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Police say threat of explosive device cause of B.C. courthouse, college evacuation

Police say threat of explosive device cause of B.C. courthouse, college evacuation

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. — Police have confirmed that the threat of an explosive device was the reason for the evacuation of a large area around the New Westminster, B.C., courthouse, including nearby Douglas College.
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Philippine Mars towed to Cowichan Bay, heading back to Sproat Lake for refit

Philippine Mars towed to Cowichan Bay, heading back to Sproat Lake for refit

Coulson Aviation says it plans to swap in an engine from Hawaii Mars before flying the aircraft back to its home base on Sproat Lake
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Police incident ends in New Westminster, B.C., after court and college evacuated

Police incident ends in New Westminster, B.C., after court and college evacuated

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. — Police say an incident that triggered the evacuation of the court complex at New Westminster, B.C., and the nearby campus of Douglas College has ended.
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Special prosecutor appointed in case involving relative of B.C. provincial judge

Special prosecutor appointed in case involving relative of B.C. provincial judge

VICTORIA — The BC Prosecution Service says it has appointed a special prosecutor in a case involving a person related to a provincial court judge.
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Okanagan winery banned from hiring foreign workers after breaching abuse rules

Okanagan winery banned from hiring foreign workers after breaching abuse rules

OLIVER, B.C. — A winery in B.C.'s Okanagan Valley has been permanently banned by the federal government from hiring foreign workers and fined $118,000 for breaking program rules. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada says in a Dec.
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Trail closed in Nanaimo, B.C., for public safety after 'aggressive' cougar sightings

Trail closed in Nanaimo, B.C., for public safety after 'aggressive' cougar sightings

NANAIMO, B.C. — The Regional District of Nanaimo in British Columbia says it's temporarily closing a hiking trail due to the presence of an "aggressive" cougar.
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Driver killed in Saanich collision crashed into backhoe parked on blocked road

Driver killed in Saanich collision crashed into backhoe parked on blocked road

The vehicle was heading east on Tattersall when it crossed Quadra and slammed into a backhoe parked on the residential road, which was blocked off for utility upgrades
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Recent UVic grad, 22, killed in Thailand car crash

Recent UVic grad, 22, killed in Thailand car crash

Ashlie Toews died on the island of Koh Tao in southern Thailand after completing her Divemaster certification
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Fish farm diesel spill dispersed with storms: Tahsis mayor

Fish farm diesel spill dispersed with storms: Tahsis mayor

Martin Davis says there has been no evidence of fuel reaching his community, which is about 20 kilometres by water from the spill site
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Third B.C. man moves toward murder conspiracy sentencing

Third B.C. man moves toward murder conspiracy sentencing

Murder conspiracies targeting three men were alleged to have taken place in Vancouver and Surrey.
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