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Man dies after being pepper sprayed, shocked and batoned by police officers

British Columbia's police watchdog is investigating the death of a man who was pepper sprayed and shocked with a stun gun by Mounties on Sunday.RCMP say the incident happened in Whistler at about 11 a.m., after people called to report an intoxicated man causing a disturbance at a local business.They say that the officers used pepper spray on the man, stunned him with a conducted energy weapon and used their batons "in an effort to gain control of him."During the interaction, they say the man "suddenly became still" and officers began CPR as they called paramedics.He died after being taken to ...

Chartered flight to bring back Canadians stranded on Grand Princess

Ottawa says it has chartered a plane to bring home Canadians stranded on the Grand Princess cruise ship off the coast of California. Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says Canada made the decision after the U.S....

6 new coronavirus cases in B.C.

Provincial Health Officer Dr. Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix informed in a press conference that as of this morning there are 27 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the province. Of the six new patients, two had travelled to Iran, two are from the Grand Princess cruise ship which was quarantined off the coast of San Francisco, and the other two are from a long term care centre in a North Vancouver. Dr. Henry informed that Lynn Valley Care Centre is under outbreak protocol now....

Coronavirus: Public parade ceremony at Attari-Wagah border stopped, till further orders, from March 7

In the wake of the outbreak of novel coronavirus in India, the public parade ceremony at the Attari-Wagah border has been discontinued from March 7. "Till further orders, public parade ceremony at Attari Wagah border has been dis...

Alberta reports second presumptive case of new coronavirus

The Alberta government says the province has a second presumptive case of the novel coronavirus. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, chief medical officer of health, says the second case is a man in his 40s in the Edmonton area who had travelled on business to Michigan, Illinois and Ohio. Hinshaw says the man returned to Alberta on Feb. 28 and is currently isolated at his home. Alberta's first case was announced Thursday, a woman in her 50s from Calgary who is expected to make a full recovery. Hinshaw says the woman works at ATB Financial, Alberta's Crown-owned bank. She says ATB has closed two Calgary branch...

No public hearing will be held into Vancouver police officer's dismissal

British Columbia's police complaint commissioner has decided not to hold a public hearing into the dismissal of a senior Vancouver police officer for discreditable conduct after an inappropriate relationship with a junior constable who died by suicide. The Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner says in a statement that Sgt. Dave Van Patten also has not requested the decision be reviewed by a retired judge at a public hearing. Earlier this year, the office said Const. Nicole Chan killed herself in January 2019 and the police complaint commissioner ordered an investigation, which was condu...

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Public Health Agency trying to find more than 260 Canadians from last voyage of the Grand Princess cruise ship

The Public Health Agency of Canada is trying to find more than 260 Canadians who were on the last voyage of the Grand Princess cruise ship. This after fellow Canadian passengers were diagnosed with COVID-19 upon their return last...

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B.C. activating its provincial pandemic plan to deal with the novel coronavirus

British Columbia is activating its provincial pandemic plan to deal with the novel coronavirus.Health Minister Adrian Dix says the province is ready to use emergency powers to protect the population, health workers, and the health...

Indigenous justice strategy "to make difference for generations," says Eby

British Columbia will work with First Nations to restore their legal practices and structures under an agreement signed today that aims to reduce the number of Indigenous people sent to jail. Attorney General David Eby says the a...

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