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(BC-RCMP-Charter-Challenge)

The Heiltsuk (HAIL’-suk) First Nation on the central coast says the R-C-M-P aren’t enforcing its bylaws and it’s going to court to change that. 

The nation has filed a B-C Supreme Court lawsuit saying the Mounties are “emboldening drug dealers” by refusing to enforce Heiltsuk bylaws that ban people who are engaging in dangerous activities from its reserve lands.

Elected Chief Marilyn Slett says that refusal is worsening the harms caused from overdoses and sexual violence in the community.

The nation says in the court document that its Charter rights have been violated, and that police inaction amounts to discriminatory treatment that infringes on their rights to receive equal protection under the law without discrimination. (The Canadian Press)

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(BC-WEA) (WATCH for dating)

More than 20-thousand people across the island and the Lower Mainland had power knocked out during a windstorm last night.

However, B-C Hydro says it restored most of the outages by this morning.

Environment Canada says the highest winds gusts were felt on Discovery Island on the eastern side of Vancouver Island, which recorded peaks of up to 96 kilometres per hour. 

The wind also forced B-C Ferries to cancel several sailings last night, but service has since been restored. (The Canadian Press)

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(BC-WEA-Warning) (WATCH for dating)

Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for Highway 3 between Paulson Summit and Kootenay Pass.

It says amounts between 15 and 20 centimetres are expected in the region today.

The agency says the weather is caused by a low pressure system moving through southwestern B-C.

It says the snow is expected to taper off in the late afternoon, but is warning drivers that conditions can change suddenly and impact visibility. (The Canadian Press)

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(BC-Earthquake)

Earthquakes Canada says preliminary 5-magnitude earthquake struck last night off B-C’s coast.

It says the quake, which had a depth of 10 kilometres, happened at 9:37 p-m, but there were no reports of it being felt.

It comes after a 5.4-magnitude earthquake rocked British Columbia’s southwest coast on Friday.

That quake, which was centred 24 kilometres north-northeast of Sechelt resulted in noticeable tremors in Metro Vancouver and Victoria and was felt far away as Prince George. (The Canadian Press)

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(BC-Archbishop)

The Vancouver archdiocese says Pope Francis has appointed Richard Smith as a new archbishop for Vancouver.

Smith had been serving as Archbishop of Edmonton.

The archdiocese says that it also accepted the resignation of J. Michael Miller, who had made the request on his 75th birthday in 2021 but had been asked to stay in office until his successor’s arrival.

The announcement from the Vatican comes even though the 88-year-old pope remains in critical condition at the hospital with double pneumonia. (The Canadian Press)

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(BC-Impaired-Driver)

Police in Port Moody say a 29-year-old man was arrested for impaired driving after he was seen driving more than double the speed limit in front of police headquarters in the city last weekend.

They say officers stopped the vehicle just before 4 a-m on Sunday and recognized the driver as a man who they had brought to his home in Vancouver earlier that night.

Police say he was driven home after causing a disturbance when Good Samaritans took his keys away because he was intoxicated.

They say that once the man was arrested, he told officers he used a ride-share to get back to Port Moody to drive his vehicle home. (The Canadian Press)

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(B-C Update by The Canadian Press)