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  'They thought he wasn't making it': B.C. soccer star's family on his shocking shooting — and remarkable recovery

  Born and raised in Metro Vancouver, Nathan Demian was living his dream playing soccer for top-ranked Ohio State University, when he was shot during a post-game pizza run with his brother Saturday night.

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  Convicted Chilliwack drug dealer arrested for alleged parole breach

  A convicted Chilliwack drug dealer is back in police custody after allegedly breaching the conditions of his parole.

• Suspects sought in syringe attack on city worker in Nanaimo, B.C.

  Mounties are investigating after a 58-year-old man was reportedly stabbed with syringes on Tuesday morning at a park in Nanaimo, B.C.

• B.C. man plans to celebrate $1M lotto win with big dinner

  A B.C. man who won a $1-million Lotto 6/49 prize said he plans to celebrate the windfall with a big dinner.

• Rustad says he expects defiance in B.C. Conservative ranks amid row over core values

  John Rustad says he expects a spirit of defiance and for free speech to reign in his British Columbia Conservative Party caucus — even if it involves pitting team members against each other, including himself.

• Stanley Park tree removal project to be ramped up and finished by March, say park board

  The Vancouver Park Board is speeding up its tree removal project to mitigate risks to public safety, after a particularly tempestuous autumn further damaged dead and dying trees in Stanley Park.

• Inmate hospitalized after assault at B.C. maximum-security prison

  An inmate at the only maximum-security federal prison in B.C. was hospitalized after being assaulted last week, according to officials.

• CBSA Pacific Region officers have seized more than 9,400 weapons so far this year

  Border officers in B.C. and the Yukon seized more than 9,400 weapons and related prohibited items during the first 10 months of the year, along with more than $1 million in cash and thousands of kilograms of illegal drugs.

• Suspect in Vancouver 'sucker punch' incident also charged in 2 other random assaults, police say

  The suspect arrested last week for allegedly sucker-punching a stranger in downtown Vancouver has been charged in a total of three separate stranger assaults, police announced Tuesday.

• B.C. man decorates creative car with hand-painted designs and countless toys

  As Dennis Brandt turns the key on the lock attached to his steering wheel he starts laughing. “Seriously,” he says looking up at the collection of curiosities attached to the roof of his vehicle including a painted duck, skateboard, and pair of toy aircraft carriers. “Would anyone steal this car?!”

• Thwarted taxi getaway leads to significant weapons seizure in northern B.C.

  The arrest of a man who allegedly set a stolen car on fire in front of police and tried to flee in a taxi led Mounties to properties in northern B.C. where multiple weapons were seized, according to authorities.

• Company ordered to refund B.C. Telus customer who accidentally sent it payments

  A B.C. Telus customer who mistakenly sent online banking payments to a company with a similar name will get refunded after a small claims decision handed down Monday.

• Meth wrapped as Christmas gifts seized from Vancouver passenger at New Zealand airport

  A woman travelling from Vancouver to New Zealand was arrested after a search of her carry-on duffel bag found methamphetamine wrapped as Christmas presents, according to authorities.

• Parkland produces first batch of low-carbon jet fuel made in Canada

  The first commercial batch of made-in-Canada low-carbon aviation fuel sourced from non-food grade canola and tallow has been produced and quickly purchased.