Crime & Courts

LANGFORD, B.C. — A second sombre procession is scheduled to travel along the highways of southern Vancouver Island today as the body of RCMP Const. Sarah Beckett is returned to Langford.

OSOYOOS, B.C. — The RCMP say alcohol is believed to have been a key factor in a brawl that broke out between parents of opposing hockey teams at a children’s tournament in southern British Columbia.

LANGFORD, B.C. — A driver taken into custody after a collision that killed a British Columbia Mountie has been released without charges.

RCMP Cpl. Janelle Shoihet confirmed the man was released Wednesday morning but she says a criminal investigation is active and ongoing.

KAMLOOPS — The face of the Kamloops RCMP detachment is changing.

Cpl. Jodi Shelkie will take over as the detachment's media relations officer, starting next Monday.