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Coroner reports sharp spike in women and girls dying from illicit drugs in B.C.

Coroner reports sharp spike in women and girls dying from illicit drugs in B.C.

VICTORIA — Illicit drug deaths are down slightly in British Columbia from the same period last year, but the coroners service says women and girls are dying at a much higher rate.
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Costs of protest camp at UVic topped $1 million

Costs of protest camp at UVic topped $1 million

Protesters set up camp on May 1 amid a wave of similar protests on North American post-secondary campuses in response to the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza
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Driver of loader who was shot in head by officer sues RCMP

Driver of loader who was shot in head by officer sues RCMP

Davin Cochrane, who was shot by police on March 28, 2023, after a chase that ended in Evans Park in Duncan, says police used “excessive, unjustifiable force”
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Groups say Jewish students, staff at University of B.C. face hostile environment

Groups say Jewish students, staff at University of B.C. face hostile environment

VANCOUVER — A coalition of Jewish organizations says it is "deeply alarmed" by a rising tide of antisemitism at the University of British Columbia in recent weeks.
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Witness told rescuers missing B.C. man swept down the rain-swollen Coquitlam River

Witness told rescuers missing B.C. man swept down the rain-swollen Coquitlam River

A witness reported seeing a man who's been missing since Sunday fall into the swollen Coquitlam River as he tried to rescue a dog, and was "immediately swept away," a local search and rescue manager said on Wednesday.
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MP Bonita Zarrillo to present bill in House of Commons on Monday

MP Bonita Zarrillo to present bill in House of Commons on Monday

The bill by NDP MP Bonita Zarrillo (Port Moody–Coquitlam) calls for the end of unpaid work for Canada’s flight attendants.
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Police watchdog called after fatal shooting in Penticton, B.C.

Police watchdog called after fatal shooting in Penticton, B.C.

PENTICTON, B.C. — Mounties in British Columbia's southern Interior say they've notified the provincial police watchdog after a confrontation that left one man dead and an officer injured.
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'Alarming': Report says Canadian homes show higher levels, exposure to radon gas

'Alarming': Report says Canadian homes show higher levels, exposure to radon gas

CALGARY — A countrywide study says radioactive radon exposure is on the rise and continues to be a critical public health concern. The study, released Wednesday, is the first update on radon exposure in Canada since 2012.
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'The community is just a ball of grief': Bamfield reels in wake of two deaths

'The community is just a ball of grief': Bamfield reels in wake of two deaths

Two men died when their pickup trucks were swept into the Sarita River after the Bamfield Main road flooded amid heavy rains
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Teen stabbed in 'heavily populated' Port Coquitlam park

Teen stabbed in 'heavily populated' Port Coquitlam park

Three youths fled the scene in a black sedan after the incident took place, Coquitlam RCMP said.
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