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Puppies that will become RCMP police dogs play outside B.C. RCMP Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, March 11, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck April 25, 2021 - 6:09 PM
VANCOUVER - A shortage of veterinarians in British Columbia threatens food security and is responsible for animals suffering and dying, according the group that speaks for animal doctors in the province.
Dr. Al Longair, president of the Society of BC Veterinarians, said the problem has been compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic as more people get pets and public health restrictions double the length of appointment times.
Longair is among eight society executives who signed an open letter to members of B.C. s legislative assembly saying the minister of advanced education won t meet with them about increasing seats at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine.
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A B.C. Supreme Court judge says the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team’s “systemic, flagrant disregard” for the charter rights of accused may impact hundreds of murder cases.
The police failure was uncovered in the case against Samandeep Singh Gill, who was accused of second-degree murder and attempted murder in a 2011 road-rage incident in Surrey that left one man dead.
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In a decision released online Friday, Justice David Masuhara excluded cellphone evidence gathered against Gill that the Crown said was necessary to its case, prompting Gill’s acquittal.
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British Columbia Attorney General David Eby listens during a news conference in Vancouver, B.C., Friday, May 24, 2019. Eby has appointed a lawyer to look into the possibility of an appeal in the case of Samandeep Gill. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck April 24, 2021 - 3:06 PM
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge says the province s homicide investigation team s systemic, flagrant disregard for the charter rights of accused may impact hundreds of murder cases.
The police failure was uncovered in the case against Samandeep Singh Gill, who was accused of second-degree murder and attempted murder in a 2011 road rage incident in Surrey, B.C., that left one man dead.
Homicide teams evidence policies prompt acquittal of B.C. man on murder charge
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British Columbia Attorney General David Eby listens during a news conference in Vancouver, B.C., Friday, May 24, 2019. Eby has appointed a lawyer to look into the possibility of an appeal in the case of Samandeep Gill. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia Supreme Court judge says the province’s homicide investigation team’s “systemic, flagrant disregard” for the charter rights of accused may impact hundreds of murder cases.
The police failure was uncovered in the case against Samandeep Singh Gill, who was accused of second-degree murder and attempted murder in a 2011 road rage incident in Surrey, B.C., that left one man dead.
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