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Man serving time for murder on the lam while on day parole

Man serving time for murder on the lam while on day parole

Victoria police are looking for Gordon Hansen, 70, who failed to return to his halfway house
Province’s Surrey police transition advisor also a director with city's trash contractor

Province’s Surrey police transition advisor also a director with city's trash contractor

'We never had any input on the person and we had no input on the terms of reference,' says Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke
Penticton cat hitches ride to Dawson Creek

Penticton cat hitches ride to Dawson Creek

The unidentified feline hitched a 1,100-kilometre ride north to Dawson Creek on a trailer.
Owner wins use of parking spot Burnaby strata said never existed

Owner wins use of parking spot Burnaby strata said never existed

The strata at Burnaby’s Imperial Manor said ‘stall 4’ in its underground parkade never existed, but owner Elsie Chan told the Civil Resolution Tribunal the strata had let her park there for 12 years.
Her name is Alice: Giant metal T-Rex statue arrives in Penticton

Her name is Alice: Giant metal T-Rex statue arrives in Penticton

Alice is 12,000 pounds, 50 feet long and made of mirror-polished metal.
Counter protesters swamp anti-SOGI rally at legislature

Counter protesters swamp anti-SOGI rally at legislature

Police asked people to leave, saying it was becoming 'unsafe' because of tensions, but hundreds remained.
Cash only for meals as payment machines fail on B.C. Ferries vessel; free beverages offered

Cash only for meals as payment machines fail on B.C. Ferries vessel; free beverages offered

Long line of passengers didn’t have enough cash to pay for meals.
Licences suspended for company whose truck hit B.C. highway overpass, minister says

Licences suspended for company whose truck hit B.C. highway overpass, minister says

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's transportation minister says the company whose truck slammed into a North Vancouver overpass on Tuesday, snarling traffic for hours, has had the license for its entire fleet suspended.
Machete-wielding man arrested in Nanaimo

Machete-wielding man arrested in Nanaimo

The man, who is well-known to police, was walking along Front Street about 1 p.m. waving the machete and kicking mailboxes
B.C. local governments to ask province for more support over drug decriminalization

B.C. local governments to ask province for more support over drug decriminalization

Local politicians in British Columbia have passed all three resolutions addressing their concerns about the rollout of drug decriminalization polices in the province, including asking for more funding to help those who are addicted and expanding prohibitions to parks and sports fields. 
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