Quebec Police say two children are dead and a 46 year old man is under arrest after officers were called to a home north of Montreal. Police in Laval say an 11 year old boy and a 13 year old girl were taken to hospital where their deaths were confirmed. The suspect, who was also transported to hospital, will be questioned by investigators before an arraignment. Police have not released his identity and have not said what the link is between the suspect and the victims, but Investigators currently suspect the incident to be one of domestic violence.

Richmond RCMP and investigators from the Integrated Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Service (ICARS) are currently investigating a collision that occurred on Hwy 91 at approximately 10:45 a.m. this morning. The three-vehicle collision involved a police vehicle from the BC Highway Patrol, a commercial vehicle, and a vehicle believed to have been associated to a suspicious fire that occurred in Vancouver earlier this morning.The driver of the commercial vehicle was transported to hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. Three occupants from the third vehicle involved were ta

The Chief Election Officer for the 2022 Port Moody General Local Election, which was held on October 15, 2022, has initiated a discretionary internal recount to verify preliminary election results. "The preliminary results show a close result – a difference of two votes – between two of the candidates who ran for the position of councillor," says Chief Election Officer Philip Lo. "While the City’s General Local Government Election Bylaw and B.C.’s Local Government Act do not require an automatic recount under such circumstances, I feel it’s the right thing to do and supports our val

Almost half of BC's 162 mayors will be new to the job when they are inaugurated next month following Saturday's municipal elections, but several already have long political pedigrees. Cache Creek's John Ranta, Herb Pond in Prince Rupert and Mark Sager in West Vancouver have all served as mayor of their respective communities in the past. Many others, such as Victoria's Marianne Alto, have jumped to the mayor's chair after years on city council. In Prince George, mayor-elect Simon Wu joins Vancouver's Ken Sim as the first person of Chinese ancestry elected to the top job in either of those cit

The parking lot at the golf club near the University of British Columbia is behind yellow police tape as officers investigate a fatal shooting. A sheet is covering a body in the parking lot of the club not far from a white sedan, and a blue police tent has also been set up.Sgt. Timothy Pierotti, with the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team, says they responded to shots fired Monday and found a man suffering from gunshot wounds who later died.While police have identified the victim, Pierotti says they won't be releasing more details about him, other than to say he is 38 years old.Vancouver f

Opposites are known to attract, but in Nanaimo, similarities appear equally enticing, at least when it comes to crime. A statement from Nanaimo RCMP says officers had just arrested a suspect in a gas station robbery near the downtown core last Thursday, when another alleged miscreant took advantage of the situation. Police say the keen-eyed crook scooped up the first robber's backpack, allegedly stuffed with recently stolen cash, and fled as officers were taking the original suspect into custody. The second person was chased, arrested and the backpack and money were recovered, and Mounties sa

Vancouver Police have released pictures of a man who allegedly sucker-punched a stranger on Granville Street last month, and are asking the public to help identify him. The assault occurred around 1 a.m. on August 14 outside a pub near Granville and Helmcken Street. The victim, 36, was standing on the sidewalk and surrounded by several people when a stranger approached and punched him in the head, knocking him to the ground. "We don’t believe there was any prior interaction before the punch, which left the man with lasting facial injuries," adds Sergeant Addison . "There were hundreds of pe

Surrey RCMP Frontline officers with the assistance of Air 1 took a suspect into custody, recovered a stolen motorcycle and seized illicit drugs. On October 6, 2022, Surrey RCMP Frontline officers observed a motorcycle with no license plate run a red light and travel onto highway 99 northbound from the 16 Avenue on-ramp. Air 1, the police helicopter, was in the area and quickly located the motorcycle, safely following it from the sky.The driver came to a stop, got off the bike, and fled on foot near 62 Avenue and 136 Street. Police converged in the area and located the 38- year-old suspect who

An inquiry into the federal government's use of the Emergencies Act has heard first-hand testimony about the effect of the so-called ``Freedom Convoy'' protest. Several witnesses have given their perspective on how the convoy protest affected life in downtown Ottawa. The protest saw large semi-trucks relentlessly honking their horns and blocking off the streets of downtown Ottawa for over three weeks. Similar demonstrations took place across the country. Over the next six weeks, the hearings will see testimony from 65 witnesses across government, police and organizers of the convoy. A legally