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The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police “E” Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Police look for man seen carrying knife near North Vancouver school

RCMP say suspect allegedly approached a female student in an ‘aggressive manner’

The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police “E” Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
District 1881 restaurant The Offy, in downtown Chilliwack, where sous-chef Brad Koehler had a bag with various chef's knives and other tools stolen following his shift on Sunday, May 26 (Stefan Luciani/Chilliwack Progress)

‘Humanity wins’: support takes edge off for B.C. chef robbed of prize knives

Stolen Chilliwack sous-chef’s bag contained tools obtained over years of work

District 1881 restaurant The Offy, in downtown Chilliwack, where sous-chef Brad Koehler had a bag with various chef's knives and other tools stolen following his shift on Sunday, May 26 (Stefan Luciani/Chilliwack Progress)
Hayden Chokrev-Evans was given three years and eight months for a violent sexual assault that happened in a CFB Esquimalt dorm room. (Black Press file photo)

Man given over 3 years for violent sexual assault at CFB Esquimalt dorm

Hayden Chokrev-Evans convicted for viciously beating and having forced intercourse with woman in 2022

  • May 30, 2024
Hayden Chokrev-Evans was given three years and eight months for a violent sexual assault that happened in a CFB Esquimalt dorm room. (Black Press file photo)
Doses of the anti-viral drug Paxlovid are displayed in New York, on Monday, Aug. 1, 2022. B.C. is now covering the COVID-19 medication through its PharmaCare Plan Z as the federal government is no longering covering the medication. (AP Photo / Stephanie Nano)

B.C. to provide Paxlovid after feds drop covering COVID medication coverage

Paxlovid treats mild-to-moderate COVID-19 in adults

Doses of the anti-viral drug Paxlovid are displayed in New York, on Monday, Aug. 1, 2022. B.C. is now covering the COVID-19 medication through its PharmaCare Plan Z as the federal government is no longering covering the medication. (AP Photo / Stephanie Nano)
Rifflandia turns 16 years old this year. (Black Press Media file photo)

Victoria music festival Rifflandia announces full lineup

Singer-songwriter Feist is the latest headliner announced, performing Sunday of the festival

Rifflandia turns 16 years old this year. (Black Press Media file photo)
A class-action lawsuit can proceed against the City of Abbotsford for damages in the November 2021 flooding on Sumas Prairie, a B.C. Supreme Court justice has ruled. (Vikki Hopes/Abbotsford News)

Sumas Prairie flood lawsuit can proceed as class action, judge rules

Plaintiffs allege that city ‘breached its duty of care’ in November 2021

A class-action lawsuit can proceed against the City of Abbotsford for damages in the November 2021 flooding on Sumas Prairie, a B.C. Supreme Court justice has ruled. (Vikki Hopes/Abbotsford News)
B.C. has lauched a new toll-free helpline for people who witness or experience a racist incident. (Ashley Wadhwani-Smith/Black Press Media)

New racist-incident helpline in B.C. available in 240-plus languages

Callers will be asked to provide a description of the incident, where it occurred

B.C. has lauched a new toll-free helpline for people who witness or experience a racist incident. (Ashley Wadhwani-Smith/Black Press Media)
Marilyn Slett, chief of the Heiltsuk Nation at a news conference in Vancouver. (Jonathan Hayward/CP)

RCMP officer transferred out of Bella Bella after racist social media posts

The Heiltsuk Nation has been calling for the officer’s immediate suspension, removal

Marilyn Slett, chief of the Heiltsuk Nation at a news conference in Vancouver. (Jonathan Hayward/CP)
Barley, who was on the run for 10 days, was finally caught 100 kilometres from home in Penticton. He has now been returned to his owners. (Petra’s Pawdicures - Facebook)

Over the hills and 100 km away, dog ‘flees’ U.S. and is captured in Penticton

Barley had escaped his adoptive family in Tonasket, Washington and crossed the border

Barley, who was on the run for 10 days, was finally caught 100 kilometres from home in Penticton. He has now been returned to his owners. (Petra’s Pawdicures - Facebook)
Greg Martel is accused of defrauding investors of roughly $270 million in a massive Ponzi scheme. His whereabouts are currently unknown. (Screenshot courtesy Vimeo)

Trustee says Victoria mortgage broker Greg Martel ran ‘massive Ponzi scheme’

Bankruptcy court application shows 930 creditors have $317 million in claims against Martel’s company

