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Fran Yanor
Fran Yanor a legislative journalist, and the editor and founder of Northern Beat.

The quandary of mandatory care

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Written By Fran Yanor
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A small group of British Columbians trapped in a cycle of mental illness, addiction and repeating criminal behaviour are endangering public safety in communities across B.C. When Premier David Eby…

“Call out” to anarchists preceded arson attack on police vehicles

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Written By Fran Yanor
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A week before several RCMP vehicles policing the Coastal GasLink project were destroyed by arson, the Wet’suwet’en group opposed to the pipeline called on activists and anarchists to help stop…

Extremist candidates running for municipal councils across BC, officials warn

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Written By Fran Yanor
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The most debated issues at last week’s annual conference of B.C. municipalities may have been health care, housing and inner-city street disorder, but in private conversations, off the record, mayors…