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Missing person Stephanie Patterson was last seen leaving her Coquitlam residence on Friday, Aug. 11. (Coquitlam RCMP/Special to The News)

UPDATE: Missing Kwikwetlem councillor found dead in Mission

Stephanie Patterson had been reported missing on Aug. 11

Missing person Stephanie Patterson was last seen leaving her Coquitlam residence on Friday, Aug. 11. (Coquitlam RCMP/Special to The News)
Carlos Aranda Burgoin was last seen on July 7, in Osoyoos. (RCMP)

Missing man in Osoyoos ‘highest priority’ for Mexican Government

The Mexican Consul General is currently in Osoyoos meeting with searchers and RCMP

Carlos Aranda Burgoin was last seen on July 7, in Osoyoos. (RCMP)
Jonathan Young was officially reported missing Aug. 2 and his family is asking for the public’s help to find him. (RCMP photo)

Family of missing Mission man asks for public help to find him

Jonathan Young was reported missing Aug. 2, with some mystery surrounding his disappearance

Jonathan Young was officially reported missing Aug. 2 and his family is asking for the public’s help to find him. (RCMP photo)
Otto Csaszar was found deceased near the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows border on Monday, Aug. 7. (Ridge Meadows RCMP/Special to The News)

Missing elderly Maple Ridge man found dead on Monday night

76-year-old Otto Csaszar was located near the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows border

Otto Csaszar was found deceased near the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows border on Monday, Aug. 7. (Ridge Meadows RCMP/Special to The News)
An RCMP boat circles the wreckage of a commercial fishing boat in Okanagan Lake, where the captain has not resurfaced or been found since overturning Monday, July 24. (Jennifer Smith - Morning Star)

B.C. boat captain remains missing in Okanagan Lake 4 days later

Vernon Search and Rescue continue looking for missing person presumed drowned

An RCMP boat circles the wreckage of a commercial fishing boat in Okanagan Lake, where the captain has not resurfaced or been found since overturning Monday, July 24. (Jennifer Smith - Morning Star)
Police in Montana say Alicia Navarro is safe and happy after turning up 4 years and 1,600 kilometres from home. Commons Wikimedia

U.S. teen missing for nearly 4 years shows up safe at police station far from home

Arizona’s Alicia Navarro walked into a Montana police after vanishing at age 14

Police in Montana say Alicia Navarro is safe and happy after turning up 4 years and 1,600 kilometres from home. Commons Wikimedia
A provincial police car is seen in Montreal on July 22, 2020.
Quebec provincial police are continuing their search for a Ukrainian refugee who went missing Wednesday evening after a swim in a river southeast of Quebec City. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

Search continues for Ukrainian refugee who went missing after swim in Quebec river

Officers are searching the banks of the Etchemin River near St-Anselme

A provincial police car is seen in Montreal on July 22, 2020.
Quebec provincial police are continuing their search for a Ukrainian refugee who went missing Wednesday evening after a swim in a river southeast of Quebec City. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Alina Durham holds a photo of her daughter Shaelene Bell in her home on Jan. 12, 2023. Bell went missing on Jan. 30, 2021 and her body was found on June 2, 2021 in the Fraser River near Coquitlam. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress file)

Amber Alert e-petition in honour of late B.C. mom now up and running

PDF of petition can be signed and sent to MLA, or folks can sign hard copy in-person at 4 locations

Alina Durham holds a photo of her daughter Shaelene Bell in her home on Jan. 12, 2023. Bell went missing on Jan. 30, 2021 and her body was found on June 2, 2021 in the Fraser River near Coquitlam. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress file)
Kelowna RCMP found a tent and personal belongings of Charles Horvath-Allan at the Tiny Town campground days after he disappeared. (Contributed)

‘One last search’: U.K mom still looking for son who disappeared in Kelowna 34 years ago

Charles Horvath-Allan was last seen at Orchard Park Royal Bank May 26, 1989

Kelowna RCMP found a tent and personal belongings of Charles Horvath-Allan at the Tiny Town campground days after he disappeared. (Contributed)
Alina Durham (left) collects signatures at Chilliwack’s Canada Day celebrations at Townsend Park on Saturday, July 1, 2023. Durham has written up a petition with Chilliwack-Kent MLA Kelli Paddon to get the wording in B.C.’s Amber Alert system changed to include victims over the age of 18. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)

B.C. mom collects signatures in effort to change Amber Alert criteria

Mother of Shaelene Bell collecting pen-on-paper signatures, e-petition in the works

Alina Durham (left) collects signatures at Chilliwack’s Canada Day celebrations at Townsend Park on Saturday, July 1, 2023. Durham has written up a petition with Chilliwack-Kent MLA Kelli Paddon to get the wording in B.C.’s Amber Alert system changed to include victims over the age of 18. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)
Ridge Meadows RCMP Supt. Wendy Mehat let the public know that missing teen Esther Wang was found alive and well in Golden Ears Provincial Park on June 29. (Brandon Tucker/The News)

