
Jason Proctor
Jason Proctor is a reporter in British Columbia for CBC News and has covered the B.C. courts and the justice system extensively.
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Vancouver police urged to adopt sexual harassment training as veteran officer admits misconduct
The Vancouver Police Department's longest-serving sergeant faces demotion and a 20-day suspension after admitting to sending unwelcome, sexualized messages to five separate women in a pattern authorities say highlights the issue of sexual harassment at the VPD.
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Public hearing set to begin for veteran VPD officer accused of sexual harassment
A public hearing is set to begin Wednesday into allegations of sexual harassment levelled by students and other police officers against a senior member of the Vancouver Police Department.
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Decades-old secrets surface as former North Vancouver teacher found guilty of sexual offences
Dark secrets from the past emerged at a provincial court trial this week, where an 85-year-old former North Vancouver teacher was convicted of nine historic sexual offences against boys he groomed with ski trips, water-skiing and camping.
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B.C. man accused in conspiracy to obtain U.S. technology for Pakistan's nuclear weapons program
A B.C. man is in custody in Washington state, accused of acting as a middleman in a years-long conspiracy to smuggle U.S. technology through Canada in a bid to bypass laws meant to limit Pakistan's military ambitions.
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CBC Investigates
B.C.'s hopes for a hydrogen economy are under threat. Here's why
Documents released through a freedom of information request reveal that B.C.'s former energy minister was told last September that at least seven "large-scale hydrogen projects" were being cancelled or paused because of issues including electricity supply, high cost and transportation.
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CBC Investigates
'Staggering' reach of 'shadow' mortgage broker revealed as B.C. real estate agents lose licences
B.C.'s financial regulator has cancelled the licence of a real estate agent who used the services of a so-called 'shadow' mortgage broker to buy a house using fake documents a year after declaring a negative annual income of $459.
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RCMP brass accused of sending 'inflammatory' email about officers in code of conduct hearing
A lawyer for one of three B.C. Mounties facing code of conduct proceedings for making racist and sexist comments accused the leadership of their detachment of sending out an "inflammatory" email Tuesday commenting on their evidence.
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'It's not who I am': B.C. RCMP officer defends allegedly offensive chat messages at hearing
One of three B.C. Mounties accused of making racist and sexist comments in group chats held back tears Monday as he described the life-threatening pressures of policing he claimed led to the need for a "safe" space where officers could vent frustrations about the job and co-workers.
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Stiff penalty: B.C. sex shop fined $1M for selling Viagra and Cialis as natural health products
A B.C. provincial court judge has slapped the owners of four Lower Mainland sex shops with a precedent-setting $1-million penalty for advertising, selling and packaging prescription-only erectile dysfunction drugs under the guise of "natural health products."
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Tesla driver arrested for allegedly fleeing scene of deadly collision on Pattullo Bridge
B.C.'s director of civil forfeiture is suing a man who was allegedly at the wheel of a Tesla that may have been racing across the Pattullo Bridge with a Nissan Altima on Valentine's Day when the Nissan slammed into a semi-truck, killing three people and injuring one more.
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