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BCJan 27, 2022

Four deaths from same family in Richmond, B.C., was an isolated incident, police say

Police say two men and two women who were found dead at a home after a shooting in Richmond, B.C., were from the same family.Sgt. David Lee of the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says the identities of the four people aren't yet being released.He says one of the deceased had a valid firearms licence and access to guns.Lee says investigators have confirmed that the shooting was an isolated incident and no one else was involved.He say the deaths are not a result of intimate-partner violence.The two men and two women were found in the home Tuesday, although police have said they believed t
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BCJan 27, 2022

Vancouver Coastal Health has closed COVID-19 testing site at U-B-C Life Sciences Centre

Vancouver Coastal Health says it has closed the COVID-19 testing site at the U-B-C Life Sciences Centre. It says the site was established as a temporary testing location on December 24th to support other Vancouver-based sites. The health authority says it continues to offer a variety of testing options in Vancouver. It says anyone who is eligible can get tested at any of its active locations, which can be found on its website.
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CanadaJan 27, 2022

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is isolating after learning of COVID exposure

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is isolating at home after learning that he was exposed to someone who had tested positive for COVID 19. The prime minister says in a tweet that he learned about the exposure just last night. He says the result of a rapid antigen test he took was negative, but he is following local public health rules and isolating for five days. Trudeau says he will be working from home during that stretch. Several of Trudeau's cabinet ministers in recent weeks have had to isolate after positive tests, or because they were potentially exposed to the virus. Trudeau is set
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BCJan 27, 2022

B.C. reports 2,086 new COVID-19 cases and 21 deaths

B.C. is reporting 2,086 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 316,873 cases in the province.Note: The numbers of total and new cases are provisional due to a delayed data refresh and will be verified once confirmed.There are 30,058 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, and 282,189 people who tested positive have recovered. Of the active cases, 949 COVID-positive individuals are in hospital and 136 are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation.The new/active cases include:780 new cases in Fraser HealthTotal active cases: 12,776464 new cases in Vancouve
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CanadaJan 27, 2022

PM Trudeau says, small fringe minority is on the way to Ottawa and holds unacceptable views

Prime Minister Trudeau says comments by some of the people associated with the truck convoy to protest mandatory vaccinations are completely unacceptable. The convoy of big rigs is making its way toward Ottawa for a weekend protest and police are preparing for violence as politicians warn against escalating rhetoric linked to the demonstration.Trudeau points out close to 90 per cent of truckers are vaccinated, just like close to 90 per cent of Canadians. Ottawa police are talking to leaders of a truck convoy making way toward Ottawa for a weekend protest. They are preparing several scenarios
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CanadaJan 26, 2022

Canada extends mission to train Ukraine soldiers by 3 years

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is extending its mission to train Ukrainian soldiers by three years. He says Canada will also expand the mission, known as Operation UNIFIER. Trudeau says as part of the $340-million commitment, he has authorized the Canadian Armed Forces to deploy 60 personnel to join 200 troops already on the ground, with further capacity to increase that number up to 400. He says it also includes a provision of non-lethal equipment, intelligence-sharing and support to combat cyberattacks. He says this guarantees the Forces' continued support of Ukrainian forces so
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BCJan 26, 2022

Witnesses asked to come forward after man assaulted in downtown New Westminster

The New Westminster Police Department is asking witnesses to come forward following an assault at the corner of 8th Street and Columbia Street In the early morning hours of January 22nd. A man was waiting for a taxi outside the New Westminster SkyTrain Station when he was assaulted by four people. The victim reports that he was kicked and punched which resulted in him being unconscious for a short period of time. When he regained consciousness, he noticed that the contents of his wallet were missing and that his phone was damaged.One of the suspects was described as a man wearing a white jacke
BCJan 26, 2022

