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LIVE Fallen B.C. RCMP Const. Rick O'Brien being honoured at regimental funeral Wednesday
Mourners are gathering in B.C.'s Lower Mainland Wednesday to pay respects to Const. Rick O'Brien, the Ridge Meadows RCMP officer who was killed in the line of duty last month.
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