Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Man arrested after shooting incident near Surrey Police Service office
SURREY - The Surrey Police Service says a man has been arrested after allegedly firing shots near a community police office and a SkyTrain station. Police say they're still investigating the gunplay i...
Oct 06, 2025
Two men arrested in Chilliwack, B.C., after alleged drug lab uncovered
CHILLIWACK - Police in Chilliwack, B.C., say two men have been arrested and charged after Mounties discovered an alleged clandestine drug laboratory used to produce fentanyl and MDMA. Chilliwack RCMP ...
Oct 06, 2025
RCMP investigating death of woman on international flight diverted to Yellowknife
YELLOWKNIFE - RCMP in the Northwest Territories are investigating after the death of a passenger on an international flight that had to be diverted to Yellowknife. Mounties say they were told Sunday m...
Oct 06, 2025
Two men arrested in Chilliwack, B.C., after alleged drug lab uncovered
CHILLIWACK - Police in Chilliwack, B.C., say two men have been arrested and charged after Mounties discovered an alleged clandestine drug laboratory used to produce fentanyl and MDMA. Chilliwack RCMP ...
Oct 06, 2025
B.C. judge rules that evidence not needed in lawsuit against serial killer's brother
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Supreme Court has rejected a bid by a plaintiff in a civil lawsuit against serial killer Robert Pickton and his brother to stop police from sending evidence found at the killer's ...
Oct 06, 2025
Some noteworthy Supreme Court of Canada decisions over the last 150 years
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada marks its 150th anniversary this year. Here are a few of the most significant cases decided by the high court: - Persons case (1928): The Supreme Court ruled that ...
Oct 06, 2025
B.C. to strengthen legislation addressing sexual violence, sharing of intimate images
The British Columbia government is strengthening legislation that protects people whose intimate images have been shared without their consent, a crime Attorney General Niki Sharma described as a form...
Oct 06, 2025
Marineland's request for federal funds to care for belugas 'inappropriate': minister
TORONTO - Marineland's request for emergency funding from Ottawa, in a letter that warned 30 belugas at the park will otherwise be euthanized, is "inappropriate," Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson sa...
Oct 06, 2025
Israel to release three Canadians detained in Gaza flotilla, group says more coming
OTTAWA - Ottawa says Israel will release three Canadians it detained for attempting to reach the Gaza Strip through the Mediterranean Sea. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand wrote on the platform X ...
Oct 06, 2025
Former B.C. lawyer admits to killing client, but claims manslaughter, court hears
VANCOUVER - A former lawyer from Kamloops, B.C., accused of first-degree murder in the death of his client admits to killing the man but says it should be manslaughter, his lawyer told the court on Mo...
Oct 06, 2025
