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Possible heavy rain, thunderstorms and hail in parts of B.C.'s southern Interior

Possible heavy rain, thunderstorms and hail in parts of B.C.'s southern Interior

Environment Canada is warning residents of parts of British Columbia's southern Interior of possible heavy rain and thunderstorms as flood risks rise in the region.
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Cowichan Tribes turn hay field into native-plant food source, learning opportunity

Cowichan Tribes turn hay field into native-plant food source, learning opportunity

The First Nation is growing 15,000 native plants in the field at the former Dinsdale Farm, with plans to use the harvest as food and medicine for its members.
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B.C. Public Safety Minister says program funding targets repeat violent offenders

B.C. Public Safety Minister says program funding targets repeat violent offenders

SURREY — Public Safety Minister Garry Begg says the provincial government is boosting funding for a policing program launched in 2023, claiming the initiative led to more than 2,600 criminal charges with a focus on repeat violent offenders.
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Life sentence with no parole for 12 years for killer of Chilliwack, B.C., man

Life sentence with no parole for 12 years for killer of Chilliwack, B.C., man

CHILLIWACK — The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says a man arrested for murder in January 2023 has been given a life sentence without the chance of parole for 12 years in the death of a man in Chilliwack, B.C.
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Wildfire of note downgraded in B.C., remains burning out of control

Wildfire of note downgraded in B.C., remains burning out of control

A recent soaking of rain in northeastern British Columbia has helped to remove the one remaining fire out of the so-called wildfire of note category, although the Summit Lake blaze is still labelled as burning out of control.
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North Island First Nation mulls banishment for drug dealers, bootleggers

North Island First Nation mulls banishment for drug dealers, bootleggers

Elected Kwakiutl First Nation chief Verna Hunt said band members voted in favour of a motion calling for four of its members living on reserve to be exiled
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Victoria endorses plan to tackle street disorder downtown

Victoria endorses plan to tackle street disorder downtown

Council voted overwhelmingly in favour Thursday of endorsing a ­community safety and well-being plan, which has been in the works since 2023.
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Two major wildfires in northeast B.C. downgraded after rain, leaving one fire of note

Two major wildfires in northeast B.C. downgraded after rain, leaving one fire of note

The BC Wildfire Service says recent rain in the province's central Interior and northeast has significantly reduced wildfire activity, with two of the three most significant blazes this season now no longer classified as fires of note.
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B.C. coroner won't call inquest into death of woman, hit by police anti-riot rounds

B.C. coroner won't call inquest into death of woman, hit by police anti-riot rounds

VICTORIA — British Columbia's chief coroner is taking the unusual step of not calling an inquest into the death of Lisa Rauch, who died after being hit by two plastic bullets fired by a Victoria police officer.
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B.C. man jailed for fatal hit-and-run sentenced for teen sexual assault

B.C. man jailed for fatal hit-and-run sentenced for teen sexual assault

Alexandre Romero-Arata is already serving a prison sentence for the Vancouver driving death of Eoghan Byrne.
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