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(BC-Wildfires)

Residents of Fort Nelson are returning more than two weeks after being forced to flee the threat of a fast-moving wildfire that went on to destroy four homes.

The Northern Rockies Regional Municipality and the Fort Nelson First Nation have jointly rescinded their evacuation orders, though an evacuation alert is in effect.

A statement from the municipality says Fort Nelson has been deemed safe for re-entry for about 47-hundred residents, but they must stay ready to leave on short notice if the threat of the Parker Lake fire re-emerges.

It adds that residents arriving home would have access to free cleaning kits provided by the Red Cross. (The Canadian Press)

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(BC-Knife-Attack)

Mounties in North Vancouver say a local man has been arrested and charged with attempted murder after an alleged attack on a motorcyclist last Saturday afternoon.

R-C-M-P say they responded to reports of a man with a knife slashing cars and attacking the motorcyclist near Mount Seymour Parkway and Deep Cove Road.

Police say the man allegedly struck the rider's helmet, preventing injury, but the motorcyclist did sustain minor injuries in the resulting fall.

They say the suspect was arrested at the scene and had a court appearance set for today to face charges including attempted murder, assault with a weapon and assault on a police officer. (The Canadian Press)

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(BC-Technology-Students)

Simon Fraser University says it has used funding from the provincial government to add 500 new student spaces in the technology sector.

A statement from the Burnaby-based university says the spots will be added to existing programs including computing science, software systems, agritech, social data analytics, data science, statistics and business analytics.

The new spaces are to be rolled out over four years.

The expansion is part of a larger B-C government plan to add three thousand spaces to the public post-secondary education system. (The Canadian Press)

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(BC-Speeding-Incident)

Mounties in Metro Vancouver say an officer was forced to dive to the side of the road to avoid being struck by a car he was trying to pull over earlier this month.

Richmond R-C-M-P say police were conducting speed enforcement along Highway 91 near the Knight Street Bridge when one officer clocked a vehicle allegedly travelling 145 kilometres per hour in a zone where the limit was 80.

The officer tried to stop the speeding car, but police say the driver didn't stop, and the officer had to dive to safety.

The Mounties say they're looking for a Black sedan with a broken passenger-side mirror, and they're asking anyone who was in that area on May 19th between 8:40 and 9:10 A-M to check their dash-camera footage. (The Canadian Press)

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(BC-Schools-Phones)

The Vancouver School Board is set to consider a motion related to the restriction of cellphones in classrooms as the province aims to crack down on overuse.

Premier David Eby has said districts would be required to have policies in place limiting students' use of devices by the start of the next school year.

The province stopped short of saying what exactly those policies should be, but indicated codes of conduct would need to include at least one relevant statement.

The motion coming before Vancouver's board tonight shows one potential measure could require students in kindergarten through Grade 6 to keep their phones on silent and out of sight for the school day unless they have explicit permission. (CTV)

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(B-C Update by The Canadian Press)

The Canadian Press