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34 min ago | Castanet.net

Double drug deals busted by cops

On May 23, officers spotted a known drug dealer driving in a vehicle in the downtown core of the city.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Canada

4 hrs ago | Timmins Times

British Columbia fire crews have arrived to fight Timmins Fire No. 9

Todd Routtu of Williams Lake, BC has visited Ontario three times in recent years.

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Related Topix: Canada, Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire

5 hrs ago | Castanet.net

A natural beauty in town

How would you define naturally beautiful? Natural beauty doesn't necessarily have anything to do with specific body features although a little enhancement never hurts to bring forward someone's natural radiance.

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9 hrs ago | CBC News

Darren Mattocks salvages draw for Whitecaps

Portland Timbers' Jorge Perlaza, front left, controls the ball as Vancouver Whitecaps' Jay DeMerit looks on in the first half on Saturday in Portland, Ore.

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Related Topix: Sports, Soccer Players, Joe Cannon, US Soccer, Portland Timbers, Jack Jewsbury, Canada

Sat May 26, 2012

Vancouver Sun

Photos: Stars arrive at Leo Awards in Vancouver

The adage is that pregnant women shouldn't take drugs of any sort in fear of harming their baby.

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Canada.com

B.C. Mountie charged in deadly car crash in the Fraser Valley

Around 11 p.m. on July 12, the officer was on duty and travelling to a domestic dispute call when the collision occurred on Highway 7 and Bodnar Road in Agassiz.

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CBC News

Passengers' families sue for fatal B.C. plane crash

The fuselage the Cessna 185, operated by Atleo River Air Services, is lifted by a crane during the recovery operation.

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Canada.com

Kitten rescued from trash bag on B.C. roadside

Pip was found tied up in a trash bag at an Okanagan roadside, but is recovering nicely after treatment by the Salmon Arm SPCA.

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The Penticton Western

Premier visits Penticton to pledge support for small business

By Joe Fries - Penticton Western News Published: May 25, 2012 5:00 PM Updated: May 25, 2012 6:02 PM Small business was smothered in praise Friday, as Premier Christy Clark deliver a campaign-style keynote address at the B.C. Chamber of Commerce annual general meeting in Penticton.

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Related Topix: Small Business, Personal Finance, Canada,

CBC News

Video of West Vancouver arson attack released

Police are asking for the public for help identifying a man who set the home of a former West Vancouver police chief on fire earlier this year.

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Related Topix: Canada

Fri May 25, 2012

The Abbotsford News

'I've done most of my life in jail and come to a crossroads'

Darwin Duane Dorozan admitted to a string of break-and-enters across South Surrey, most of which occurred last year between April and August.

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Related Topix: Prison, Drugs, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Canada

South Delta Leader

Ottawa only talked to itself on Coast Guard base closure

By Jeff Nagel - North Shore Outlook Published: May 25, 2012 2:00 PM Updated: May 25, 2012 2:02 PM Federal officials now admit they did not consult local authorities -A only other federal government arms such as the military -A before announcing their decision to close Vancouver's Coast Guard base at Kitsilano.

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Tri-City News

Smart meters now in 70 per cent of Lower Mainland homes

By Jeff Nagel - Surrey North Delta Leader Published: May 25, 2012 11:00 AM Updated: May 25, 2012 11:54 AM BC Hydro officials say more than 720,000 meters are now installed in the region with close to 300,000 homes still to go.

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Canada.com

B.C. officer who assaulted motorist over littering gets conditional discharge

RCMP Const. Marko Duran drives away from provincial court in Port Coquitlam on May 9, 2012.

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KSL-TV

Man who threw Molotov cocktails at Cedar Hills home gets prison

A federal judge Wednesday sentenced Tien Ming Chen , also known as Isaac Chen, to 10 years in prison.

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CBC News

Bowen Island death not a homicide say police

An autopsy on a body found on Bowen Island, B.C., last Friday has determined the man was not the victim of a homicide.

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Related Topix: Canada, World News

Thu May 24, 2012

Yorkton This Week & Enterprise

Disgraced Mountie monitored, says deputy commissioner

B.C.'s top Mountie says he agreed to allow a disgraced Alberta officer to work under his command.

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Peace Arch News

The challenge of East Clayton

By Kevin Diakiw - Surrey North Delta Leader Published: May 23, 2012 4:00 PM Updated: May 24, 2012 1:49 PM New homes, lined up cheek by jowl, face each other over a short distance, thanks to small front lawns and narrow streets.

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Langley Times

Kinder Morgan pares oil pipeline size, tanker estimate

Kinder Morgan now estimates about 300 tankers per year will load in north Burnaby after downsizing its pipeline expansion plan.

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Canada.com

Charges in child porn raid in Chilliwack

A 43-year-old man has been charged with several child pornography-related offences after Mounties raided his Chilliwack home in late April.

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