Haida Gwaii Observer

Opposition leader calls for emergency debate on Canada’s rising extortion crisis

In late October, Sean Fraser, the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, introduced the Bail and Sentencing ...
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Penticton ex-youth leader receives house arrest sexually doctoring images of minor

Scott Vanderburg, 35, had his sentence read out in Kelowna Court on Nov. 15, according to online documents, after previously ...
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Code Whites, violent incidents on the rise at one of B.C.’s busiest hospitals

Code White calls and violent incidents are on the rise at Surrey Memorial Hospital. The hospital, which has one of the ...
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Harbour seal swarm continues to delight nature-watchers at White Rock Pier

Carlo Giovanella, a local birder and member of the White Rock and Surrey Naturalists, mentioned that a similar event occurred ...
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Alleged Okanagan arsonist found guilty of assault, witness intimidation

Lorenzetto was found guilty of aggravated assault on May 16, 2023, and guilty of the intimidation of a participant in the justice system that began the day after the 2022 fire to 2024, involving ...
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Man brandishing weapon taken into custody after hours-long standoff in Kelowna

After more than seven hours, police apprehended a man from the Laurentian Heights apartments on Kelglen Crescent on Sunday, ...
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‘He showed no remorse’: Kelowna man awaits sentencing in threats, choking case

More than 45 people packed into Kelowna Provincial Court on Nov.17, for the sentencing of James Plover, who was found guilty ...