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Column: Why Indigenous men continue to go to jail in Vancouver

Column: Why Indigenous men continue to go to jail in Vancouver

Storm Shadow Peeace joins growing inmate population of Indigenous men
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B.C. tenant evicted after disturbing neighbours by 'loudly masturbating'

B.C. tenant evicted after disturbing neighbours by 'loudly masturbating'

One of the neighbours even made a log of all the times she heard the "masturbatory noises"
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James Hart wins $100,000 Audain Prize as British Columbia's most distinguished artist

James Hart wins $100,000 Audain Prize as British Columbia's most distinguished artist

VANCOUVER — British Columbia carver James Hart, hereditary chief of the Eagle Clan of the Haida Nation, has won the $100,000 Audain Prize for Visual Art as the province's most distinguished artist.
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‘Will there be healing?’ Squamish Deacon ponders Pope Francis’s visit to Canada

‘Will there be healing?’ Squamish Deacon ponders Pope Francis’s visit to Canada

Squamish Nation Elder and Catholic Deacon Rennie Nahanee says for too long the church said, 'Welcome to church, but leave your drums at the door'
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Four fines issued after unprotected worker falls to his death from B.C. bridge

Four fines issued after unprotected worker falls to his death from B.C. bridge

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — Two companies and two supervisors have been fined in provincial court in Fort St. John, B.C., after a worker fell to his death from a bridge under construction in March 2019.
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Worker makes lucky escape after possible lightning strike at Cypress ski hill

Worker makes lucky escape after possible lightning strike at Cypress ski hill

Contractor was working on a chairlift switch box when there was a sudden power surge during Saturday's storm
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Inquest concludes into police-involved deaths of mother and son in northern B.C.

Inquest concludes into police-involved deaths of mother and son in northern B.C.

SMITHERS, B.C. — A coroner's jury examining the police-involved shootings of a mother and her adult son in northern British Columbia has made five recommendations aimed at preventing similar deaths.
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B.C. RCMP say one man dead following crash on Highway 1

B.C. RCMP say one man dead following crash on Highway 1

SICAMOUS, B.C. — Police say a 48-year-old man from Kamloops, B.C. has died following a collision between two pickup trucks late Saturday.
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Insurance won’t cover $80-million North Vancouver grain silo collapse, lawsuit says

Insurance won’t cover $80-million North Vancouver grain silo collapse, lawsuit says

Broker gave bad advice, Fibreco Export Inc. claims
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B.C. and Canadian Red Cross to give housing support to those affected by wildfires

B.C. and Canadian Red Cross to give housing support to those affected by wildfires

VICTORIA — The B.C. government says it is teaming up with the Canadian Red Cross to provide housing help to those who were affected by wildfires this year.
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