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Crown asks appeal court to add three years onto sentence for rapist uncle

Crown asks appeal court to add three years onto sentence for rapist uncle

Crown prosecutor Mary Ainslie said the 3.5-year sentence is “demonstrably unfit” given the circumstances of what Nihal Maligaspe did to the victim.
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Vernon RV couple gets reprieve after city decision

Vernon RV couple gets reprieve after city decision

Lee Watkins and wife Sondra have been living in an RV on Sondra’s parent's ALR land and have racked up about $3,000 in fines from the city.
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Trial begins over cancelled Richmond condo presale contracts

Trial begins over cancelled Richmond condo presale contracts

One of the 37 plaintiffs in the breach of contract trial testified Monday she "lost a lot of sleep" after the 2019 cancellation.
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AG blames B.C. Conservatives after SOGI protest tractor crash, IIO investigates

AG blames B.C. Conservatives after SOGI protest tractor crash, IIO investigates

SURREY, B.C. — The police watchdog is investigating a B.C.
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Hiker rescued after nine hours stranded on B.C.'s Mount Seymour

Hiker rescued after nine hours stranded on B.C.'s Mount Seymour

VANCOUVER — Search and rescue crews in British Columbia found a hiker who was stranded for nine hours after sliding down the side of Mount Seymour in North Vancouver.
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Drone-mounted thermal camera helps North Shore Rescue locate lost hiker

Drone-mounted thermal camera helps North Shore Rescue locate lost hiker

Hiker watches sunset atop mountain and then tries to head down without a headlamp
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Sooke man who reported his dog was attacked by stranger faces mischief charges

Sooke man who reported his dog was attacked by stranger faces mischief charges

The man told police a stranger had attacked his dog with a blunt object while he was walking with his two children near a golf course
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Five people in Island region sickened with cantaloupe-related salmonella

Five people in Island region sickened with cantaloupe-related salmonella

The outbreak is related to Malichita- and Rudy-brand cantaloupes sold in October and November
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Prince George youth takes his own life after online sextortion

Prince George youth takes his own life after online sextortion

Prince George RCMP has received 62 reports of online sextortion this year
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Weekend crash south of Whistler, B.C., kills two adults, one child

Weekend crash south of Whistler, B.C., kills two adults, one child

SQUAMISH, B.C. — Two adults and a child are dead and a fourth person was injured in a single vehicle crash on the Sea to Sky Highway south of Whistler. Insp.
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