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Float plane crash near Powell River, B.C., injures three

Float plane crash near Powell River, B.C., injures three

POWELL RIVER — Three people have been injured in a float plane crash along the British Columbia coastline. Powell River RCMP say the crash happened Monday at around 7 p.m. near Refuge Cove, about 200 kilometres northwest of Vancouver.
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Nanaimo, B.C., RCMP officer charged with breach of trust in July 2024 incident

Nanaimo, B.C., RCMP officer charged with breach of trust in July 2024 incident

NANAIMO — The BC Prosecution Service says a Nanaimo RCMP officer has been charged with breach of trust. It says in a news release that the charge against Const. Mark Tyler Hilland stems from an incident between July 2 and 3, 2024.
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Richmond Olympic racewalker Evan Dunfee will head to seventh World Championships

Richmond Olympic racewalker Evan Dunfee will head to seventh World Championships

The 2025 World Athletics Championships will take place in Tokyo from Sept. 13 to 21.
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Woman found in Stanley Park bathroom after violent sex assault, man arrested nearby

Woman found in Stanley Park bathroom after violent sex assault, man arrested nearby

The suspect is being held by police until his bail hearing.
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Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue save two students stranded on West Vancouver islet

Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue save two students stranded on West Vancouver islet

Volunteers came to Whyte Islet near West Vancouver’s Whytecliff Park Friday night to rescue two students who had been out on a photo shoot
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Environment Canada issues weather alerts for B.C. Interior highways

Environment Canada issues weather alerts for B.C. Interior highways

VANCOUVER — Environment Canada has issued special weather statements for three major highways in the British Columbia Interior.
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'Sullivan's Crossing' is a 'life-preserver in tumultuous times': Canadian showrunner

'Sullivan's Crossing' is a 'life-preserver in tumultuous times': Canadian showrunner

TORONTO — For Roma Roth, setting her show "Sullivan's Crossing" in Nova Scotia is a way to showcase more of Canada on the small screen. The London, Ont.
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Vancouver officer charged a year after pedestrian strike in Downtown Eastside

Vancouver officer charged a year after pedestrian strike in Downtown Eastside

VANCOUVER — The BC Prosecution Service says a Vancouver police officer has been charged under the Motor Vehicle Act for driving without reasonable consideration for others, a year after a pedestrian was hit in the city's Downtown Eastside.
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Search underway for B.C. woman missing after empty boat washes ashore

Search underway for B.C. woman missing after empty boat washes ashore

NANAIMO — Police in Nanaimo, B.C., say a search is underway both at sea and on land after a woman's sailboat was discovered washed ashore and empty.
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Special prosecutor assigned for Maple Ridge councillor facing firearm and assault charges

Special prosecutor assigned for Maple Ridge councillor facing firearm and assault charges

On May 9, Mohamed was charged with a number of offences, including assault, pointing a firearm, unsafe storage of a firearm and ammunition and two counts of disobeying a court order.
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