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Roxanne Egan-Elliott

Roxanne Egan-Elliott

Roxanne Egan-Elliott has been a reporter with the Times Colonist since 2019. She covers the Saanich Peninsula and social justice issues.

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Recent Work by Roxanne

Nanaimo Mountie cleared after homeless man left with fractured knee

Nanaimo Mountie cleared after homeless man left with fractured knee

But the police watchdog was critical of jail guards and officers who failed to summon medical help for the man for more than 10 hours, despite signs he was in pain.
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Trial for Langford man accused of killing his mother postponed to January

Trial for Langford man accused of killing his mother postponed to January

Ryan Robert Elder is charged with second-degree murder in the death of 59-year-old Raymonde Elder
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UVic warns of drink spiking at 'off-campus' events

UVic warns of drink spiking at 'off-campus' events

Good Night Out in Victoria, which works to promotes safety in the nightlife scene, says drink spiking can be used to render someone incapacitated and unable to consent to sexual activity
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Victoria imam faces new round of complaints over sermon

He attributed the messages in the sermon not to personal opinions, but to “proofs from the book of Allah.”
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Nuchatlaht First Nation appeals decision recognizing title to only part of claim area

Nuchatlaht First Nation appeals decision recognizing title to only part of claim area

B.C. Supreme Court Justice Elliott Myers recognized the nation’s Aboriginal title to about 11 square kilometres of Nootka Island, but rejected its claim to a much larger area
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People with mental-health problems in ACT program had fewer interactions with police: study

People with mental-health problems in ACT program had fewer interactions with police: study

UVic researchers had set out to find the impact of including police on Assertive Community Treatment teams of health professionals.
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Rain and cool weather bring end to fire bans on Vancouver Island

Rain and cool weather bring end to fire bans on Vancouver Island

The Coastal Fire Centre, which includes Vancouver Island, Lower Mainland, Sea-to-Sky, Central Coast and Haida Gwaii, is lifting its Category 2 and Category 3 fire bans as of noon Sept. 18, 2024.
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Sooke man accused of shooting neighbour to get a new trial

Sooke man accused of shooting neighbour to get a new trial

Paul Tregear’s first trial on charges of aggravated assault, discharging a firearm, possessing a firearm without a licence and harassment ended in a mistrial.
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Senior stymied in effort to split half-acre North Saanich property in two

Senior stymied in effort to split half-acre North Saanich property in two

Barbara Tolmie wanted to turn her property into two lots so her son could build a home next door and support her as she ages
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Longtime conflict between Sooke neighbours led to shooting, trial hears

Longtime conflict between Sooke neighbours led to shooting, trial hears

Paul Tregear shot neighbour Anthony Nelson in the stomach after a series of conflicts, the Crown said at the opening of Tregear’s trial
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