I Got Paid Today” by the Snotty Nose Rez Kids made a list that includes big names like Taylor Swift, Drake, Morgan Wallen and Metallica.
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UVic job posting for Black candidates only draws backlash

UVic job posting for Black candidates only draws backlash

The posting is for a full-time assistant professor in the university’s school of music
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Warning issued about Campbell River 'birth attendant'

Warning issued about Campbell River 'birth attendant'

The college posted a public advisory saying Annick Meckes may be offering midwifery services without being permitted to do so
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Hearing to decide if Nanaimo man not criminally responsible for murder of Victoria woman

Hearing to decide if Nanaimo man not criminally responsible for murder of Victoria woman

Simon Baker, 23, has pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder of Denise Allick on June 20, 2022
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LNG Canada project in Kitimat to begin startup in 2024

LNG Canada project in Kitimat to begin startup in 2024

The project is 85% complete, but will take more than a year to start up and test
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Heiltsuk Nation man, granddaughter continue to seek in-person apology from Vancouver constables over BMO incident

Heiltsuk Nation man, granddaughter continue to seek in-person apology from Vancouver constables over BMO incident

Maxwell Johnson: ‘There is a hole in me right now, as my family, my people, and my culture are being disrespected and cast aside.’
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Murdered boy 'fell through the cracks and he fell through them hard,' says foster mother

Murdered boy 'fell through the cracks and he fell through them hard,' says foster mother

A First Nations foster parent says after Dontay Patrick Lucas was removed from her care, she was asked twice by child services workers to take him and his sister back
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Kamloops drug dealer with 'enduring commitment' to criminal lifestyle gets day parole

Kamloops drug dealer with 'enduring commitment' to criminal lifestyle gets day parole

Jeffrey Kerr Milne, 54, was sentenced in April of 2022 after pleading guilty to four counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking.
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Okanagan drug dealer sentenced to 18 months for fentanyl, meth trafficking

Okanagan drug dealer sentenced to 18 months for fentanyl, meth trafficking

Michael Trehearne was found guilty last year of possessing fentanyl and methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking. His sentencing was delayed, however, after he failed to attend.
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Public’s faith in law and order deteriorating, northern B.C. mayor says

Public’s faith in law and order deteriorating, northern B.C. mayor says

The deterioration of society is related to drug addiction and mental illness, and the "inability of the justice system to hold anyone accountable in a meaningful way,” says Mayor Lilia Hansen in a letter to the Minister of Public Safety.
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