Edmonton police have arrested a man allegedly connected to an international fraud network operating through call centres in Pakistan. According to police, scammers linked to call centres in Lahore have been targeting residents since 2024 by posing as representatives of major telecommunications companies, including Rogers, Telus and Virgin Mobile. The scheme has resulted in total losses of approximately $20 million for Edmonton residents. The fraudsters allegedly lured victims with offers of free or heavily discounted cellphones and mobile plans to obtain their personal information. They then a

A Vancouver provincial court has sentenced a man to seven years in prison for sexually abusing a young girl over several months while he was entrusted with her care. During the court proceedings, it was revealed that the victim’s mother worked two or three jobs to support her family. Trusting the accused, identified as Ferdinand Silabe Talinus, who was in his mid-40s, she had hired him to look after her two daughters. However, the accused allegedly took advantage of that trust and sexually assaulted the girl between June 2021 and October 2022. He reportedly covered the child’s mouth during

A mother and daughter have died in a suspected grizzly bear attack in the Bella Coola area of British Columbia. The victims have been identified as 48-year-old Jennifer Balcarres and her 20-year-old daughter, Sela Reid. The two women went hiking along the Snooka West Trail on Saturday afternoon, about a five-minute walk from their home. However, when they failed to return, their family reported them missing on Sunday. The B.C. Conservation Officer Service found Jennifer's body in the trail area on Monday, while her daughter's body was recovered on Tuesday. Jennifer worked as an art therapist,

Surrey Police Service, along with local RCMP and an Emergency Response Team, conducted a raid at a residence on Findlay Road in Kelowna’s Rutland neighbourhood on Monday morning. At least two people were taken into custody during the operation. Witnesses reported that police smashed windows and deployed smoke grenades while entering the home. Surrey Police Senior Media Relations Officer Sgt. Lindsey Houghton confirmed that the raid was part of an ongoing sensitive investigation by the Surrey Police Service. However, police have not disclosed the nature of the alleged crime. Kelowna RCMP Medi

A man has pleaded guilty to brutally stabbing his pregnant wife to death while she was sleeping in Montreal. The 45-year-old accused, Mustapha Khalil Mechken, attacked his 32-year-old wife, Narjes Ben Yedder, with two kitchen knives at their apartment in the Pointe-aux-Trembles area near Montreal in January 2024. He stabbed her approximately 50 times, including 32 wounds to her abdomen. Yedder was 10 weeks pregnant with their first child. Following the killing, Mechken personally called 911 and calmly told the operator that he had murdered his wife. Shortly before the attack, he had searched o