
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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Surrey mayor claims public deposits safe despite alleged $2.5-million fraud
Surrey's mayor insisted Friday that developers and members of the public can have confidence in the city's financial safeguards despite revelations that a former city finance clerk allegedly defrauded taxpayers of more than $2.5 million.
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CBC Investigates
Former City of Surrey finance clerk suspected of defrauding city of $2.5 million
Surrey police and RCMP financial crimes officers are investigating allegations that a former City of Surrey finance clerk defrauded the city of more than $2.5 million by cutting hundreds of cheques to accounts associated with herself and her boutique cake baking business.
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CBC Investigates
Body sat for 11 days after overdose death in 'first-of-its kind' supportive housing complex
CBC has learned that staff at a celebrated B.C. complex-care housing complex didn't find the body of a 60-year-old resident until nearly 11 days after she overdosed in her room, despite supports that were supposed to include wellness checks.
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VPD sergeant demoted and suspended for sexually harassing colleagues and students
The Vancouver Police Department's longest-serving sergeant was demoted and suspended Tuesday after admitting to sexually harassing five women, including two fellow officers and three students at the universities where he taught.
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'Years of history': Who is the former drug dealer banished from Haida Gwaii?
Scared neighbours. An atmosphere of "fear, mistrust and continual disruption." People "upset and anxious and worried in their own homes." A Skidegate band councillor told a provincial court judge years ago that banishment was a possibility for Frank Young, as she described the drug dealer's impact on the Haida Gwaii community.
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Man charged in deadly Lapu-Lapu Day festival rampage was under Mental Health Act supervision
A mental health team was overseeing the man charged with murder in connection with a horrific incident at a Vancouver street festival Saturday that left 11 people dead and many more wounded, according to B.C.'s Ministry of Health.
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Man charged in deadly Lapu-Lapu Day festival rampage was under Mental Health Act supervision
A mental health team was overseeing the man charged with murder in connection with a horrific incident at a Vancouver street festival Saturday that left 11 people dead and many more wounded, according to B.C.'s Ministry of Health.
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Accused in Vancouver Lapu-Lapu Day festival killings grappled with family loss in months before tragedy
The Vancouver man accused of murdering eight people by ploughing a vehicle into a crowded street celebration on Saturday night had been grappling for months with the impact of his brother's murder.
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3 Vancouver pharmacists ordered not to provide 'safe supply' pending investigation outcome
Three Vancouver pharmacists have been ordered not to provide patients any "safe supply" medications pending the outcome of an investigation prompted by complaints about the provision of opioid treatment services at a pair of East Vancouver pharmacies.
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CBC Investigates
Female police officers say harassment case in B.C. underscores need for action
A group of female officers suing British Columbia's municipal police forces were surprised to see their proposed class action lawsuit held out as proof of the need to address "toxic" workplace culture at a recent groundbreaking public hearing. It made them wonder why they're having to fight so hard.
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