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BCOct 28, 2021

VPD makes arrest after woman stabbed with hypodermic needle

Vancouver Police are investigating another stranger assault in the Downtown Eastside, after a woman was stabbed in the leg with a hypodermic needle Wednesday night."All signs point to this being a random and unprovoked assault on a victim who did nothing wrong," says Sergeant Steve Addison. "Fortunately, the woman quickly called police and we were able to identify a suspect."The troubling incident happened around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, as the 23-year-old victim was leaving a coffee shop near Main and East Pender streets."Investigators believe the woman may have been followed out of the coffee sh
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BCOct 28, 2021

Man sentenced six years in prison for sexually assaulting sex trade workers

A Port Alberni man who sexually assaulted several sex trade workers on Vancouver Island will spend up to six years in prison. Stephen Ewing has been sentenced after pleading guilty to seven charges dating back to 2018. The 42 year old will be listed on the National Sex Offender Registry for the rest of his life and has also received a lifetime ban on gun ownership. In addition to the six year sentence, minus 45 days for time already served, Ewing must provide his D-N-A to the national database for 15 years after he is released from custody.
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WorldOct 28, 2021

Plane diverted after passenger assaults flight attendant

Authorities say an American Airlines flight from New York to California was diverted to Denver after a passenger assaulted a flight attendant. Flight 976 was heading Wednesday evening from Kennedy International Airport to John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana when it landed at Denver International Airport and taxied safely to the gate. The airline says the passenger was removed and the flight continued on to California. The flight attendant was reportedly taken to a hospital. The FBI is investigating, but no arrests have been made. The assault comes amid a surge this year in unruly airline passenge
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CanadaOct 28, 2021

Ex-reservist, neo-Nazi member sentenced to 9 years in prison

A neo-Nazi group member has been sentenced to nine years in prison in a case that highlighted a broader federal crackdown on far-right extremists. FBI agents arrested former Canadian Armed Forces reservist Patrik Jordan Mathews and two other members of a group called The Base four days before a pro-gun rally in Virginia in January 2020. Surveillance equipment installed in their Delaware apartment captured Mathews and fellow Base member Brian Mark Lemley Jr. discussing an attack at the rally at Virginia's Capitol in Richmond. The judge who sentenced Mathews to prison concluded that he and Leml
CanadaOct 28, 2021

Trudeau heads to Europe for a 6 days trip

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is embarking on a six-day trip to Europe. He'll attend planned climate discussions at the upcoming G-20 summit and United Nations COP 26 meeting. It's the first time Trudeau will be at a COP meeting since the Paris agreement was signed just weeks after he first became prime minister in 2015.Catherine Abreu, executive director of Destination Zero, says there's been a growing recognition of the disconnect between Canada's climate promises and actual progress.Canada's emissions have risen more than three per cent since 2016, the most of any G-7 nation.
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BCOct 28, 2021

B.C. reports 609 COVID-19 cases and 6 deaths

B.C. is reporting 609 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 203,582 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 currently 4,748 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, and 196,342 people who tested positive have recovered. Of the active cases, 422 individuals are currently in hospital and 157 are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation.In the past 24 hours, six new deaths have been reported, for a total of 2,137.The new deaths include:Fraser
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BCOct 28, 2021

Coast guard says 106 containers, not 40, fell off cargo ship near Victoria

The coast guard says a more complete count confirms 106 containers fell from the MV Zim Kingston last week when the vessel ran into foul weather west of Vancouver Island. That's more than double the 40 containers initially thought to have toppled off the ship but a statement from the coast guard says only two of the 106 are believed to be packed with hazardous chemicals. The estimate comes as crews have managed to contain a blaze on the cargo ship, allowing them to get a better inventory of the roughly two-thousand containers aboard, including roughly one-thousand on the deck of the Kingston.
BCOct 28, 2021

RCMP in Alberta's Mayerthorpe seek help to locate a missing woman in Langley or Surrey areas

