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Tofino whale-watching capsizing: Investigators to release final report

31-05-2017 23:42 via cbc.ca

The Transportation Safety Board's final report into the deadly capsizing of a whale-watching vessel off Vancouver Island is expected to be released in two weeks.

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Landmark deal in RCMP sexual-harassment class action wins court approval

31-05-2017 23:17 via cbc.ca

An unprecedented settlement that will pay up to $220,000 to women who were sexually harassed while working for the RCMP over the past 40 years has been approved by a Federal Court judge, who called the agreement fair and reasonable.

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Victoria man injured in indirect lightning strike - British Columbia ... - CBC.ca

31-05-2017 23:03

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A Victoria man was injured by an indirect lightning strike Tuesday in what was described as a freak event.and more »

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A brave new world of policy in British Columbia - Macleans.ca - Macleans.ca

31-05-2017 23:03

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With the NDP and Greens set to defeat Christy Clark when the legislature sits in June, B.C. prepares for a major legislative shakeup.and more »

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'He was in an extreme amount of pain:' Victoria man injured in indirect lightning strike

31-05-2017 23:01 via cbc.ca

A Victoria man was injured by an indirect lightning strike Tuesday in what was described as a freak event.

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15-year-old accused of drunkenly assaulting another teen with bear spray

31-05-2017 22:56 via globalnews.ca

The teen is accused of drunkenly assaulting a 19-year-old Vernon-area man with bear spray on the dock of Kal Beach on Kalamalka Lake.

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3 suspects arrested for sexual offences on Metro Vancouver transit

31-05-2017 22:22 via cbc.ca

Efforts to encourage victims and witnesses of sexual assaults are paying off with a string of recent arrests, say officials with Metro Vancouver Transit Police.

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April saw 2nd highest number of overdose deaths ever recorded in B.C.

31-05-2017 22:13 via cbc.ca

The B.C. Coroner's Service has released new numbers revealing 136 people died of an overdose in British Columbia last month, a 97 per cent increase from the previous month and the second highest number of fatalities ever recorded in B.C.

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John Horgan, Andrew Weaver visit B.C.’s government house

31-05-2017 22:06 via globalnews.ca

The leaders of British Columbia's New Democrats and Greens have attended government house to deliver signed copies of their four-year agreement to run the province under a minority government.

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High water blamed for Highway 97 sinkhole in Vernon

31-05-2017 22:05 via globalnews.ca

Transportation officials believe high water is likely what caused a sinkhole to form on Highway 97 in Vernon Tuesday evening.

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Three men arrested for separate alleged sexual offences on Lower Mainland transit

31-05-2017 22:03 via globalnews.ca

Three men have been arrested following separate alleged sexual offences that happened on the transit system over the last month.

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Must-have office gadgets and accessories

31-05-2017 21:52 via globalnews.ca

Kristina Stoyanova from Get Connected Media has the latest must-have tech gadgets including a travel mug that won’t tip over and spill and a phone charger for your key ring.

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Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin says judges should speak out about delays

31-05-2017 21:42 via cbc.ca

The longest serving Chief Justice at the Supreme court of Canada says fixing our country's trial system is a top priority.

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Maple Ridge heads to court to close homeless camp

31-05-2017 21:33 via cbc.ca

The City of Maple Ridge is seeking a court injunction to shut down a homeless camp near the intersection of St. Anne Avenue and 223 Street.

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New book captures spirit of Canada’s centennial year

31-05-2017 21:31 via globalnews.ca

Victoria author Tom Hawthorn captures the history of Canada’s 100-year-anniversary in his new book “The Year Canadians Lost Their Minds and Found Their country: The Centennial of 1967.”

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RCMP still searching for Shuswap man missing, presumed dead, after mudslide

31-05-2017 21:12 via globalnews.ca

Roy Sharp, 75, was reportedly in or around his home when the slide came crashing down on Sunnybrae-Canoe Point Road May 5.

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Huge sinkhole closes Highway 97 near Vernon

31-05-2017 21:10 via globalnews.ca

A deep sinkhole has Highway 97 near Vernon closed Wednesday morning. Officials believe Vernon Creek, which runs beside the road, may have caused the collapse.

