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Police investigating series of extortion threats linked with shooting in B.C.

Police investigating series of extortion threats linked with shooting in B.C.

WHITE ROCK, B.C. — Mounties in British Columbia say they are investigating a series of extortion threats that police say may be linked.
Tens of thousands of B.C. residents received free contraception in eight months

Tens of thousands of B.C. residents received free contraception in eight months

About 188,000 people have received free prescription contraception since British Columbia became the first province to offer it in April.
Province withholds environment minister’s travel budget for UN conference in Dubai

Province withholds environment minister’s travel budget for UN conference in Dubai

B.C. Environment Minister George Heyman’s travel expenses to be released once all costs are tabulated, says spokesman
Hundreds of boat owners and residents to be evicted from Mosquito Creek Marina

Hundreds of boat owners and residents to be evicted from Mosquito Creek Marina

Just a few weeks before Christmas, Nch’ḵay̓ Development Corporation has handed a mass eviction notice to boat owners, giving them until May of next year
Woman blames speeding logging trucks for death of her mother

Woman blames speeding logging trucks for death of her mother

Audrey Currie, a 63-year-old mother of four and grandmother, died in the Sunday afternoon crash south of Sicamous in B.C.'s southern interior
View Royal teen 'vanished into thin air' 50 years ago after getting off the bus

View Royal teen 'vanished into thin air' 50 years ago after getting off the bus

Carmen Robinson, 17, took the bus home from her dishwashing job and got off two blocks from her View Royal home on Dec. 8, 1973. She was never seen again
Parksville mother says cancer spread during chemotherapy wait

Parksville mother says cancer spread during chemotherapy wait

The 43-year-old worries late-stage patients like herself are being sidelined in an overwhelmed cancer-care system
Remains of woman who went missing near Sooke Potholes discovered by hikers

Remains of woman who went missing near Sooke Potholes discovered by hikers

Melissa McDevitt had been reported missing on Dec. 12, 2022 after her vehicle was found in the parking lot of the Charters Creek fish hatchery
Driver involved in fatal 2019 Kelowna collision acquitted of criminal charge

Driver involved in fatal 2019 Kelowna collision acquitted of criminal charge

A 30-year-old Burnaby man was killed in a serious crash in the early morning hours of Aug. 13, 2019
Kamloops wildfire research institute gets final approval

Kamloops wildfire research institute gets final approval

The Institute of Wildfire Science, Adaptation and Resiliency aims to conduct research aimed at preventing, mitigating, responding to and recovering from wildfires.