Jacob Hoggard, the former frontman of Canadian pop rock band Hedley, has been sentenced to five years behind bars. Hoggard was found guilty on charges related to a 2016 sexual assault that took place in a Toronto hotel. In delivering her sentence, Ontario Superior Court Justice Gillian Roberts said Hoggard's offence involved gratuitous degradation and violence. Hoggard has appealed the decision and is set to have a bail hearing at the Court of Appeal for Ontario.

Two police officers killed in Ontario last week were remembered as dedicated and courageous at a joint funeral today. Families, friends and colleagues shared memories about South Simcoe Police Service Constable Devon Northrup and Constable Morgan Russell at the service in a Barrie, Ontario, arena. Russell served as a police officer for 33 years, choosing to stay on past retirement age and pass over promotions to keep working on the front lines. The service heard that Russell was on the hiring panel that interviewed Northrup. Speakers said Northrup was kind and funny, and made a mark in his si

Two people have been found dead in Saanich, B.C., and police in the Vancouver Island municipality say the homicides appear to be connected.One man is in custody. Police say the public is not believed to be at risk.A statement from the Saanich Police Department says its officers are working with major crime investigators.An area of the Uptown neighbourhood was behind police tape on Wednesday.Officers stayed there for most of the day and a spokesman said more information could be released later.

Surrey RCMP is warning the public of a batch of high potency Fentanyl circulating and reminding people using street drugs to take appropriate precautions. It has come to the attention of Surrey RCMP that there is high potency Fentanyl circulating in the North Surrey area, which increases the risk of overdose. Street doses of Fentanyl can come in various different forms including a variety of colours and textures or pressed into a pill form that can resemble legitimate prescription drugs. The potency of Fentanyl can vary significantly, even if you have bought it from the same dealer and it loo

David Eby will officially be declared the leader of the B.C. New Democratic Party on Friday, clearing the way for him to be sworn in as premier. A statement from the party's chief electoral officer Elizabeth Cull says after the executive's decision last night to disqualify the only other candidate, Anjali Appadurai, she will declare Eby the new leader.Premier John Horgan had said he would leave in December, but Cull says she may adjust the election date as there is only one candidate.

Surrey RCMP’s Gang Enforcement Team and Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit’s Uniform Gang Enforcement Team are sharing the results of a two month project. In August 2022, Surrey RCMP Gang Enforcement Team (SGET) and Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit’s Uniform Gang Enforcement Team (CFSEU-UGET) commenced a joint violence suppression initiative.The two month intitative focused on enhanced enforcement and intradictions, specifically targeting individulas involved in the Lower Mainland gang conflict and individuals identified as Provincial Tactical Enforcement Priorites (PTEP).O

Political leaders in Ottawa are paying tribute today to the 31-year-old police officer who was stabbed to death in Burnaby. The House of Commons held a moment of silence to honour Constable Shaelyn Yang, who was partnered with a city employee when an altercation broke out at a homeless camp yesterday. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says mental health supports need to be stepped up so police are not sole providers for such outreach in many situations. Opposition leader Pierre Poilievre said Yang's death was among a series of killings of police that were part of a ``larger violent crime wave'' a

Homicide detectives have identified the two people found dead in a vehicle in Burnaby, B.C., on Monday. A statement from the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says the bodies of 24-year-old Kiesha Garie and 30-year-old Umair Kasim were inside the vehicle, parked in a neighbourhood in northwest Burnaby.The Coquitlam couple had recently been reported missing.Detectives say they are working with RCMP in Coquitlam and Burnaby to build a timeline between the period when Garie and Kasim were last seen and when their bodies were found.Homicide team Sgt. Timothy Pierotti says the investigation is

Vancouver Police have released security video showing a suspect threatening another man with a knife last weekend, and are appealing to the victim to come forward. "Even when we identify the man with the knife, challenges still exist because the victim left and hasn’t reported the incident to police," says Constable Jason Doucette. "We’d like to hear from the victim to provide support and learn more about what happened."Just after noon on October 15, a witness called 9-1-1 reporting two men fighting in an alcove on West Cordova near Richards Street. One of the men was threatening the other