February 28th, 2022, at 8:43 pm, Abbotsford Emergency Services responded to a serious collision within the westbound lanes of Highway 1 west of the Sumas exit.Upon arrival, emergency service workers located a pedestrian struck by a commercial vehicle suffering life-threatening injuries. The pedestrian was transported to hospital, but sadly has succumbed to his injuries. The vehicle driver was uninjured, remained on scene and is cooperating with police. Impaired driving is not a factor. AbbyPD Patrol Officers, with the assistance of the Integrated Collision Analysis Reconstruction Service (ICAR

The Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crime Unit (VIIMCU) is investigating a homicide that occurred in downtown Victoria early this morning. One man has died.Shortly before 1:30 a.m. this morning, Patrol officers were called to 500-block of Yates Street for a report that a man had been stabbed. Officers attended and located the man suffering from life-threatening injuries. Officers provided emergency first aid before B.C. Emergency Health Services paramedics arrived, took over care, and transported the man to hospital. Sadly, the man died from his injuries at hospital.Detectives with VicPD’s

The Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crime Unit (VIIMCU) continues the investigation into the homicide of Bree Gamble, also known as Bree Lozano, nearly one year ago.Shortly after 6 a.m. on Wednesday March 3, 2021, VicPD Patrol officers were called to the south side of Beacon Hill Park, along Dallas Road, for a report of an unresponsive woman. Officers attended, along with BC Emergency Health Services paramedics, and despite providing CPR to Bree Gamble, she was confirmed to be deceased. The BC Coroners Service attended and assisted with the investigation. VIIMCU assumed conduct of the invest

Over a three-day period, B.C. is reporting 974 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 348,305 cases in the province:Feb. 25-26: 398 new casesFeb. 26-27: 297 new casesFeb. 27-28: 279 new casesThere are 549 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19 and 85 are in intensive care.In the past 72 hours, 22 new deaths have been reported, for an overall total of 2,873.The new deaths include:Fraser Health: fiveVancouver Coastal Health: twoInterior Health: fourNorthern Health: sixIsland Health: fiveThere have been two new health-care facility outbreaks at Sun Pointe Village and Fischer Place (Interior Health

A Vancouver Police investigation has led to charges against a Vancouver man in connection with an alleged carjacking in Fairview.The robbery occurred around 8:40 a.m. Sunday, after a 58-year-old woman was forced out of her vehicle near Cambie Street and West Broadway. An alert bystander called 9-1-1 and provided a description for VPD officers, who responded immediately.While some officers tended to the victim, others patrolled the city in search of the stolen car.Shortly before 10 a.m., a VPD officer located the suspect and the car in Strathcona. The suspect was arrested and taken to jail.Chad

Emergency crews were in the area of Pine St at Fitzwilliam St of Nanaimo on Sunday.At approximatley 8:20pm, a vacant home was destroyed by an explosion. The immediate area was closed to the public after the incident. 2 people were injured in the incident according to reports. First responders asked motorists to avoid the area after the explosion. A nearby home was also impacted due to the strong explosion.

Dear campus community,I want to update you on an incident that took place on our campus over the weekend. One of our security personnel was assaulted by a worker in the University Centre building. We were informed that the guard succumbed to her injuries. To protect her privacy and that of her family, we are not identifying her at this time.This is the kind of communication with our community that I hoped never to have to deliver.We are devastated that something like this would happen on our campus. My heart and my thoughts, and those of everyone at UBCO, go to the family. I understand that th

The Burnaby RCMP is looking to identify a suspect in a voyeurism incident.On February 11, 2022, at 8:00 p.m., the Burnaby RCMP responded to a report of a voyeurism incident at a business in Metrotown. The victim reported that she was in a change room when she noticed the person in the next stall was recording her with his phone. The victim confronted the suspect, with the support of some other customers, however the suspect was able to flee the store.Suspect description:Approximately 6' tallMid 20’s in ageShort black hairNo facial hairWearing:Dark blue jacketBlue jeansWhite sneakersWhile the

Vancouver Police are appealing for victims and witnesses, after a 38-year-old man allegedly attacked at least five women and caused thousands of dollars in property damage during a 40-minute crime spree in Vancouver’s Fairview neighbourhood Saturday afternoon."Once again, these attacks appear completely unprovoked, and they must have been terrifying for everyone involved," says Constable Tania Visintin. "We believe there are more victims, and likely dozens of witnesses, who have information and cell phone video footage that can help the police investigation."Vancouver Police began receiving