On Nov. 8, as Irene Alec walked along the main throughfare in downtown Burns Lake, she stooped to pick up a green cloth shopping bag that was lying in the road and placed it on the sidewalk. Amanda Follett Hosgood reports. Amanda reports on northern B.C. for The Tyee. Published Nov. 22, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/11/22/Lake-Babine-Elder-Handcuffed-Ticketed/

Lake Babine Elder Handcuffed, Ticketed after Moving Abandoned Bag

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