Black Press Media Staff

Burnaby RCMP released a sketch on May 6, 2024 of the suspect in a Feb. 19, 2024 sexual assault on an elderly woman in Central Park. (Burnaby RCMP)

Police seek suspect in sexual assault on elderly woman in Burnaby

Woman was walking through Central Park on Feb. 19 when she was attacked by a stranger, RCMP say

Burnaby RCMP released a sketch on May 6, 2024 of the suspect in a Feb. 19, 2024 sexual assault on an elderly woman in Central Park. (Burnaby RCMP)
Edmonton Oilers’ Connor McDavid, left, and Vancouver Canucks’ Filip Hronek vie for the puck during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, on Monday, November 6, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

THE MOJ: Don’t look now, but the signs are in place for a Canuck run

Improbable goalies and improbable comebacks give reason to think the cards may fall Vancouver’s way

Edmonton Oilers’ Connor McDavid, left, and Vancouver Canucks’ Filip Hronek vie for the puck during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, on Monday, November 6, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Canucks goalie and Marvel characters on display at Orchard Plaza Save-On-Foods in Kelowna. (Jacqueline Gelineau/ Kelowna Capital News)

Kelowna grocery store display really ‘scores’

A Canucks goalie welcomes shoppers at Save-On-Foods in Kelowna

Canucks goalie and Marvel characters on display at Orchard Plaza Save-On-Foods in Kelowna. (Jacqueline Gelineau/ Kelowna Capital News)
The Princess Royal, left, and Victoria Therapeutic Riding Association executive director Liz Gagel toured the VTRA facility and met with riders on Sunday, May 5. (Bailey Seymour/Black Press Media)

Princess Royal visits Victoria therapeutic horse riding facility

Princess Anne watched and handed out ribbons to VTRA riders

The Princess Royal, left, and Victoria Therapeutic Riding Association executive director Liz Gagel toured the VTRA facility and met with riders on Sunday, May 5. (Bailey Seymour/Black Press Media)
Nashville Predators players celebrate with goalie Juuse Saros (74) as Vancouver Canucks’ Elias Lindholm (23) and Brock Boeser (6) skate off the ice after Nashville defeated Vancouver 2-1 during Game 5 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, in Vancouver, on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

THE MOJ: Canucks have to walk fine line between patience and desperation

Winning 3rd game in Nashville will be tough, but Vancouver has 2 shots at getting this right

Nashville Predators players celebrate with goalie Juuse Saros (74) as Vancouver Canucks’ Elias Lindholm (23) and Brock Boeser (6) skate off the ice after Nashville defeated Vancouver 2-1 during Game 5 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, in Vancouver, on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
A woman with a knife was arrested inside a New Westminster post-secondary school Wednesday (May 1), police say. New Westminster police were called to the secondary school on 6th Street after students and staff reportedly feared for their safety. (Black Press Media file photo)

Woman armed with knife arrested inside New Westminster post secondary school

Students and staff were told to evacuate the school Wednesday morning

A woman with a knife was arrested inside a New Westminster post-secondary school Wednesday (May 1), police say. New Westminster police were called to the secondary school on 6th Street after students and staff reportedly feared for their safety. (Black Press Media file photo)
Vancouver police arrested a 44-year-old woman on April 29, 2024, on allegations of hate crimes relating to a speech she gave at a rally in Vancouver. Video of the rally shows a woman praising the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Police arrest B.C. protester who called Hamas attack ‘heroic and brave”

Vancouver police investigating 44-year-old woman on possible hate crime charges

Vancouver police arrested a 44-year-old woman on April 29, 2024, on allegations of hate crimes relating to a speech she gave at a rally in Vancouver. Video of the rally shows a woman praising the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
An anti-bike theft database first piloted in Vancouver in 2015 is now going province-wide, Project 529 announced April 30, 2024. (Pixabay)

Anti-bike theft database first piloted in Vancouver now going B.C.-wide

Project 529 allows owners to register bikes, police to track stolen ones

An anti-bike theft database first piloted in Vancouver in 2015 is now going province-wide, Project 529 announced April 30, 2024. (Pixabay)
Jimmy Allen Fransen (51), a resident of Fort McMurray, Sherina Maria Handsor (43) a resident of Sandy Beach, Alta, and Brenda Disher (also known as Brenda Fransen) (45), a resident of Fort McMurray are facing multiple charges in Alberta. (RCMP photos)

More charges laid in child-abuse case connected to B.C., Alberta

Nicole Barrett, 45, is the 3rd person charged in the investigation

Jimmy Allen Fransen (51), a resident of Fort McMurray, Sherina Maria Handsor (43) a resident of Sandy Beach, Alta, and Brenda Disher (also known as Brenda Fransen) (45), a resident of Fort McMurray are facing multiple charges in Alberta. (RCMP photos)
Robin Herlinveaux still loves farming. The 72-year-old didn’t even hail from a farming family and, as a young man, had little inclination to make his living from the land, but he’s been at it for about 45 years now. (Tim Collins)

Vancouver Island farmer worries about the legacy of farming in B.C.

