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Police investigating series of pellet gun drive-bys targeting pedestrians in Abbotsford, B.C.

Abbotsford police are investigating a series of pellet gun shootings that they say targeted pedestrians on public roads at random Wednesday night.

Union calls for better support for paramedics amid 'profound mental health crisis'

The ongoing toxic drug crisis, pandemic, extreme weather and staffing shortages are leading to "compassion fatigue" and burnout, according to the Ambulance Paramedics of B.C's mental health and wellness co-ordinator.

Attention stargazers! It's time for one of the best meteor showers of the year — the Perseids

This year, the Perseid meteor shower runs from July 17 to Aug. 23, but it peaks on the night of Aug. 12-13 when, under ideal conditions, the shower could produce roughly 100 meteors per hour. However, you're unlikely to see that many or even half of them this year due to one major problem: the moon.

Family 'heartbroken' after B.C. mother and baby killed by falling tree on Vancouver Island

A statement from the family of a young woman and her infant son killed last Thursday by a falling tree at Comox Lake say a community gathering is planned to remember the two.
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