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Whitehorse shelter operator 'fully committed to taking action' on inquest recommendations
The non-profit organization that operates the Whitehorse emergency shelter says it will do a "careful and considered review" of the recommendations issued by the jury at this month's coroner's inquest, and make any necessary changes to improve service at the facility.The three-week inquest, which wrapped up this week, examined the circumstances around the deaths of four women at the shelter in 2022 and 2023: Myranda Tizya-Charlie, Cassandra Warville, Josephine Elizabeth Hager and Darla Skookum.T
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High-risk sex offender Randall Hopley evaded police manhunt by hiding under a bridge, court hears
High-risk sex offender Randall Hopley hid out under a bridge in South Vancouver while the subject of an intense 10-day police manhunt and Canada-wide warrant in November. The details emerged Friday during sentencing arguments in Vancouver provincial court where Hopley has pleaded guilty to three charges of breaching his long-term supervision order and one charge of failing to appear in court. The 58-year-old walked away from his halfway house in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside on Nov. 4, taking hi
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Crews monitoring Robert Service Way escarpment in Whitehorse after 'minor slide'
Consultants with the City of Whitehorse are monitoring the escarpment along Robert Service Way after a "minor slide" on Thursday.Tension cracks started to form Wednesday afternoon as a result of thawing caused by warm weather, the city said in an update late Friday afternoon. The slide on Thursday was less than 100 cubic metres, the city said. "Crews have also observed an acceleration of water seepage throughout the slope," the update said. Crews have put their response plan in place to mitigate
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Beneficial moisture arrives in B.C., thunder risk for Interior
A rainy, snowy weekend is welcome news in B.C. as widespread drought plagues the province heading into wildfire season
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B.C. sex offender pleads guilty to breaching supervision order following manhunt
VANCOUVER — A high-risk sex offender who went on the run for 10 days in Vancouver has pleaded guilty to breaching his long-term supervision order and failing to attend court. The province's prosecution service confirmed that Randall Hopley entered the guilty pleas in provincial court on Friday. Hopley walked away from a halfway house in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside after cutting off his ankle monitor in November. The public manhunt ended when investigators said Hopley turned up outside a police
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Muggy air, storm risk build in southern Ontario this weekend
Temperatures and humidity are on the rise across southern Ontario as unsettled weather pushes into the region
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