B.C. city wants to enact state of emergency over street disorder, violence

B.C. city wants to enact state of emergency over street disorder, violence

City council in Williams Lake, B.C., is looking to impose a state of local emergency over an increase in street disorder and violence — but the proposal has received pushback, and it's unclear if the B.C. government would fully support it.Coun.

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