Sooke tech store at risk after being hit by string of break-ins

A Sooke electronics repair and retail business says a recent wave of break-ins has left it struggling to stay afloat, with the owner reporting about $30,000 in combined inventory loss and property damage over the past six weeks. Alexander Kingston, owner of Gadget Tree, said the store has been targeted four to five times since […]

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DRIPA worries, budget woes bring B.C. legislature’s spring session to a close

The B.C. legislature closed the spring session on Thursday with two of the same items dominating the conversation as at the start in mid-February: the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA) and a provincial budget that seems to have pleased nobody in the province. The budget squeaked by with the Speaker casting

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Abbotsford charity helps hand out 150 pairs of shoes to the homeless

A group of Abbotsford youth recently gave a helping hand to the feet of the Lower Mainland’s homeless population, handing out more than 150 pairs of shoes in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. To complete this project, the Abbotsford Smile Foundation partnered with the UBC Bhangra Club, with both of these groups being founded and led by

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THE MOJ: How the BC Lions show culture is an attitude in various forms

Culture. It’s a word that gets tossed around all the time when a discussion arises in regards to building a team in professional sports. Rarely, though, does anyone define it or provide examples of it. When your agent went to the BC Lions training camp in Kamloops and subsequently a pre-season game in Langford, he

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Public information sought in 2002 sexual assault case at B.C. ski resort

WARNING: This article contains details about a criminal sexual assault trial and may be disturbing to some readers. If you or someone you know has been impacted by sexual violence, contact the 24-hour Sexual Assault Support Crisis line at 1-877-954-6242 or the RCMP. West Kelowna RCMP are seeking information regarding a 24-year-old aggravated sexual assault

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