Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. court acquits man of manslaughter, finds him guilty of accessory in murder
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A man accused of helping his friend kill a woman in Surrey, B.C., has been acquitted of manslaughter, but found guilty of being an accessory to the murder after the fact. A B.C...
May 27, 2016
B.C. heads back to court to seek injunction to shut down Victoria homeless camp
VICTORIA - British Columbia’s housing minister says the government is going back to court as early as next week in a second attempt to shut down a homeless camp on the grounds of Victoria’...
May 27, 2016
Body discovered in Salmon Arm identified as missing senior
SALMON ARM, B.C. - RCMP and the BC Coroners Service have identified human remains found in Salmon Arm last week. The body belonged to 70 year old Christopher Allbury, who had been missing since May 6t...
May 27, 2016
Two more warrants for drug ring operating from Chilliwack to Fort St. John, B.C.
VANCOUVER - Arrest warrants have been issued for two more men allegedly connected to a drug trafficking ring that police say stretches across British Columbia. A release from the Combined Forces Speci...
May 27, 2016
Remains of missing British hiker found on West Vancouver mountain
VANCOUVER - The remains of a young British tourist have been found on Vancouver's North Shore, solving a two-and-a-half-year-old mystery of his disappearance. The BC Coroner's Service confirms human r...
May 27, 2016
Elderly women kicked, punched, in separate random attacks in Vancouver: police
Vancouver police believe a single suspect could be responsible for two random attacks on elderly women. Const. Brian Montague says in a news release that both victims were assaulted Thursday within ho...
May 27, 2016
Harper hails Conservatives' achievements, says best is yet to come
VANCOUVER - Raucous cheers greeted former prime minister Stephen Harper for likely the last time in his political life Thursday as he took the stage in front of thousands of Conservative party loyalis...
May 27, 2016
Transportation Safety Board to asses double-tug crash, sinking near Nanaimo
NANAIMO, B.C. - The Transportation Safety Board is investigating a collision between two tug boats that caused one vessel to sink near Gabriola Island, off the east coast of Vancouver Island. The safe...
May 27, 2016
Norman Tait, renowned Nisga’a carver who’s totems span the world, dead at 75
VANCOUVER - Norman Tait, a Nisga'a First Nation artist whose work is displayed around the world, has died at the age of 75. Tait was known for carving totems, but the self-taught artist's work also in...
May 26, 2016
Canuck the crow flies off with knife from crime scene in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - A notorious character with prior run-ins with Vancouver Police briefly snatched a knife from a crime scene, but the cops aren't recommending charges. That's because the knife thief is beli...
May 26, 2016