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Family still seeks answers 35 years after Mary Johns found dead in serial killer's barber shop

31-05-2017 20:44 via cbc.ca

The story of mother and residential school survivor Mary Johns was the first testimony shared at the national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls that started this week.

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Search underway for missing teacher near Creston, BC - CBC.ca

31-05-2017 20:19

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The search continues in southeastern British Columbia for a teacher who went missing on Monday while looking for a spot for students to read poetry. Searchers backed by a dog team and a helicopter are scouring a recreational area near Crawford Bay, B.C ...and more »

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April worst month so far for drug overdose deaths in British Columbia - CHEK

31-05-2017 20:11

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New numbers released by the province Wednesday shows 136 people died of suspected drug overdoses in British Columbia in April. That compares to 69 deaths in the same month in 2016. The numbers from April 2017 comes to about 4.5 deaths per day for ...
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BC NDP and Greens to push legal challenge of Trans Mountain pipeline

31-05-2017 20:09 via globalnews.ca

B.C.'s NDP-Green Party alliance is vowing to go to court to try to block the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.

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B.C. has no exclusive claim on its coast, Alberta premier warns pipeline foes

31-05-2017 19:53 via cbc.ca

British Columbia cannot lay solitary claim to western tidewaters, says Premier Rachel Notley, as the proposed Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion puts landlocked Alberta at odds with B.C.’s new political alliance.

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B.C. teacher goes missing while looking for spot to read poetry

31-05-2017 19:19 via cbc.ca

A search is underway north of Creston, B.C. for a teacher who went missing Monday while looking for a spot for students to read poetry.

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7 things to watch for next in B.C. politics

31-05-2017 18:12 via cbc.ca

Following B.C politics in recent weeks has been a lot like riding a roller coaster — it's hard to know what twists and turns to expect. So we've put together this quick guide to seven things that could happen next in B.C. politics.

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The right to bare arms: Students launch 'crop top protest' against dress code

31-05-2017 17:50 via cbc.ca

Fourteen-year-old Sophie Harris and her classmates showed up to class at Trafalgar Middle School Tuesday morning with midriff-baring tops and shorts for a “crop top Tuesday protest” to draw attention to what they say is discriminatory dress code.

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BCAA Play Here Finalist: Mckay Street Park in Prince Rupert

31-05-2017 17:18 via globalnews.ca

Which B.C. community will win $100,000 towards a new playground courtesy of BCAA? Global News spoke with our finalist in Prince Rupert at Mckay Street Park

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Victoria, B.C. eyes bid to host 2022 Commonwealth Games

31-05-2017 16:37 via globalnews.ca

After 23 years, Victoria could once again host the Commonwealth Games.

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Search and Rescue looking for missing school teacher in Crawford Bay

31-05-2017 16:26 via globalnews.ca

Alvin Dunic from Crawford Bay has been missing since Monday.

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Political panel reaction to BC NDP and Green party alignment

31-05-2017 16:14 via globalnews.ca

Gavin Dew from the BC Liberals, Mira Oreck from the BC NDP and Michael Wiebe from the BC Green party join Sonia Sunger to discuss their reaction to the latest political developments in B.C.

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Homicide investigators called to Abbotsford home

31-05-2017 16:13 via cbc.ca

The Integrated Homicide Investigation team (IHIT) has been called to a residential street in Abbotsford following the discovery of a body in a home.

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Crane on a barge hits and damages the Golden Ears Bridge

31-05-2017 16:02 via globalnews.ca

A crane on a barge hit and damaged the Golden Ears Bridge Wednesday morning.

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What is covfefe?

31-05-2017 15:23 via globalnews.ca

Online producer Amy Judd joins us this morning to talk about the typo everyone is discussing – what did President Donald Trump mean when he tweeted covfefe?

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Housing market major factor in strong economic growth so far in 2017

31-05-2017 15:02 via cbc.ca

Canada's economy expanded at an annual pace of nearly four per cent in the first quarter, more than three times the growth seen in the U.S. in the same period.

