BCJul 24, 2025
Third suspect arrested in B.C. murder case of Harjit Singh Dhadda
A third suspect has been arrested in B.C. in the murder of businessman Harjit Singh Dhadda in Mississauga. Delta Police and RCMP arrested the suspect, 22-year-old Shaheel, in Delta, after which he was handed over to Peel Police in Ontario, where he is charged with first-degree murder.
Two suspects, Aman and Digvijay, both 21 years old, who were previously arrested in this case, were also from Delta. It is worth noting that Harjit Singh Dhadda was shot in broad daylight on May 14.
The family alleges that the suspects demanded a ransom of $500,000. Dhadda was shot 15 to 16 times and died sho
BCJul 24, 2025
Three dead in Maple Ridge, B.C., one involving self-inflicted injury
British Columbia's police watchdog says three people are dead after an overnight incident in Maple Ridge.
Spokeswoman Rebecca Whalen with the Independent Investigations Office of B.C. says RCMP reported that two people were dead before police arrived and one person subsequently died of what appeared to be a self-inflicted injury.
BCJul 24, 2025
Police investigate 'suspicious' death of care home patient in Abbotsford, B.C.
Police say they are investigating the "suspicious" death of a patient who had been living in a care home in Abbotsford, B.C.
The Abbotsford Police Department says the local hospital called police about two patients who had been transferred from Menno Home while experiencing "medical emergencies that raised concerns due to their suspicious nature."
A statement from police says they were called on July 6 and one of the patients died on July 10.
It says the Abbotsford major crime unit then took conduct of the investigation.
Police say detectives are in the early stages of a "complex case" and the
CanadaJul 24, 2025
Former UCP caucus members trying to resurrect PC name in Alberta
Alberta's governing United Conservative Party has now brought in the lawyers in a fight over a legacy name.
The U-C-P was created eight years ago in a merging of the old Progressive Conservatives and the Wildrose Party.
But now two former members of Premier Danielle Smith's U-C-P caucus want to resurrect the P-C name and use it for a party to run against Smith. The U-C-P says it has sent a cease-and-desist letter to the two members, saying the P-C name still belongs to them and can't be legally appropriated.
The two former members _ Peter Guthrie and Scott Sinclair _ were booted out o
CanadaJul 24, 2025
Saskatchewan getting military personnel, helicopters to help fight wildfires
Saskatchewan is set to get help from Ottawa as dozens of wildfires burn in the province. Federal Emergency Management Minister Eleanor Olszewski says she has approved a request for federal assistance and that Armed Forces personnel and helicopters are being deployed.
It comes after Saskatchewan's public safety minister, Tim McLeod, said he wrote to Olszewski asking for up to 300 crew members to mop up blazes.
He said the province requested helicopters for bucketing and to move crews, and it also needs water haulers and sprinklers to protect communities.
Premier Scott Moe's Saskatchew
CanadaJul 24, 2025
Ruling today in hockey players' sex assault trial
An Ontario judge is set to deliver her ruling today in the sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team, the culmination of a complex case that has fuelled ongoing conversations on consent and sports culture.
Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Dillon Dube and Callan Foote have all pleaded not guilty to sexual assault in an encounter that took place in a London, Ont. hotel room in the early hours of June 19, 2018.
McLeod, who prosecutors allege was the “ringleader” that night, has also pleaded not guilty to a separate charge of being a party
WorldJul 24, 2025
Thai and Cambodia soldiers fire at each other in disputed border area
Thai and Cambodian soldiers fired at each other in contested border area Thursday after the nationsdowngraded their diplomatic relationsin a rapidly escalating dispute.
It was not immediately clear if the clash was ongoing. A livestream video from Thailand’s side showed people running from their homes and hiding in a concrete bunker Thursday morning as explosions sounded periodically.
The clash happened in an area where the ancient Prasat Ta Muen Thom temple stands along the border of Thailand’s Surin province and Cambodia Oddar Meanchey province.
Both Thailand and Cambodia accused each ot
WorldJul 24, 2025
Plane with 49 people disappears from radar over Russia's Far East
A plane carrying 49 people has disappeared from radar over Russia’s Far Eastern Amur region, local officials said Thursday.
Forty-three passengers, including five children, as well as six crew members were on board the flight from the city of Blagoveshchensk on the Russian-Chinese border to the town of Tynda, regional Gov. Vasily Orlov said.
BCJul 23, 2025
Cochrane RCMP seek public assistance in locating missing mother and daughter
Cochrane, Alta. - Cochrane RCMP is seeking public assistance in locating missing mother and daughter. 30-year-old Ashley Bartley and 4-year-old Marlie Myers were last seen in Cochrane on July 12, 2025. They may be travelling in a white 2021 Chevrolet Spark, bearing Alberta licence CWH 6991. They are also linked to a brown Chevrolet Silverado bearing Alberta licence CTK 2994. It is believed they may be in the Vancouver area and there is concern for their wellbeing.
Ashley is described as:
5 foot 4 inches tall and 130 poundsLong, brown hair and brown eyesLast seen wearing a white t-shirt, sho