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Needle exchange shutdown led to spike in dangerous sharing: Study

Sharing of dirty needles among Victoria's injection-drug users increased substantially after the city's only fixed needle exchange...

B.C. drivers who are caught speeding excessivley face having their cars impounded starting Sept. 20, Solicitor-General Mike de Jong said in a news release today.

Speeding B.C. drivers could lose cars

Drivers who are caught speeding excessively in British Columbia will risk having their cars impounded starting this month.

More than two-thirds of people in British Columbia say the harmonized sales tax has severely or moderately affected their household finances, a new poll has found.

Majority in B.C. say HST severely or moderately affects budget

More than two-thirds of people in British Columbia say the harmonized sales tax has severely or moderately affected their household...

Timothy Niven Tyler (pictured here) was killed while trying to protect his marijuana crop from being robbed. Gerlinde Klumpp, 49, of Rock Creek is being charged with robbery and obstructing justice and Geoffrey Moore, 53, formerly of Greenwood is being charged with murder and robbery.

2 charged in shooting of B.C. grow-op owner

Two years after a B.C. man was gunned down while protecting his $1-million marijuana grow-op, charges have been laid against two people...

A 12-year-old boy from Nanaimo, B.C., has had more than 100 run-ins with the police — "serious offences" according to a Mountie spokeswoman.

Bail hearing for 12-year-old career criminal adjourned

A 12-year-old B.C. boy who has logged more than 100 run-ins with police will remain in custody after a brief court appearance Thursday...

Jennifer Beauregard describes her accident

Video used to shock drivers into slowing down in construction zones

The video is brutal: a young woman lying unconscious, face badly bruised, arms covered in dressings, tubes into her mouth, neck and...

Jason Matthew Walker leaves the Victoria  courthouse  after pleading guilty   to two counts of perjury and one charge of using a forged document in Victoria, B.C. August  27, 2010.

Phoney B.C. doctor dodges jail time

A clinical counsellor and former police reserve constable in Saanich, B.C., avoided jail time Thursday after pleading guilty last ...

Lori Douglas, the associate chief justice of the Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench, Family Division.

Court orders return of Manitoba judge's sex-scandal photos

The man at the centre of a sex scandal involving a prominent Manitoba judge and her voyeur husband has been ordered by a judge to ...

FILE PHOTO: Barry Penner (left) and Musqueum River Watcher Willard Sparrow do a water test at a 2008 press conference on water conservation.

B.C. minister eyes water conservation to protect salmon

B.C. Environment Minister Barry Penner says he won't hesitate to order water conservation in the drought-struck B.C. Interior if water...

Maritimers brace for Hurricane Earl

Emergency officials in the Maritimes issued stark public warnings Thursday about the threat posed by Hurricane Earl, expected to strike...

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Oil sheen spreads from U.S. platform after fire

An oil and gas platform operated by Mariner Energy burst into flames Thursday and unleashed a mile-long oil sheen into the Gulf of...

Canadian Space Agency milestones

With the announcement of Chris Hadfield as the first Canadian commander of the International Space Station, Global News takes a look...

B.C. finance minister urged to resign over HST controversy

A senior Liberal operative in British Columbia is calling for the resignation of the province's finance minister, saying recent revelations...

Beverly Motel shut down for 30 days

Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) has shut down the Beverly Motel located at 4403-118 Avenue after a year long investigation...

Fuel tanker runs aground in Nunavut

No oil is leaking from a fuel tanker that ran aground in western Nunavut, Canadian Coast Guard officials said Thursday.

Hate crime conviction sends message; racism will not be tolerated

For the first time in Calgary, a conviction has been made in relation to a hate crime.

Return to power within grasp for Australia's Gillard

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard came within grasp of a return to power on Thursday after one of four "kingmaker" MPs backed...

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