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'Pretty egregious': B.C. correctional officer stabbed in the face by inmate during routine pat down
A correctional officer was stabbed in the face by an inmate at B.C.'s maximum security prison, and the union that represents ...
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Crown seeks 6.5-year sentence for B.C. woman convicted in fatal Vancouver stabbing
The defence has submitted Lindsay Scott, convicted of manslaughter, has served enough time in jail and should be released on probation.
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An Alaska tsunami warning had residents scrambling for high ground after 7.3 magnitude earthquake
Communities along a 700-mile (1,127-km) stretch of Alaska’s southern coast ordered residents to higher ground after a powerful offshore earthquake Wednesday, but officials quickly downgraded and then ...
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Justice Department fires Maurene Comey, prosecutor on Epstein case and daughter of ex-FBI director
The Justice Department has fired Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI director James Comey and a prosecutor in the ...
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Lululemon to expand headquarters to large space at CF Pacific Centre
Vancouver-based yogawear giant Lululemon Athletica Inc. (Nasdaq:LULU) today confirmed to BIV that it has signed a lease to ...
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No tsunami threat to B.C. after 7.3 earthquake off Alaska's panhandle
British Columbia's emergency information agency says there is no tsunami threat to the province after a 7.3 magnitude ...
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B.C. recycling rates climb as more paper, plastic products recovered, says report
Paper recovery rates increased from 88 per cent in 2023 to 92 per cent in 2024, while plastic recovery rose from 43 to 45 per ...
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Islanders clinch final playoff spot
The Delta Islanders picked up an 11-8 win over Nanaimo on Saturday at the Ladner Leisure Centre. With that win and two weekend losses by Langley, Delta clinched the fourth and final BC Junior ‘A” ...