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Homicide team called to Abbotsford home

31-05-2017 14:22 via globalnews.ca

A residential street in Abbotsford is behind police tape this morning and the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) has been called in.

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What B.C. can and cannot do to stop the Kinder Morgan pipeline

31-05-2017 11:00 via cbc.ca

The fate of the pipeline, which would stretch from Edmonton to Burnaby, B.C., could be a battle of the wills between a big oil company with billions of dollars on the line versus an upstart political duo that may take a slim hold on power and have something to prove.

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Document forgery in financial industry more common than you'd think, past employees say

31-05-2017 11:00 via cbc.ca

Employees in Canada's financial industry are speaking out about falsifying documents, telling Go Public that potentially criminal acts — like forging and photocopying customer signatures, adding initials to blank documents and using Wite-Out to conceal information — are more common than most people would think.

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New evacuation alerts issued in Okanagan-Similkameen as flooding intensifies

31-05-2017 08:35 via cbc.ca

The Okanagan-Similkameen district is the latest to be hit by rising waters and flood evacuation alerts.

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Evacuation alerts and states of emergency declared for some properties near Okanagan Lake

31-05-2017 08:35 via cbc.ca

Continuing rising waters on Okanagan Lake and surrounding waterways resulted in an evacuation warning in one community and a state of local emergency in another Tuesday afternoon.

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Penticton manufacture to reopen next week

31-05-2017 08:25 via globalnews.ca

Britco Construction's shuttered Penticton operations are set to reopen next week following successful company restructuring.

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Power shut down in Summerland neighbourhood as groundwater rises

31-05-2017 07:56 via globalnews.ca

A State of Local Emergency has been declared for the Trout Creek neighbourhood in Summerland as rising ground water is encroaching on some electrical junction boxes.

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Richmond rescue shelter pleads with pet owners not to abandon animals after 2nd discovery in 2 days

31-05-2017 07:21 via cbc.ca

Richmond rescue says the day after a dog was discovered in a locked suitcase, a cat was found in a diaper box with the lid taped shut.

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Global News Hour at 6: May 30

31-05-2017 06:55 via globalnews.ca

Watch Global News Hour at 6 with Chris Gailus and Sophie Lui for Tuesday, May 30, 2017.

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Beginning of the end: a chastened Clark acknowledges her premiership is likely coming to a close

31-05-2017 05:02 via cbc.ca

Most changes of government in Canada are quick, dramatic affairs. But what is playing out in the wake of B.C.'s election is not quite that.

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To the patio! 2016 vintage rosé wines hit B.C. shelves

31-05-2017 04:43 via cbc.ca

Check out master of wine Barbara Philip's recommendations for great rosés arriving in B.C.

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Victoria one of two Canadian cities cleared for Commonwealth Games bid

31-05-2017 04:28 via globalnews.ca

Tue, May 30: Victoria and Toronto are the two Canadian cities in the running to bid on the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Neetu Garcha tells us what it could mean for B.C.

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Salmon enhancement volunteers decry DFO cuts

31-05-2017 04:28 via globalnews.ca

Tue, May 30: People who work to rehabilitate and protect salmon habitats say Department of Fisheries cuts will threaten their efforts, and the fish. Linda Aylesworth reports.

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Report: Affordable housing in short supply in Metro Vancouver

31-05-2017 04:28 via globalnews.ca

Tue, May 30: A new report confirms what most people already know: affordable housing is in short supply in Metro Vancouver. As Tanya Beja reports, there’s a bigger problem.

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BC Evening Weather Forecast: May 30

31-05-2017 04:28 via globalnews.ca

The Tuesday, May 30, 2017 evening weather forecast for Vancouver, British Columbia and the surrounding area.

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A donation and a sunscreen warning

31-05-2017 04:28 via globalnews.ca

Today’s Global News Hour at 6 Health Matters is brought to you by Pharmasave.

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Vancouver developers want more townhomes. Critics say they’ll just be sold overseas

31-05-2017 04:24 via globalnews.ca

A new report confirms what most people already know: affordable housing is in short supply in Metro Vancouver.Critics say there's a bigger problem.

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