Bob Mackin
Freelance Writer and Editor at Freelance
Host at The Breaker News Podcast
News, sports, business and politics journalist. Red Mittens & Red Ink: The Vancouver Olympics author. Also reporting via @theBreakerNews
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6 days ago |
thespec.com | Bob Mackin
A constitutional challenge by a man convicted last year of sexually assaulting a former girlfriend was abruptly adjourned April 17 when the Crown prosecutor said he felt ill. Justice Simon Coval took a sudden break before the scheduled afternoon recess. He returned to set April 30 and May 1 as the next dates for Brendan Tomas Boylan’s application to stay the charge. The 39-year-old claims his right to a timely trial was violated.
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6 days ago |
energeticcity.ca | Franki Berry |Max Bowder |Bob Mackin |Spencer Hall
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6 days ago |
vancouverisawesome.com | Bob Mackin
A woman must return a stuffed deer head to her former father-in-law, according to an April 9 ruling from the BC Civil Resolution Tribunal (CRT). Richard Alexander Woytowich demanded Aimee Woytowich, who had married and then divorced his son, to return the whitetail deer shoulder mount, worth $2,000, in good condition. Richard Woytowitch claimed ownership of the deer mount and stored it at her property. She said it was given as a gift more than eight years ago. He to the CRT to settle the dispute.
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1 week ago |
thespec.com | Bob Mackin
The Prince George teacher convicted late last year of sexually assaulting a woman he lived with in 2018 returned to BC Supreme Court in Prince George on Tuesday, April 15, hoping to stay the charge on constitutional grounds. Brendan Tomas Boylan, 39, was charged in November 2020 and tried intermittently between April 2023 and September 2024. At issue was a sexual encounter that began with mutual consent. The victim testified that Boylan did not respect her pleas to stop.
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1 week ago |
energeticcity.ca | Max Bowder |Bob Mackin |Spencer Hall |Franki Berry
Northern Health confirmed the Tumbler Ridge Health Centre was closed for 50 hours between April 14th and 16th due to "staffing shortages."TUMBLER RIDGE, B.C. - Northern Health has explained why it did not post a notification about the more than two-day closure of Tumbler Ridge Health Centre emergency room this week.
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