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B.C. still failing to properly fill out documentation for involuntarily held patients

B.C. is still failing to meet its obligations to properly fill out documentation for people held involuntarily under the Mental Health Act, five years after the province’s ombudsperson first identified issues. “This is a legal authority to detain somebody against their will, and it shouldn’t take place unless the authorities comply with all of the […]

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Kelowna man guilty of 2nd degree murder for killing woman after first date

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Hockey Canada taps B.C. capital to pilot new player development hub

Victoria is set to become the testing ground for a new national vision in player development. Hockey Canada has announced that the first-ever Hockey Canada Development Hub will be based in Victoria, running out of the Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre this spring and summer, in partnership with the Victoria Royals and BC Hockey. The first development

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Yukon government opposition won’t hold up federal gun buyback program: MP

The Yukon government’s opposition to the federal gun buyback program won’t hold up the program, according to Yukon MP Brendan Hanley. Territorial Justice Minister Laura Lang expressed in a statement that the Yukon government won’t participate in this “counterproductive program,” but didn’t outline the government’s next steps. The way the program works is that the

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