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London Drugs employee jailed two years for stealing $2M in high-end electronics

London Drugs employee jailed two years for stealing $2M in high-end electronics

Carlos Cenon Santos, 34, was also ordered to pay $750,000 in restitution to the retailer and submit a DNA sample.
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B.C. government launches phone line to provide same-day access to opioid treatment

B.C. government launches phone line to provide same-day access to opioid treatment

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government is expanding access to drug-addiction treatment by launching a confidential and free phone line offering same-day connections to doctors and health-care professionals.
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B.C. government launches phone line to provide same-day access to opioid treatment

B.C. government launches phone line to provide same-day access to opioid treatment

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government is expanding access to drug-addiction treatment by launching a confidential and free phone line offering same-day connections to doctors and health-care professionals.
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Man arrested after violent carjacking at B.C. airport: RCMP

Man arrested after violent carjacking at B.C. airport: RCMP

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — A 29-year-old man has been arrested after what police say was a violent carjacking outside the Prince George Airport.
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'Loopy', 'whacky' or a 'big blue tent'? Growing pains for Rustad's B.C. Conservatives

'Loopy', 'whacky' or a 'big blue tent'? Growing pains for Rustad's B.C. Conservatives

The party's expansion hasn't been smooth, with critics highlighting views shared by some of the party's slate of candidates: likening 5G technology to "genocide" and a "weapon," and calling Pride participants "degenerates."
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Parents sue Vancouver shelter after mentally ill son ODs in his room

Parents sue Vancouver shelter after mentally ill son ODs in his room

Covenant House charity is being accused of negligence in the young man’s death, according to a claim in B.C Supreme Court.
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Ontario teen dies after falling off 50-metre cliff in popular Metro Vancouver park

Ontario teen dies after falling off 50-metre cliff in popular Metro Vancouver park

The teen's friends told firefighters that he had climbed over a fence at Lynn Canyon Park to get a better look at the river canyon and he "just got too close" to the edge.
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B.C. lifts last 'wildfire of note' designation as number of blazes drops below 300

B.C. lifts last 'wildfire of note' designation as number of blazes drops below 300

VANCOUVER — There are no longer any "wildfires of note" burning in British Columbia, with the BC Wildfire Service saying favourable weather had allowed crews to make good progress in the province's battle against hundreds of blazes.
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B.C. civic politicians want temporary shelters for asylum seekers

B.C. civic politicians want temporary shelters for asylum seekers

Local governments consider more than 200 resolutions at UBCM conference in Vancouver.
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Murder charge laid against 26-year-old B.C. man

Murder charge laid against 26-year-old B.C. man

A Maple Ridge man has been charged with second-degree murder.
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