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Island First Nation set to announce results of ground probe at former residential school

Island First Nation set to announce results of ground probe at former residential school

The announcement is expected Monday following the nation’s annual SPUNE’LUXTTH’, or March for the Children, event in Chemainus
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Evacuation order issued as wildfire burns out of control at Cameron Lake

Evacuation order issued as wildfire burns out of control at Cameron Lake

Affected residents in the area, which includes Chalet Road and Little Qualicum Falls Provincial Park at Cameron Lake, are being contacted directly, said the Nanaimo Regional District.
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Toxic drug deaths in B.C. down in May and June, 40 per cent below peak

Toxic drug deaths in B.C. down in May and June, 40 per cent below peak

VICTORIA — Deaths due to toxic drugs in British Columbia are down about 40 per cent from their peak, falling below 150 in both May and June.
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Vancouver woman gets six-year sentence for stabbing stranger to death

Vancouver woman gets six-year sentence for stabbing stranger to death

VANCOUVER — A Vancouver woman has been convicted of manslaughter in a random stabbing attack that killed a 29-year-old man three years ago.
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Campers near Harrison Lake, B.C., told to flee wildfire as heat triggers new blazes

Campers near Harrison Lake, B.C., told to flee wildfire as heat triggers new blazes

The BC Wildfire Service has upgraded a blaze in the Fraser Valley to a "wildfire of note" and is warning campers to leave the Harrison Lake area as roads are closed ahead of the long weekend.
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Motorcyclist killed in highway crash with SUV in Abbotsford, B.C.

Motorcyclist killed in highway crash with SUV in Abbotsford, B.C.

ABBOTSFORD — A motorcyclist has been killed in a crash in Abbotsford, B.C. The crash happened in the early morning in the northbound lanes of Highway 11 near Townshipline Road.
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Mom pushes ahead with lawsuit against VicPD officers involved in son's death

Mom pushes ahead with lawsuit against VicPD officers involved in son's death

Rhett Mutch was shot in the neck on Nov. 1, 2014, after Marney Mutch called 911 because her son had broken a basement window to enter her Dallas Road home.
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B.C. man sentenced to more than three years in prison for 'ghost-gun' manufacturing

B.C. man sentenced to more than three years in prison for 'ghost-gun' manufacturing

KAMLOOPS — A British Columbia man has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison for manufacturing firearms.
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Vancouver man receives five-year prison sentence for fatal stabbing in 2018

Vancouver man receives five-year prison sentence for fatal stabbing in 2018

VANCOUVER — A Vancouver man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the stabbing death of another man in the city's Downtown Eastside.
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Report: Homeless population in Metro Vancouver rising, especially those unsheltered

Report: Homeless population in Metro Vancouver rising, especially those unsheltered

VANCOUVER — A new federally funded report shows the homeless population in Metro Vancouver has risen nine per cent over the last two years, with the largest increase in those living outdoors without protection from the elements.
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