Missing teen spent 54 hours lost in Golden Ears Provincial Park

Esther Wang emerged from the forest on Thursday evening and is reunited with family

Ridge Meadows RCMP Supt. Wendy Mehat let the public know that missing teen Esther Wang was found alive and well in Golden Ears Provincial Park on June 29. (Brandon Tucker/The News)
Esther Wang is alive. Reports tonight say she walked out of the trail after she went missing two days ago during a hike in Golden Ears Provincial Park. (Estherwangvolleyball - Instagram/Special to The News)

Teen missing in B.C. provincial park for 2 days found safe

16-year-old, who survived 2+ days alone in the wilderness, walked out into her parents’ waiting arms

Esther Wang is alive. Reports tonight say she walked out of the trail after she went missing two days ago during a hike in Golden Ears Provincial Park. (Estherwangvolleyball - Instagram/Special to The News)
Esther Wang is alive. Reports tonight say she walked out of the trail after she went missing two days ago during a hike in Golden Ears Provincial Park. (Estherwangvolleyball - Instagram/Special to The News)

Esther is alive – girl missing in Golden Ears park reportly safe

Police and search crews are verifying this hour that the 16-year walked out of the trail tonight

Esther Wang is alive. Reports tonight say she walked out of the trail after she went missing two days ago during a hike in Golden Ears Provincial Park. (Estherwangvolleyball - Instagram/Special to The News)
The pair went missing after going fishing at Stump Lake on June 19. (RCMP)
The pair went missing after going fishing at Stump Lake on June 19. (RCMP)
Esther Wang went missing during a hike in Golden Ears Provincial Park on June 27. (Estherwangvolleyball - Instagram/Special to The News)

VIDEO: Search underway for teen missing in Golden Ears Provincial Park

Search and Rescue also deployed for girl who went missing during a hike

Esther Wang went missing during a hike in Golden Ears Provincial Park on June 27. (Estherwangvolleyball - Instagram/Special to The News)
This photo provided by OceanGate Expeditions shows a submersible vessel named Titan used to visit the wreckage site of the Titanic. In a race against the clock on the high seas, an expanding international armada of ships and airplanes searched Tuesday, June 20, 2023, for the submersible that vanished in the North Atlantic while taking five people down to the wreck of the Titanic. (OceanGate Expeditions via AP)

Underwater noises heard in frantic search for submersible missing with 5 aboard near Titanic

A Canadian military surveillance aircraft detected underwater noises as a massive operation…

This photo provided by OceanGate Expeditions shows a submersible vessel named Titan used to visit the wreckage site of the Titanic. In a race against the clock on the high seas, an expanding international armada of ships and airplanes searched Tuesday, June 20, 2023, for the submersible that vanished in the North Atlantic while taking five people down to the wreck of the Titanic. (OceanGate Expeditions via AP)
Timothy Gorman and his dog have been missing from Maple Ridge since May 15. (Ridge Meadows RCMP/Special to The News)

RCMP search for missing Maple Ridge man and his dog

Timothy Gorman is still believed to be somewhere in the Lower Mainland

Timothy Gorman and his dog have been missing from Maple Ridge since May 15. (Ridge Meadows RCMP/Special to The News)
Surrey RCMP say a missing 12-year-old has been located safe in Vancouver. (Anna Burns/Black Press file photo)

UPDATE: RCMP say missing girl found safe in Vancouver

‘Numerous tips’ received about female, 12, missing since May 15

Surrey RCMP say a missing 12-year-old has been located safe in Vancouver. (Anna Burns/Black Press file photo)
Surrey RCMP are hoping the public can help them find a missing 12-year-old girl. (Anna Burns/Black Press file photo)
Surrey RCMP are hoping the public can help them find a missing 12-year-old girl. (Anna Burns/Black Press file photo)

RCMP hoping public can help them find missing girl

12-year-old last seen on May 15 around 4 a.m.

Surrey RCMP are hoping the public can help them find a missing 12-year-old girl. (Anna Burns/Black Press file photo)
Surrey RCMP are hoping the public can help them find a missing 12-year-old girl. (Anna Burns/Black Press file photo)
Ryan Shtuka went missing from Sun Peaks in February of 2018. He was 19 at the time. (File photo)

2 calls, 1 day: Group looks for tipster in case of Ryan Shtuka, missing from Sun Peaks since 2018

The 19-year-old was last seen at a party in Sun Peaks Feb. 17, 2018

Ryan Shtuka went missing from Sun Peaks in February of 2018. He was 19 at the time. (File photo)