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Son confessed to mother's 2021 killing, trial hears

Son confessed to mother's 2021 killing, trial hears

Ryan Robert Elder described to police strangling his mother and stabbing her, a B.C. Supreme Court trial heard Tuesday
Oak Bay Marine Group sold to Vancouver businessman

Oak Bay Marine Group sold to Vancouver businessman

The sale means Graham Clarke now owns four Vancouver Island marinas, since the deal also includes North Saanich, Ladysmith and Pedder Bay marinas.
From swearing to lying to bullying: Report reviews how some Island police officers misbehaved

From swearing to lying to bullying: Report reviews how some Island police officers misbehaved

Misconduct included swearing at an officer during a traffic stop, filming a prisoner masturbating in a cell, and lying about their military service records
Elections BC hasn't called in RCMP as Conservatives seek police probe of Surrey race

Elections BC hasn't called in RCMP as Conservatives seek police probe of Surrey race

Elections BC is conducting a review of the Surrey-Guildford race, where the NDP won by a razor-thin margin of 22 votes, giving the NDP a one-seat majority, but does not have a timeline for when it will be complete.
Police investigating after man injured in fire outside Vancouver SkyTrain station

Police investigating after man injured in fire outside Vancouver SkyTrain station

VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver are looking for witnesses after a man was injured in a fire outside a SkyTrain station in the city. They say the 40-year-old man was found by a driver around 2 a.m.
B.C. doctor reflects on treating teen with avian flu for two months

B.C. doctor reflects on treating teen with avian flu for two months

The teen's two-month ordeal is being examined to better understand the path of avian flu from wild birds and poultry to humans, who get very sick.
Squamish religious organization fined for temporary foreign worker program infraction

Squamish religious organization fined for temporary foreign worker program infraction

Federal officials found a local religious organization that was taking part in the temporary foreign worker program non-compliant and fined them $15,000 last month.
VPD catch speeder going almost triple the speed limit through Vancouver neighbourhood

VPD catch speeder going almost triple the speed limit through Vancouver neighbourhood

They were measured at more than 140 km/h near UBC.
More than 50 community-garden hose taps stolen in 'brazen' Saanich theft

More than 50 community-garden hose taps stolen in 'brazen' Saanich theft

A thief stole 56 of 60 brass water taps in Agnes Street Community Garden on the north end of Saanich’s Glanford Park over the holidays
Vandals cut cable for safety boom in Nanaimo's Colliery Dam Park

Vandals cut cable for safety boom in Nanaimo's Colliery Dam Park

It’s the second time in less than a month that the spillway anchors have been damaged. “It’s costly. It’s dangerous. It’s stupid,” says Mayor Leonard Krog
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