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B.C. woman calls police, but unable to prove neighbour was killing her shrub

Salmon Arm RCMP found no evidence of wrongdoing in a beat around a bush. On Oct. 22, a woman called police to report a neighbour was killing a bush on her property. The caller alleged this was devaluing her home, which was for sale. “Police attended and spoke with the woman who showed police some […]

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Nelson can be pricier than Vancouver, and other realities of B.C.’s living wage

A single adult needs to make a higher wage to live in Nelson than they do in Vancouver. That’s among the revelations in an annual report by Living Wage BC released Nov. 13 that calculates the rate that a full-time worker in a given community must earn to cover basic expenses and participate in community

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RCMP adds more resources to tackle B.C. extortion crisis as bullets continue to fly

The BC RCMP is increasing police resources to address the ongoing extortion crisis in the Lower Mainland’s South Asian community – an issue it says is “not the work of a single individual or crime group.” In Surrey alone in 2025, there have been 95 reports of extortion and 45 shots fired in extortion-related incidents

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‘All things metaphysical’: Marking a B.C. full moon with the Fraser Witchery Bog

It was just a few days after the brightest and biggest supermoon of the year. But with clouds blocking the view, the telescope Theresa Rider brought to a Saturday, Nov. 8 celebration of the full moon in Langley had to remain in its storage case. “Can’t win em all,” Rider remarked the day after the

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