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‘No regard for our law’: Crown wants Kelowna ‘Freedom Fighter’ sentenced to jail

‘No regard for our law’: Crown wants Kelowna ‘Freedom Fighter’ sentenced to jail

David Lindsay, a leader of Kelowna’s self-proclaimed “Freedom Fighters,” has been found guilty of assaulting security guards while trying to enter an Interior Health building
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Island Health marks 8th anniversary of B.C.’s toxic-drug crisis

Island Health marks 8th anniversary of B.C.’s toxic-drug crisis

Stigmas around addiction can make it difficult for those who want to come forward
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Orphan orca calf evades capture, B.C. rescuers stand down to regroup

Orphan orca calf evades capture, B.C. rescuers stand down to regroup

Team ‘truly humbled at the intelligence, adaptability and resilience’ after futile efforts
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‘There is no place like home’ Hospital at Home program expands to Vancouver

‘There is no place like home’ Hospital at Home program expands to Vancouver

Health Minister says program already improving quality of care for eligible patients elsewhere
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Four-term Kelowna MP Werner Schmidt dead at 92

Four-term Kelowna MP Werner Schmidt dead at 92

Schmidt represented the Okanagan Centre, Kelowna, and Kelowna-Lake Country ridings from 1993 to 2006
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Tiny communities in B.C.’s Chilcotin grappling with pain of drug poisonings

Tiny communities in B.C.’s Chilcotin grappling with pain of drug poisonings

Tsideldel, Xeni Gwet’in chiefs say residents are healing in the face of addiction
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Habitat for Humanity’s biggest project on Island being built in Nanaimo

Habitat for Humanity’s biggest project on Island being built in Nanaimo

Four-building, 25-unit project planned for Metral Drive
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Two dogs killed woman in 2021 B.C. attack

Two dogs killed woman in 2021 B.C. attack

DNA samples confirm deadly attack on Ping Guo
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Campbell River crisis team referrals second highest in the province

Campbell River crisis team referrals second highest in the province

Mental health concerns, poverty, housing top risk factors behind referrals
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Vancouver Island outdoorsman named Ducks Unlimited’s B.C. volunteer of the year

Vancouver Island outdoorsman named Ducks Unlimited’s B.C. volunteer of the year

Parksville’s Darin Brown has been with DUC for 20 years
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