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BCJun 09, 2022

Dangerous operation of motorcycles on Highway 17 near Victoria

At least three motorcycles, excessively speeding and weaving in and out of traffic on Highway 17, prompted over a dozen 9-1-1 calls to police Monday evening. On Monday, June 6 at 7 p.m. witnesses reported to police that the motorcycles were racing up and down Highway 17 in Saanich and then into neighbouring Central Saanich, North Saanich and Sidney. There are reports they were in the West Shore area as well.Traffic Safety Officers with the Saanich Police Department attended to the highway, observed the racing motorcycles and attempted to stop them. The riders failed to pull over and they conti
BCJun 08, 2022

Avian flu outbreaks confirmed on B.C., Alberta farms after brief pause in cases

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is reporting more outbreaks of avian flu in British Columbia and Alberta. After a succession of outbreaks of the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus in both provinces during April and May, the agency website shows a reprieve of about 10 days at the end of last month.But the agency now confirms outbreaks in early June in small flocks in three widely separated B.C. farms in Peace River, Sechelt and Summerland, bringing the total number of infected farms in the province to 15.Outbreaks on June 2 have also been confirmed in two small flocks in Alberta,
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BCJun 08, 2022

B.C. Ferries fined $674,000 over worker who drowned after falling from vessel

British Columbia's health and safety agency for workers has imposed a hefty fine on BC Ferry Services Inc., over the death of one of its workers in June 2020. A statement on the WorkSafeBC site says a fine of $674,445 was imposed last month. It says one of the firm's employees was doing work on a ferry that was docked for maintenance in Richmond. The worker leaned onto a fabric webbing panel that broke away when he was trying to retrieve an item floating in the water, and he drowned. The agency says the worker wasn't wearing a life-jacket and the fabric panels were insufficient at stopping hi
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BCJun 08, 2022

B.C., StatCan partner on fire prevention pilot as deaths increase around province

Firefighters and number crunchers are joining forces in a bid to prevent house fires, reduce injuries and save lives. BC's fire commissioner, Brian Godlonton, says his office and Statistics Canada will work together to create a dashboard that identifies areas in communities that are at greatest risk of house fires. Godlonton says an increasing number of fire deaths is a ``concerning trend'' across BC and Canada and the dashboard will help fire officials know where to focus their prevention and safety programs. The fire commissioner's annual report shows a 119 per cent increase in fire-related
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BCJun 08, 2022

Amanda Todd shrieked over topless photo on Facebook, mother tells 'sextortion' trial

Amada Todd's mother has told the B.C. Supreme Court that her daughter let out "a shriek" before running downstairs to show her a Facebook profile using a topless photo of the Port Coquitlam teenager as its main image. Carol Todd testified Tuesday on the second day of the trial of Aydin Coban, a Dutch man who prosecutors say waged a campaign of "sextortion" against the teenager, who died in October 2012.Coban has pleaded not guilty to extortion, harassment, communication with a young person to commit a sexual offence and two counts of possessing child pornography.Todd told the jury trial that s
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BCJun 08, 2022

Former counsellor in West Vancouver sentenced to 4 months in jail and 18 months of probation

A former counsellor at a private school in West Vancouver has been sentenced to four months in jail and 18 months of probation after pleading guilty to possession of child pornography. 54 year old Luke Lawson was fired from Mulgrave School following his arrest in September 2020 after police found dozens of printed photos of nude girls aged eight to 13 years old inside his apartment. His lawyers had argued for a conditional discharge while the Crown had been seeking a six-month sentence. The judge ruled Lawson had suffered greatly for the offence but agreed jail time was appropriate because he
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BCJun 08, 2022

Police identify victims of double homicide in Richmond

Police have identified two men who were found shot to death in a Richmond parkade last weekend. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says the bodies of 23 year old Kevin Allaraj and 22 year old Jeevan Saepan were found by RCMP officers responding to reports of shots fired at about 11:30 am on Saturday. IHIT says the victims were from the Lower Mainland and known to police. It adds initial information indicates the shooting was a targeted incident connected to gang activities.
BCJun 07, 2022