  • May 29, 2024
Greg Martel is accused of defrauding investors of roughly $270 million in a massive Ponzi scheme. His whereabouts are currently unknown. (Screenshot courtesy Vimeo)
An undated BC Highway Patrol photo shows a police radar unit clocking a speeding driver. Over the 2024 May long weekend, BC RCMP say they issued at least 2,830 driving violation tickets. (BC Highway Patrol photo)

B.C. RCMP issued 2,830 driving tickets over May long weekend

One pick-up driver was clocked at 208 km/h in 100 km/h zone

An undated BC Highway Patrol photo shows a police radar unit clocking a speeding driver. Over the 2024 May long weekend, BC RCMP say they issued at least 2,830 driving violation tickets. (BC Highway Patrol photo)
Doctor Abraham Alexander is excited about the latest cancer research at Royal Jubilee Hospital and said the advanced treatments could prolong life by five to 10 years. (Photo Submitted/ BC Cancer Foundation)

Cancer trial at Greater Victoria hospital gives researcher hope

Part of the research saw BC Cancer incorporating Artificial Intelligence

Doctor Abraham Alexander is excited about the latest cancer research at Royal Jubilee Hospital and said the advanced treatments could prolong life by five to 10 years. (Photo Submitted/ BC Cancer Foundation)
Lizzie’s Rayne, the horse in red, had to be euthanized after a race at Hastings racecourse in Vancouver on May 25, 2024. (Hastings Racecourse Vancouver YouTube)

Horse euthanized after injury during race at Vancouver racecourse

It’s the 1st death of the season, which began April 27; there were 8 deaths in 2022 and 2023 each

Lizzie’s Rayne, the horse in red, had to be euthanized after a race at Hastings racecourse in Vancouver on May 25, 2024. (Hastings Racecourse Vancouver YouTube)
Zara Rutherford sitting in the cockpit of a Martin Mars with Britton Coulson during a tour to Port Alberni this week as part of the B.C. Aviation Council conference. (Photo courtesy Christopher Anderson/Coulson Aviation)

World’s youngest solo round-the-world female pilot inspires B.C. aviators

Record-setter Zara Rutherford was the signature speaker at the B.C. Aviation Council convention

Zara Rutherford sitting in the cockpit of a Martin Mars with Britton Coulson during a tour to Port Alberni this week as part of the B.C. Aviation Council conference. (Photo courtesy Christopher Anderson/Coulson Aviation)
Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi celebrates after his goal against the New York Red Bulls during an MLS soccer match at Red Bull Arena, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, in Harrison, N.J. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

Fans call for refunds, transparency after Messi no-show at Vancouver match

Online petition garners nearly 2,300 signatures since May 25 game

Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi celebrates after his goal against the New York Red Bulls during an MLS soccer match at Red Bull Arena, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, in Harrison, N.J. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)
Anup Narayan, 51, is facing several charges after six months of reports of a man committing indecent acts outside of a New Westminster home. (New Westminster Police)

Surrey man charged with indecent acts after exposing himself outside home

New Westminster police say the department received numerous complains over the last 6 months

Anup Narayan, 51, is facing several charges after six months of reports of a man committing indecent acts outside of a New Westminster home. (New Westminster Police)
Investigators on scene in 2022 after Nicholas Ball’s body was discovered in a vacant lot on 208th Street. (Langley Advance Times files)

Langley crossbow killer found guilty of manslaughter, not second-degree murder

Court convicted on a lesser charge with verdict rendered Wednesday, May 29

Investigators on scene in 2022 after Nicholas Ball’s body was discovered in a vacant lot on 208th Street. (Langley Advance Times files)
Anne Tolmie says her home was broken into six times while she was in the hospital. (Mark Page/News Staff)

Neighbours rally after thieves hit hospitalized B.C. senior’s home 6 times

Neighbours join to help clean and secure house, owner critical of police response

  • May 29, 2024
Anne Tolmie says her home was broken into six times while she was in the hospital. (Mark Page/News Staff)
Pacific Institution in Abbotsford

Killer of Calgary man dies while in B.C. prison

Bradley Koester sentenced in 1984 for murder of Frank Vervoort

Pacific Institution in Abbotsford
As a report finds heat pump uptake isn’t uniform across the Capital Region, local installers say demand is strong on the South Island. (Courtesy of Sasquatch Heat Pumps)

Climate change drives growing demand for heat pumps: B.C. installers

Recently expanded rebates to help entice to more households off fossil fuel systems

As a report finds heat pump uptake isn’t uniform across the Capital Region, local installers say demand is strong on the South Island. (Courtesy of Sasquatch Heat Pumps)