RCMP in Mayerthorpe, Alberta, hope sharp-eyed Metro Vancouver residents can help them find a missing woman. Mayerthorpe Mounties say 31 year old Franky Daylene Potts left her family in Alberta in August, with plans to head west, and was confirmed to be in Langley three weeks ago. The 5'1" and 115 pound woman with burn and skin graft scars on both arms, was reported missing October 16th and is believed to be in the Langley or Surrey areas. Police say there is concern for her safety because she hasn't contacted family, and investigators would like to speak to anyone who may have seen her.
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CanadaOct 27, 2021

Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says his caucus is ready to show vaccination proof

Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says his caucus has accepted a requirement that members of Parliament be vaccinated against COVID-19 or have a medical exemption to sit in the House of Commons. But he dodged multiple questions from reporters about what will happen with his MPs who are not vaccinated. An all-party committee that governs how the House of Commons operates decided last week to make vaccines mandatory for everyone entering the House precinct who doesn't have a medical exemption. O'Toole says only the House of Commons itself, not the board of internal economy, can determine its com

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BCJul 03, 2025

Two suspects arrested in ongoing Lower Mainland extortion investigation

The RCMP is now able to publicly confirm the existence of an ongoing investigation into extortions, which is being managed by a Joint Force Operation (JFO). The investigation, that began in 2024, has led to the arrest of two individuals. On July 3, 2025, two suspects under investigation for extortion were arrested for careless discharge of a firearm and arson in relation to incidents that occurred in 2024, in Surrey, BC. Since late 2023, police across the Lower Mainland have been investigating a series of targeted financial extortions primarily affecting members of the South Asian business com
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BCJul 03, 2025

Wheel fell off RCMP trailer, igniting Lytton, B.C., fire that triggered evacuations

Mounties say a wildfire that has triggered evacuations near Lytton, B.C. was caused when a wheel fell off an RCMP trailer in a "tremendously unfortunate" incident. Staff Sgt. Kris Clark says in a statement that the "equipment failure" that ignited the Izman Creek fire, about 250 kilometres northeast of Vancouver, happened on Tuesday afternoon on Highway 12. The wildfire began a day after the fourth anniversary of a blaze that destroyed most of the village of Lytton, and it's now grown to 130 hectares and has been upgraded to the only wildfire of note in the province. Clark says it appears the
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AlbertaJul 03, 2025

Politicians arrive to flip pancakes at Calgary Stampede

The first political pancakes have been flipped as party leaders from around Canada gather for the Calgary Stampede. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek led an early morning crowd through a series of ``Yahoos'' to herald the start of the rodeo that dubs itself The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth. The 10-day event is an annual staple for politicos of all stripes as they hit what's commonly known as the summer barbecue circuit. Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi says he calls Stampede a``political petting zoo'' and to get away from that, he says he has encourage
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AlbertaJul 03, 2025

Alberta reaches settlement with two coal companies suing over policy flip-flop

Two coal companies suing Alberta's government over its mining policy flip-flop say they've reached a settlement agreement with the province. Notices published online by Evolve Power and Atrum Coal say the details are confidential and no dollar figures are disclosed. Atrum says its agreement is definitive but Evolve says the terms of its own settlement are still being finalized. The companies are among five that are suing Alberta for a collective $16 billion. The companies argue that Alberta effectively expropriated their land after it suddenly reinstated its long-standing coal polic
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BCJul 03, 2025

RCMP arrest 53 year old man for significant fraud in romance scam

On June 24, 2025 RCMP arrested 53 year old Michael Paul Snow for Fraud over $5000. Sunshine Coast RCMP began an investigation into this alleged offence in June 2023 when a Sunshine Coast woman reported a man she had met online had stolen $110,000 from her. Over the course of several months, Michael Paul Snow gained this woman’s trust and convinced her to participate in a business venture that was later learned to be non-existent. This type of offence is commonly referred to as a romance scam. As a result of a comprehensive investigation by Sunshine Coast RCMP a charge of Fraud over $5000 was