BCJul 03, 2020
Teacher in Delta, B.C., charged with child pornography related offences
The RCMP says a school teacher in Delta has been found with child pornography. Mounties say their investigation began more than a year ago when they received an alert from an electronic service provider alleging that an account user was in possession of child pornography. They say 52 year old Surrey resident Elazar Reshef has been charged with three counts of child-pornography related offences. Investigators say no children in the Lower Mainland have been identified as potential victims based on a review of the available evidence, but anyone with information is asked to contact police.
BCJul 03, 2020
RCMP investigating fatal stabbing of a 26 year old woman in Prince George
The RCMP are investigating the fatal stabbing of a 26 year old woman outside the courthouse in Prince George on Thursday night. The Mounties say they received a report of the stabbing around 10 p.m. and found the woman suffering from at least one stab wound. They say officers administered first aid and the woman was taken to hospital, where she died of her injuries Friday morning. Prince George RCMP's serious crime unit has been called in to lead the investigation and police say they're looking to speak with anyone who may have witnessed the incident. They did not release the woman's identity
CanadaJul 03, 2020
Canada restricts dealings with Hong Kong over new security law
Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says Canada is suspending its extradition treaty with Hong Kong as part of a package of responses to the new security law China has imposed on the territory.In a statement, Champagne says Canada will also treat sensitive goods being exported to Hong Kong as if they were being sent to mainland China.That means outright banning some military-related goods from being traded there.China imposed strict new controls on Hong Kong this week, in what Champagne calls a violation of the "one country, two systems" philosophy that was supposed to last 5
CanadaJul 03, 2020
Manitoba man arrested near Rideau Hall facing 22 charges
A man who allegedly drove a pickup truck through the gates of Rideau Hall in Ottawa now faces charges, but police are still not saying anything about his motive. He is identified as 46 year old Corey Hurren, a member of the military reserves. He was arrested by RCMP not far from the front door of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's current residence. Trudeau was not there when the alleged incident occurred on Thursday morning. The RCMP say Hurren had several weapons on him, including at least one gun. He faces 22 charges, including one for uttering threats. The rest are weapons charges. He appears
IndiaJul 03, 2020
PM Modi, Putin lay stress on closer India-Russia ties to address challenges of post-COVID world
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin over the phone on Thursday and the two leaders agreed on the importance of closer India-Russia ties for jointly addressing the challenges of the post-COVID world. According to a PMO release, Prime Minister Modi congratulated Putin on the success of the 75th-anniversary celebrations of the victory in the Second World War and also for successful completion of the vote on constitutional amendments in Russia.The Prime Minister recalled the participation of an Indian contingent in the military parade held in Moscow on June 24 as
CanadaJul 03, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
There are 104,772 confirmed cases in Canada. Quebec: 55,593 confirmed (including 5,541 deaths, 25,034 resolved) Ontario: 35,370 confirmed (including 2,680 deaths, 30,730 resolved) Alberta: 8,202 confirmed (including 155 deaths, 7,505 resolved) British Columbia: 2,940 confirmed (including 177 deaths, 2,603 resolved) Nova Scotia: 1,064 confirmed (including 63 deaths, 998 resolved) Saskatchewan: 795 confirmed (including 14 deaths, 701 resolved) Manitoba: 314 confirmed (including 7 deaths, 302 resolved), 11 presumptive Newfoundland and Labrador: 261 confirmed (including 3 deaths, 258 resolved) Ne
BCJul 03, 2020
24 COVID-19 cases and 3 deaths reported in B.C.
BC is reporting three more deaths due to COVID-19, bringing the death toll to 177. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says two deaths occurred at Holy Family Hospital and one at Mission Memorial Hospital. Henry says there have been 24 new cases of COVID-19 over past two days, bringing the total to 2,940. 17 people are in hospital, including two in intensive care.
WorldJul 02, 2020
Ghislaine Maxwell arrested, accused of luring girls for sex abuse
The FBI has arrested a British socialite on charges she helped lure three girls to be sexually abused by the late financier Jeffrey Epstein. Epstein was accused of victimizing dozens of girls and women over many years. According to an indictment unsealed Thursday, Ghislaine Maxwell facilitated Epstein's crimes by ``helping Epstein to recruit, groom, and ultimately abuse'' girls. She is also accused of participating in the abuse. Epstein killed himself in a federal detention centre in New York last summer while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. Maxwell has repeatedly denied wrongdoing
CanadaJul 02, 2020
Quebec tractor driver charged after accident kills three children, injures seven
A 38 year old Quebec man has been charged with criminal negligence after three young children were killed and seven people were injured when they were thrown from the front loader of a tractor. Six children and four adults were riding in the loader of the trailer Wednesday evening when the accident occurred on a country road in the small town of Notre Dame de Stanbridge, about 55 kilometres southeast of Montreal. The three victims were aged five and under, and three other children suffered serious injuries, but their lives were not believed to be in danger. A rural Quebec community is in mour