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Inmate death in Vancouver Island jail prompts coroners service investigation

VICTORIA — The BC Coroners Service is investigating the death of an inmate at the Vancouver Island Regional Correctional Centre in Greater Victoria. Twenty-six-year-old David Gordon Ivany was found dead in his jail cell on June 21.

Vancouver police investigate double homicide on the city's east side

VANCOUVER — Two people have been found dead in a home in east Vancouver. A statement from Vancouver police says the two men had been shot. Officers were called to the home near Commercial Drive and East 11th Avenue just after midnight.

British Columbia reports six additional deaths from COVID-19 since Friday

VICTORIA — British Columbia's top doctor says there haven't been any cases of COVID-19 associated with Black Lives Matter protests in the province. Dr.
Fishing lodge plans to reopen despite objections from Haida Nation in B.C.

Fishing lodge plans to reopen despite objections from Haida Nation in B.C.

HAIDA GWAII, B.C. — A luxury fishing lodge in British Columbia says it plans to reopen Friday despite a state of emergency issued by the Haida Nation because of COVID-19.

Two motorcyclists die, five people hurt in separate crashes near Pemberton, B.C.

PEMBERTON, B.C. — Separate crashes less than 48 hours apart have killed two motorcyclists and injured five other people on Highway 99 near Pemberton, B.C.

Mud slide cripples Seymour Arm water system, high water closes some B.C. roads

VICTORIA — High water and wet weather kept much of British Columbia on flood watch Saturday with mudslides, washouts and road closures hitting rural communities.

Closing arguments heard in trial of man accused of murdering his wife

KELOWNA, B.C. — Competing explanations of a man's state of mind were presented to a B.C. Supreme Court judge Friday during closing arguments at his trial for the second-degree murder in the death of his wife.

Thirteen new COVID-19 cases reported in B.C., no additional deaths

VICTORIA — The B.C. government reported an additional 13 cases of COVID-19 on Friday. The additions bring the total number of cases in the province to 2,947, with 162 listed as active. The province did not report any additional deaths.

RCMP investigating homicide of 30-year-old man in Houston, B.C.

HOUSTON, B.C. — Police say they're investigating the homicide of a 30-year-old man in Houston, B.C., early Thursday morning. The RCMP says the detachment received a report of a man in medical distress inside a home at 4:30 a.m.

Mounties investigating fatal stabbing outside courthouse in Prince George

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — The RCMP are investigating the fatal stabbing of a 26-year-old woman outside the courthouse in Prince George on Thursday night. The Mounties say they received a report of the stabbing around 10 p.m.
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