RCMP investigating series of B.C. cow-poaching incidents
Authorities are asking for the public’s help investigating a series of cow-poaching incidents reported across three B.C. communities.
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B.C film studio repurposes retired SkyTrain car to create country’s first standing subway train set
A SkyTrain car from TransLink’s retired Mark I fleet is set to reinvigorate filming in Hollywood North after being repurposed by a production studio in Langley.
Warrant issued for man accused in Vancouver taxi driver killing
Authorities are asking for the public’s help finding a 26-year-old man accused of killing a taxi driver in Vancouver three years ago.
Victoria Hand Project heading to Nepal to outfit amputees with prosthetic arms
On Tuesday, last-minute preparations were well underway at the Victoria Hand Project headquarters on the University of Victoria’s campus.
New B.C. Conservative critic calls for transparency, police-training reform after death of autistic teen
A newly appointed Opposition critic spoke in the B.C. legislature Tuesday about the police-involved shooting of 15-year-old Chase De Balinhard, marking the first time a Conservative MLA has addressed the Surrey teen’s death in the house.
Suspect arrested after string of daytime break-ins in Victoria
Police in Victoria say a suspect was arrested Monday following a string of brazen residential break-ins in the B.C. capital region.
How B.C. man rescued himself from jaws of grizzly that ripped off his lips and scalp
Joe Pendry used his experience as a boxer to fight for his life when a mother grizzly attacked him, grabbed him by the head and inflicted horrific injuries while he was hunting elk in British Columbia’s East Kootenay region this month.
Woman on guided tour falls 30 metres into the water in North Vancouver park
Police are asking for witnesses to come forward after a tourist fell off a cliff in North Vancouver’s Lynn Canyon Park on Monday.
B.C. Mountie’s lawyer admits messages broke RCMP code, but calls investigation biased
A British Columbia RCMP officer’s lawyer says her client admits some messages he sent over police mobile data terminals breached the force’s code of conduct, but the investigation into him and fellow officers was unfair and biased.
B.C. teacher should have known model rifle could cause ‘fear and panic’ at school, commissioner says
A high school teacher who brought a model rifle to work in Vancouver’s Point Grey neighbourhood—leading to a tense police incident on school grounds—has been disciplined with a three-week suspension.
B.C. Conservative Rustad stoking ‘baseless’ land ruling fears: First Nations leaders
First Nations leaders in British Columbia say provincial Conservative leader John Rustad is using “dangerous and cynical rhetoric” in his response to a landmark court decision that recognizes Aboriginal title of the Cowichan Tribes over private and government-owned land in Richmond, B.C.
Person of interest in B.C. homicide wore ‘unique’ track suit, investigators say
Mounties investigating a homicide in northern British Columbia have released surveillance video of an alleged person of interest in the case.
Teenage suspects sought after robbery in New Westminster park
Police in New Westminster are asking witnesses and the suspects themselves to come forward after a robbery and assault in Moody Park last week.
Conor D’Monte, who evaded police for more than a decade, pleads guilty to conspiracy
Conor Vincent D’Monte, the alleged gang member who eluded capture for more than a decade after the 2009 killing of Kevin LeClair, has pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy to commit murder.
B.C. man banned from Home Depot after $14K in stolen tools recovered
A British Columbia man has been placed under house arrest and banned from every Home Depot store in the province after he pleaded guilty to stealing more than $14,000 worth of tools while employed by the company.