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No police wrongdoing in Parksville case where arrested man later died of brain injury: IIO

No police wrongdoing in Parksville case where arrested man later died of brain injury: IIO

The man was taken into custody July 18, 2023, after police were told he had knocked over a musician’s equipment at an open-air market
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B.C. snowpack at 72% of normal as of Feb. 1 after 'extremely dry' January

B.C. snowpack at 72% of normal as of Feb. 1 after 'extremely dry' January

Areas with below-normal snowpack show "early concerns" for drought conditions in the spring and summer.
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Nanaimo, B.C., woman charged in fatal parking lot crash involving modified truck

Nanaimo, B.C., woman charged in fatal parking lot crash involving modified truck

NANAIMO, B.C. — A woman in Nanaimo, B.C., has been charged with dangerous operation of a vehicle causing death partially due to what police say were modifications made to her truck.
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B.C. man found guilty in 2022 double homicide, attempted murder

B.C. man found guilty in 2022 double homicide, attempted murder

SURREY, B.C. — The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says a man has been found guilty of a double murder and an attempted murder that happened in Surrey, B.C., more than two years ago.
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B.C. elementary music teacher suspended after child pornography charge

B.C. elementary music teacher suspended after child pornography charge

SOOKE, B.C. — A Vancouver Island school district says an elementary school teacher has been charged with accessing child pornography.
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Teen's body recovered after fall through ice on B.C.'s Shuswap Lake

Teen's body recovered after fall through ice on B.C.'s Shuswap Lake

SALMON ARM, B.C. — The body of an 18-year-old man has been recovered from Shuswap Lake in British Columbia's Interior after he fell through the ice over the weekend.
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Judge tosses evidence in drug-trafficking case citing rights violation, two found not guilty

Judge tosses evidence in drug-trafficking case citing rights violation, two found not guilty

The decision led to Alicia Anwyll and Michael Friesen being found not guilty of firearms and drug-trafficking charges
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Coastal Inspiration ferry to return Tuesday after a week out of service

Coastal Inspiration ferry to return Tuesday after a week out of service

The B.C. Ferries vessel is set to be back in service for the 1 p.m. sailing from Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay.
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$3.4M settlement reached in B.C. Christian Brother sex abuse case

$3.4M settlement reached in B.C. Christian Brother sex abuse case

The B.C. teacher had worked at Newfoundland's notorious Mount Cashel orphanage where Christian Brothers abused many boys in their care.
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Second shooting in less than a month at Penticton, B.C., home

Second shooting in less than a month at Penticton, B.C., home

PENTICTON, B.C. — RCMP in British Columbia say shots have been fired at "a known problem property" located in the Okanagan for the second time in less than a month.
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