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City cut polling places and staff for Vancouver vote defined by long waits: report
VANCOUVER — When the City of Vancouver halved polling places and slashed election-day staffing levels by almost two-thirds in last month's council byelection, it was done with historically low turnouts and the rise of alternative voting methods in mi
May 20, 2025 4:44 PM
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Metro Vancouver area councillors urge more B.C. oversight of municipal spending
VICTORIA — Four Metro Vancouver area councillors have launched a petition asking the British Columbia government for closer oversight of municipal spending in the province, amid a police investigation into alleged misuse of a city hall gift card prog
May 20, 2025 4:42 PM
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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.
May 20, 2025 3:39 PM
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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.
May 20, 2025 3:37 PM
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Woman found in Stanley Park bathroom after violent sex assault, man arrested nearby
VANCOUVER — Vancouver police have arrested a man after officers discovered a woman who had been violently sexually assaulted and robbed in a bathroom in Stanley Park. Police say the attack happened on Monday at about 11 a.m.
May 20, 2025 12:41 PM
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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.
May 19, 2025 1:35 PM
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'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.
May 18, 2025 11:37 AM
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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.
May 16, 2025 5:25 PM
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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.
May 16, 2025 5:10 PM
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B.C. man gets hunting ban, $13,000 penalty after illegally killing bighorn ram
NORTH VANCOUVER — A British Columbia man has been banned from hunting sheep in the province for three years after he illegally killed a bighorn ram and lied to authorities about where the hunt took place. B.C.
May 16, 2025 12:55 PM
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