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UPDATE - Missing man with dementia has been found

UPDATE - Missing man with dementia has been found

VPD Photo UPDATE -- On Thursday morning (July 19) police reported that Joseph Manitopyes was found safe and sound. Previous story: Vancouver police are searching for a missing 67-year-old man that suffers from dementia.
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Long-term equitable recovery services needed to manage addiction in B.C.: report

Long-term equitable recovery services needed to manage addiction in B.C.: report

Photo Tomas Nevesely via Shutterstock The BC Centre on Substance Use is calling for improved addiction-recovery services that would provide equitable access to long-term, quality care regardless of someone's ability to pay for treatment.
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RCMP dive team helping to search for missing swimmer at Buntzen Lake

RCMP dive team helping to search for missing swimmer at Buntzen Lake

Buntzen Lake in Coquitlam. Photo Shutterstock The RCMP dive team has been called in to help search for a missing swimmer at Buntzen Lake.
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City of Burnaby issues eviction notice to pipeline protest camp

City of Burnaby issues eviction notice to pipeline protest camp

Some residents of the Forest Grove neighbourhood are asking the City of Burnaby to remove two protest camps at gates of Trans Mountain’s terminal on Burnaby Mountain.
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Deadly mushrooms make early appearance in B.C., spark health warning

Deadly mushrooms make early appearance in B.C., spark health warning

Death Cap mushroom/Shutterstock A type of potentially deadly mushroom is making an early appearance around Victoria, prompting a warning from the local health authority.
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Here's a video of a grizzly bear charging a kayaker near Squamish

Here's a video of a grizzly bear charging a kayaker near Squamish

A “You are in grizzly bear country” sign located in the Squamish Valley, near where the Elaho and Squamish rivers meet.
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Mother says she’s bankrupt after ex-partner bilked her for $100,000

Mother says she’s bankrupt after ex-partner bilked her for $100,000

Christine Hale pictured with ex=partner Van Buskirk,, who is currently wanted by police. Photo Facebook A Colwood (near Victoria) mother has had to declare bankruptcy after her former partner duped her out of $100,000.
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VPD conducting own probe into complaint that minorities overrepresented in ‘street checks'

VPD conducting own probe into complaint that minorities overrepresented in ‘street checks'

The Vancouver Police Department is expected to release in September the findings of its investigation into questions about why Indigenous and black people are overrepresented in police street checks.
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Conservative party pulls attack ad of black man walking over Trudeau tweet

Conservative party pulls attack ad of black man walking over Trudeau tweet

The Conservative party pulled an attack ad from its Twitter feed Tuesday that depicted a black man carrying a suitcase walking over a tweet from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
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Kitten OK after being rescued from underground pipe in Kamloops

Kitten OK after being rescued from underground pipe in Kamloops

An adventurous feline has been rescued after getting trapped in an underground pipe in Kamloops, B.C.
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