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Former New West massage therapist facing discipline for sexual touching

Former New West massage therapist facing discipline for sexual touching

Stephen Bartlett, a former RMT operating in New Westminster, was found to have massaged a patient's breasts without consent, as well as another's butt crack.
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Powell River woman gets 36 months for drug, firearm offences

Powell River woman gets 36 months for drug, firearm offences

An RCMP search found fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, crack cocaine, MDMA and morphine.
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Heavy rain deluges B.C.'s coast, bringing potential for low-lying flooding

Heavy rain deluges B.C.'s coast, bringing potential for low-lying flooding

VANCOUVER — Wind and rainfall warnings cover much of the British Columbia coast as a wave of stormy weather washes over western parts of the province this week.
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Victoria council pushes for election reforms to boost voter turnout

Victoria council pushes for election reforms to boost voter turnout

It wants the province to work on improving voter turnout, expanding where election canvassers can go and consider offering tax credits to those who donate to municipal campaigns
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Okanagan man receives no jail time for fatal distracted driving crash

Okanagan man receives no jail time for fatal distracted driving crash

Former arsonist Joseph McArthur-Pereira will pay $1,500, be prohibited from driving for 18 months, and spend zero days behind bars.
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Common-law wife tells Kelowna court how she found husband’s mutilated body

Common-law wife tells Kelowna court how she found husband’s mutilated body

Gabriella Sears is charged with second-degree murder and indecent interference with human remains in the death of 49-year-old Darren Middleton.
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House arrest for Kamloops man who posted revenge porn images, videos

House arrest for Kamloops man who posted revenge porn images, videos

Cornell Michael Shkuratoff, 28, was sentenced in Kamloops provincial court on Monday after earlier pleading guilty to charges of publication of an intimate image without consent and domestic assault.
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Vancouver Island University plans years of cuts to tackle $20M deficit

Vancouver Island University plans years of cuts to tackle $20M deficit

The university, which has campuses in Nanaimo, Parksville, Powell River and Duncan, blames declining revenues in part on flat enrolment numbers
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Sidney issues warning about aggressive owl in park

Sidney issues warning about aggressive owl in park

The town’s advice: “Wear a hat and keep small dogs on leash close by.”
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Police force transition consumes Surrey council’s first year in office

Police force transition consumes Surrey council’s first year in office

Critics say infrastructure, business and taxation issues have largely been ignored as a result
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