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Officer acquitted of perjury in Dziekanski case settles lawsuit against RCMP
VANCOUVER – An officer acquitted of a perjury charge linked to the death of a Polish immigrant at Vancouver’s airport has settled a lawsuit against the RCMP that alleged negligence and harassment. Const. Bill Bentley was one of four officers…
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Research group launches probe into allegation of racial profiling of black student
HALIFAX – A national research group is probing an allegation from a black university student that he was singled out based on his race during a conference in British Columbia and accused of stealing a laptop. Shelby McPhee, a Nova…
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Police should be part of mental health strategy: B.C. death review panel
VICTORIA – A British Columbia death review panel says police play a crucial role in the province’s mental-health system and there are ways for officers to reduce fatalities and improve public safety. The BC Coroners Service say in a report…
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Officer hurt in crash between RCMP cruiser, transport truck, near Kelowna, B.C.
KELOWNA, B.C. – A B.C. RCMP officer has been seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash. The officer was responding to a call in the Kelowna area at about 6 p.m. Monday when his unmarked, SUV collided with a transport truck…
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Former Whitecaps player ‘optimistic’ after meeting about alleged harassment
VANCOUVER – A woman who spoke out about alleged harassment and bullying by a former coach for the Vancouver Whitecaps says she’s thankful and optimistic about potential change after meeting with the club’s owners. Ciara McCormack says last week’s meeting…
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Norovirus outbreak at two Vancouver-area hotels
VANCOUVER – Over 100 people have fallen sick following a suspected norovirus outbreak at two Vancouver-area hotels over the weekend. Claudia Kurzac, Vancouver Coastal Health’s manager for environmental health, says the Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel and the Hilton Vancouver Airport…
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Canadian among six dead in mid air float plane crash in Alaska
VANCOUVER – Six people are now confirmed dead in the midair crash of two sightseeing floatplanes in Alaska, including one Canadian, the U.S. Coast Guard said late Tuesday. The U.S. agency released the latest numbers after two more bodies were…
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Whitecaps supporters groups continue protests over abuse, #harassment allegations
VANCOUVER – Some soccer fans say an apology from the Vancouver Whitecaps is a step forward, but are still calling for the club to further address allegations of bullying and harassment by a former coach. Two of the team’s supporters…
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Wildfire prompts evacuation order, state of emergency in central B.C
FRASER LAKE, B.C. – Fraser Lake Mayor Sarrah Storey was driving back from a soccer tournament out of town when she saw the skyline transformed by a wildfire creeping up a mountain on the edge of her central British Columbia…
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RCMP steps up traffic enforcement in support of roadside-worker safety
Richmond, B.C. (May 13, 2019) — The RCMP Lower Mainland District Integrated Road Safety Unit is partnering with the Work Zone Safety Alliance and WorkSafeBC to raise awareness about the risks workers face while working on or alongside the road.…
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Systemic change needed to address suicide among physicians in Canada: doctors
VANCOUVER – Dr. Sarah Tulk remembers feeling hopeless while training as a resident, her energy sapped by the demands of a job that had her working 24 hours and more straight, until the depression that set in had her thinking…
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Transportation Safety Board deploys team to fatal plane crash in Smithers, B.C.
SMITHERS, B.C. – The Transportation Safety Board is sending a team of investigators to the site of a fatal small plane crash in northern British Columbia. The Cessna 182 went down Saturday about 100 kilometres northeast of Smithers. RCMP confirmed…
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New review of worker safety underway seven years after B.C. mill explosions
VANCOUVER – The union representing four workers who died in two British Columbia sawmill explosions in 2012 says it hopes a new review of worker safety ordered by the provincial government will lead to overdue justice for survivors and families…
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Workers’ tips and kids to be protected under employment law changes in B.C.
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government is changing employment standards to protect children on the job after WorkSafeBC paid a total of $5.2 million in work injury claims to children 15 years and under from 2007 to 2017. Amendments introduced…
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Man in custody after paramedics allegedly kicked, punched, in Kamloops, B.C.
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – An investigation is underway after three paramedics were allegedly assaulted in Kamloops, B.C. Kamloops RCMP say they were called to Royal Inland Hospital at 7:20 p.m. Wednesday about reports of a man kicking and punching paramedics. Staff…
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Early data suggests no post legalization spike in drug impaired driving charges
VANCOUVER – Canadian police say they haven’t been busting many more stoned drivers six months after legalization, but they are reminding drivers to keep cannabis out of reach. The Canadian Press canvassed police forces across the country and most reported…
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B.C. to expand firefighter occupational disease coverage to wildfire fighters
VICTORIA – Firefighters who have battled British Columbia wildfires, fire investigators and fire crews working for Indigenous groups will be eligible for greater access to job-related health compensation under legislation introduced Thursday. Labour Minister Harry Bains tabled amendments to the…
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Speaker issues update of dress code at B.C. legislature; sleeveless clothing OK
VICTORIA – Women who work in British Columbia’s legislature are now allowed to wear sleeveless dresses, shirts and blouses, after a preliminary review prompted alterations to the building’s decades-old dress code. Speaker Darryl Plecas said Monday that a full review…
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Former Whitecaps women’s soccer players want change after harassment allegations
VANCOUVER – A group of female soccer players is calling for change amidst allegations of harassment and bullying by a former coach for the Vancouver Whitecaps and Canada Soccer. Twelve players released a joint statement on Monday alleging they witnessed…
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B.C. human rights tribunal rules anti-transgender poster campaign discriminatory
VANCOUVER – A Vancouver trans woman who made a human rights complaint about a poster campaign that called transgenderism an “impossibility” has won her case. Morgane Oger ran as an NDP candidate in the 2017 British Columbia election. In a…