B.C. report calls for co-ordinated heat-alert system to prevent to future deaths

A death-panel report from the BC Coroners Service makes several recommendations in response to the 619 heat-related deaths recorded last year as temperatures in parts of BC climbed above 40 degrees for more than a week. The report says government and social agencies responded too slowly after the weather office issued heat warnings as temperatures soared at the end of June. It says a heat-alert system is needed and the province has already announced plans for a two-step alert process that will release heat warnings in the same way Amber Alerts or tsunami warnings are issued now. The report al
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BCJun 07, 2022

Flood watches remain in effect in some river systems in northwestern and northeastern B.C.

The River Forecast Centre has lifted high streamflow advisories across southern BC as the risk of spring flooding drops, but it is maintaining flood watches for several river systems in northwestern and northeastern BC. Flood watches remain in effect for a section of the Dean River on the central coast east of Bella Coola and for sections of the Skeena River near Terrace, the Bulkley River around Smithers and the Liard River and its tributaries in northeastern BC. High streamflow advisories are also maintained for many rivers and streams across the extreme northwest corner of BC. In the Terra

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BCOct 28, 2025

Man arrested in connection with Lynn Valley tire slashing spree, say North Vancouver RCMP

North Vancouver RCMP say a suspect has been arrested in connection with a string of tire slashings that damaged several vehicles in the Lynn Valley area last week. Police received at least 16 reports between October 25 and 26 of tires being punctured or slashed on vehicles parked along Kirkstone Road, Viewlynn Drive, Lynn Valley Road, and Mountain Highway. Investigators believe more victims may not yet have come forward. After reviewing neighbourhood security video, officers identified a suspect and made an arrest around 5 p.m. on Monday, October 27. The man remains in custody as the investiga
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CanadaOct 28, 2025

Metro Vancouver Crime Stoppers highlights top five most wanted suspects this Halloween

Metro Vancouver Crime Stoppers has released its annual list of British Columbia’s five most wanted criminals, calling on the public to help locate them as Halloween approaches. The announcement was made Tuesday at Cougar Creek’s House of Horrors in Surrey, where officials urged residents to share any information that could lead to arrests. The list includes Omid Mashinchi, 43, and Gurkirat Singh, 26, who also appear on BOLO Canada’s national 25 Most Wanted list. Other fugitives include Amir Navarchi, 40, John Norman MacKenzie, 64, and Jean-Sébastien Philippe Eric Ferland, 43. Mashinchi
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CanadaOct 28, 2025

Canada Post and postal workers’ union to resume talks amid ongoing rotating strikes

Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) are preparing to return to the bargaining table later this week as rotating strikes continue to disrupt mail delivery across the country. Both sides have confirmed they will meet with a federal mediator, though no specific date has been set. The renewed discussions mark the latest attempt to resolve nearly two years of tense negotiations over a new collective agreement covering about 55,000 postal employees. Union members launched rotating strikes more than a month ago, shortly after the federal government announced a series of policy
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BCOct 28, 2025

Avian flu resurges in Fraser Valley with nine new poultry outbreaks this month

Health officials have confirmed a new wave of avian influenza outbreaks across British Columbia’s Fraser Valley, marking the province’s first cases in nearly a year. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says nine commercial poultry flocks in Abbotsford and Chilliwack have tested positive for the virus since mid-October. The latest surge began on October 14, when the first outbreak of the season was detected in Abbotsford. Eight additional cases were reported in the following days, six of them in Chilliwack-area farms. The return of infections coincides with the annual fall migration
BCOct 28, 2025

Two youth arrested after reported robbery at New Westminster’s Moody Park

New Westminster Police say two youth have been arrested following a reported robbery involving a child at Moody Park on Saturday evening. Officers were called around 5:30 p.m. on October 26 after a parent reported that their child, under the age of 16, had been grabbed from behind by two other youth who demanded money. Police determined that one of the suspects was known to the victim. Both suspects were located nearby, arrested for robbery, and later released to their guardians while the investigation continues. “This is a concerning incident for both the young victim and their family,” s