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Fourth arrest made in 2008 double homicide in Mission

Fourth arrest made in 2008 double homicide in Mission

VANCOUVER — Another arrest has been made in the 2008 shooting deaths of Mission’s Lisa Dudley and her boyfriend, Guthrie McKay, according to the RCMP’s Integrated Homicide Investigation Team. Spokeswoman Sgt.
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B.C. Greenpeace staffer part of spectacular London protest climb

B.C. Greenpeace staffer part of spectacular London protest climb

VANCOUVER — They are five words that no mother normally wants to hear when she answers the phone: “Hi Mom, I’m in jail.” But when Alison Henry of Burnaby received a trans-Atlantic phone call Thursday night from her 32-year-old daughter.
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Influx into B.C. of ‘rescue dogs’ from other countries stirs debate over pet adoption

Influx into B.C. of ‘rescue dogs’ from other countries stirs debate over pet adoption

VANCOUVER — A suspected street thief named Ellie has bedazzled Erin Silo. Silo has yet to catch Ellie committing a theft — other than stealing her heart — since she adopted the Taiwanese rescue dog in March.
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Comedian was grazed by bullet before shooter killed himself on Vancouver street

Comedian was grazed by bullet before shooter killed himself on Vancouver street

VANCOUVER — If Vancouver comedian Dave Shumka hadn’t ducked just as a stranger pointed a gun at his head and fired, he might not be alive.
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B.C. Ferries offers workers $300 each to promote fitness

B.C. Ferries offers workers $300 each to promote fitness

VANCOUVER — B.C. Ferries may be hard up for cash, but it’s showering employees with up to $900,000 worth of goodies this summer — to help them play golf, sign up for yoga classes and otherwise get in shape.
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Okanagan Lake boater runs vessel into Penticton wharf

Okanagan Lake boater runs vessel into Penticton wharf

Penticton RCMP are investigating the boating skills of a man who drove his 8.5-metre day cruiser onto the Penticton City Wharf on Okanagan Lake on Tuesday night. Police said the incident happened at 10:30 p.m.
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Quebec train disaster raises questions about risks in B.C.

Quebec train disaster raises questions about risks in B.C.

B.C. can expect more oil to be transported by rail, as production outpaces pipeline capacity, even if the Northern Gateway and Kinder Morgan pipeline proposals are built. That could leave communities in B.C.
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First Nation challenges Nanaimo, province to complete feasibility study on Colliery dam removal

First Nation challenges Nanaimo, province to complete feasibility study on Colliery dam removal

NANAIMO — The Snuneymuxw First Nation is urging the provincial government and Nanaimo city council to complete a comprehensive feasibility study before acting on the city’s plan to remove the lower and middle Colliery dams.
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Don’t let the bed bugs bite ... even if you are snoozing on a ferry

Don’t let the bed bugs bite ... even if you are snoozing on a ferry

PORT ALBERNI — The return of summer brings back an unwanted guest: bed bugs. The brown parasite has become an issue over the past 10 years on Vancouver Island, where numbers are on the rise. B.C.
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Drowning near Courtenay brings number of 2013 water-related fatalities in B.C. to 37

Drowning near Courtenay brings number of 2013 water-related fatalities in B.C. to 37

A sudden spike in water-related deaths in B.C. has set off alarms at the Lifesaving Society. “It’s alarming and going against the longer-term trend,” said Barbara Byers, research director with the Lifesaving Society of Canada.
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