Rising land prices, combined with changing regulations, are driving farmers from the business

Robin Herlinveaux still loves farming. The 72-year-old didn’t even hail from a farming family and, as a young man, had little inclination to make his living from the land, but he’s been at it for about 45 years now. (Tim Collins)
Vancouver Canucks right wing Brock Boeser (6) shoots the puck past Nashville Predators goaltender Juuse Saros (74) during the third period in Game 4 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series Sunday, April 28, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. The Canucks won 4-3 in overtime. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

THE MOJ: Canucks depart Nashville with pirate treasure, vow to be better

Boeser’s last-minute heroics give Vancouver an unlikely victory

Vancouver Canucks right wing Brock Boeser (6) shoots the puck past Nashville Predators goaltender Juuse Saros (74) during the third period in Game 4 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series Sunday, April 28, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. The Canucks won 4-3 in overtime. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
London Drugs says all its western Canadian stores are closed Sunday, April 28, 2024 until further notice, due to an “operational issue.” THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nono Shen

Cybersecurity issue behind ongoing closure of London Drugs in Western Canada

Pharmacy chain says no reason to believe that customer or employee data has been impacted, so far

London Drugs says all its western Canadian stores are closed Sunday, April 28, 2024 until further notice, due to an “operational issue.” THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nono Shen
The B.C. Conservation Service is asking people to be extra cautious while walking their pets, after an elderly woman’s dog was attacked by a coyote in South Vancouver on April 25, 2024. In attempting to rescue her dog, the woman was bit by the coyote, the conservation service says. (Pixabay)

Conservation office urges coyote caution after elderly woman bit in Vancouver

Woman was walking alone at night with her dogs off leash when 4 coyotes approached them

The B.C. Conservation Service is asking people to be extra cautious while walking their pets, after an elderly woman’s dog was attacked by a coyote in South Vancouver on April 25, 2024. In attempting to rescue her dog, the woman was bit by the coyote, the conservation service says. (Pixabay)
RCMP discovered a woman dead inside a Richmond home on April 26, 2024 after getting called to the residence for a wellness check. The woman’s son has been arrested and investigators are treating the death as a homicide. (Black Press Media file photo)

Son apprehended after elderly woman found dead in Richmond home

Homicide team investigating, says incident was isolated

RCMP discovered a woman dead inside a Richmond home on April 26, 2024 after getting called to the residence for a wellness check. The woman’s son has been arrested and investigators are treating the death as a homicide. (Black Press Media file photo)
Nashville Predators’ Jeremy Lauzon, left, checks Vancouver Canucks’ Sam Lafferty during the third period in Game 2 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, in Vancouver, on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

THE MOJ: Canucks to shoot and shoot some more, as they head into Nashville

Vancouver knows they played well enough to win and are capable of playing better

Nashville Predators’ Jeremy Lauzon, left, checks Vancouver Canucks’ Sam Lafferty during the third period in Game 2 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, in Vancouver, on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
A worker moves luggage trolleys outside Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., on Thursday, December 31, 2020. The B.C. government announced in March 2024 it is upping its annual spending on newcomer services from $6 million to $25.6 million. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

B.C. allots record $25.6M in annual funding for newcomer services

New programs expected to serve more than 40,000 people per year, up from 26,000

A worker moves luggage trolleys outside Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., on Thursday, December 31, 2020. The B.C. government announced in March 2024 it is upping its annual spending on newcomer services from $6 million to $25.6 million. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
UBC offensive linemen Giovanni Manu (left) and Theo Benedet (right) are both up for the NFL Draft which takes place this weekend. The pair is shown here during Hardy Cup Finals action in Vancouver, Nov. 11, 2024. (Rich Lam/UBC Athletics Photo)

THE MOJ: B.C. linemen drawing eyes south of border ahead of NFL draft

UBC’s Giovanni Manu and Theo Benedet are massive human beings attracting attention

UBC offensive linemen Giovanni Manu (left) and Theo Benedet (right) are both up for the NFL Draft which takes place this weekend. The pair is shown here during Hardy Cup Finals action in Vancouver, Nov. 11, 2024. (Rich Lam/UBC Athletics Photo)
Canucks defenceman Ian Cole the most playoff experience of any Canuck and will be relied upon this post-season. NHL.com photo

THE MOJ: Hardened by years of playoff battle, Cole setting Canuck tone

Veteran defenceman has seen it all and it helps him keep his team on an even keel

Canucks defenceman Ian Cole the most playoff experience of any Canuck and will be relied upon this post-season. NHL.com photo
Rabih Alkhalil, left, is wanted by RCMP for conspiracy to commit murder after escaping a B.C. jail and Cody Casey is wanted by the Vancouver Police Department for drugs and firearms offences. (Bolo handouts)

2 men with B.C. crime connections make Bolo’s top 25 fugitive list

Bolo program is offering up to $100K each for information on either man

Rabih Alkhalil, left, is wanted by RCMP for conspiracy to commit murder after escaping a B.C. jail and Cody Casey is wanted by the Vancouver Police Department for drugs and firearms offences. (Bolo handouts)
North Vancouver RCMP say the driver of white truck fled the scene on April 17 after crashing into a tree in North Vancouver. Their subsequent investigation resulted in two officers being injured. (North Vancouver RCMP)

2 officers injured after driver flees scene of North Vancouver crash

Officers allege man assaulted them while they attempted to arrest hit-and-run driver

North Vancouver RCMP say the driver of white truck fled the scene on April 17 after crashing into a tree in North Vancouver. Their subsequent investigation resulted in two officers being injured. (North Vancouver RCMP)