Charges laid in Christmas 2020 collision: Coquitlam RCMP

On December 27, 2020 at approximately 9:00 AM, police and emergency services responded to a collision on the Brunette overpass at Highway 1 in Coquitlam which injured a family of five, three seriously.BC Highway Patrol Burnaby assumed conduct of this complex criminal collision investigation with assistance from the Integrated Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Service, the Integrated Forensic Identification Section and the RCMP Forensic Laboratory.After months of painstaking work which included evidence gathering, witness interviews, search warrants and completion of technical reports, a Re
BCJan 26, 2022

Vancouver Police arrest suspect in coffee shop stabbing

The man accused of stabbing a Mexican tourist inside a downtown Tim Hortons has been arrested by Vancouver Police following a dynamic three-day investigation.David Richard Morin, 27, was taken into custody near Granville and Helmcken streets shortly after 4 p.m. Tuesday by members of VPD’s Emergency Response Team."We’re relieved to have made an arrest so quickly in this troubling case, and hope this helps restore the sense of safety that some people have lost," says Sergeant Steve Addison. "Everyone who came forward with information deserves credit for this quick arrest."Earlier this week,

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CanadaDec 12, 2025

Fifteen people accused in B.C. extortion cases file refugee claims, CBSA confirms

Canada’s border agency says 15 foreign nationals linked to ongoing extortion investigations have submitted refugee claims, a move that has drawn concern from local officials in Surrey as the region continues to grapple with a surge in extortion-related crime. The Canada Border Services Agency says each claimant will be assessed under federal asylum rules, but did not disclose the individuals’ nationalities or details of their applications. Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke says she is troubled by the development and argues that the public expects federal systems to prevent criminal suspects from u
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BCDec 12, 2025

WorkSafeBC issues more than 1.3 million dollars in penalties after fatal crane incident at Oakridge Park

WorkSafeBC has levied more than 1.3 million dollars in fines against EllisDon Corporation and Newway Concrete Forming following a series of crane-related safety violations, including the February 2024 incident at Vancouver’s Oakridge Park development that killed construction worker Yuridia Flores. The penalties stem from multiple investigations involving highrise projects in Vancouver and Victoria. Flores died when a large concrete form mould – measuring nearly 10 metres by six metres – fell 26 storeys after accelerating out of the side of the building while being moved between floors. E
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AlbertaDec 12, 2025

Alberta ends fall sitting after sweeping use of notwithstanding clause draws scrutiny

Alberta’s fall legislative session closed this week with Premier Danielle Smith’s government advancing two major bills that relied heavily on the Charter’s notwithstanding clause, a move that has renewed debate over the limits of provincial authority and the protection of individual rights. The clause was applied four times in the sitting, shielding the legislation from certain court challenges for up to five years. The government first invoked the clause when it passed a law ordering more than 51 thousand public school teachers back to work following a three-week provincewide strike. Th
AlbertaDec 12, 2025

Advocacy groups shift legal strategy in bid to challenge Alberta’s gender care law

Two national advocacy organizations say they are pivoting their legal strategy as they continue efforts to challenge Alberta’s restrictions on gender-affirming care for youth. Egale Canada and the Calgary-based Skipping Stone Foundation launched a constitutional challenge last year after the province passed legislation prohibiting doctors from prescribing puberty blockers or hormone therapy to people under 16, and from performing gender-affirming top surgery on anyone under 18. The groups say the path through the Charter of Rights and Freedoms has become significantly more difficult since th
IndiaDec 12, 2025

Threatening email targets multiple schools in Amritsar, prompting closures and police response

Authorities in Amritsar ordered an immediate shutdown of several private schools after administrators reported receiving an email threatening bomb attacks on campus. The message, sent to multiple institutions early Tuesday, triggered evacuations and a large-scale police deployment. Local officials said at least 15 well-known private schools were identified in the threat. Police teams, including the bomb squad and fire services, secured school grounds while investigators worked to verify the credibility of the email. The Deputy Commissioner directed schools to release students for the day as a