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Coquitlam RCMP postpones drag queen story time due to anti-SOGI rally

COQUITLAM — RCMP "has adequate resources to support the library and the event; however, we have simultaneous high-risk events occurring at the same time,” said Cpl. Alexa Hodgins.

Oct 13, 2023 12:45 PM Read more >

Surrey taking provincial government to court over police transition decision

As of last month, there were 246 SPS officers that had been deployed into policing operations in Surrey.

Oct 13, 2023 10:11 AM Read more >

Two horses dead after crash on Highway 99 north of Pemberton

RCMP investigation underway

Oct 12, 2023 5:49 PM Read more >

Jury to decide fate of former BC Liberal MLA’s son

Kasimir Tyabji-Sandana is accused of committing sexual interference and invitation to sexual touching of a person under 16

Oct 12, 2023 5:32 PM Read more >

No charges against Prince George, B.C., Mountie over 2020 death

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Prosecutors in British Columbia say they won't be charging an RCMP officer in connection with the death of an Indigenous man in Prince George in 2020.

Oct 12, 2023 5:00 PM Read more >

Kelowna to get 120 'tiny homes' as solution to growing homeless problem

City to build 120 supportive housing units and introduce measures to deal with a growing encampment

Oct 12, 2023 12:29 PM Read more >

Snug Cove Ferry Terminal work will move to next year

Questions raised about how Bowen residents will get home at night

Oct 12, 2023 10:40 AM Read more >

Jury begins deliberations in fatal Port Alberni shooting

Samantha Dittmer, 63, has pleaded not guilty, describing the fatal shooting as an “accident.”

Oct 12, 2023 5:00 AM Read more >

Driver who killed girl in drunken crash now back in jail, facing new drunk driving allegations

Karl Matthew Schwarz, 39, who killed an 11-year-old Calgary girl after drunkenly plowing his truck into a minivan a decade ago is back behind bars

Oct 12, 2023 4:23 AM Read more >

Magic mushroom shop opens in downtown Kelowna

Larger cities like Vancouver have had psilocybin shops operating openly, ignored by police who remain focused on harder street drugs and organized crime — no different than unlicensed cannabis dispensaries before legalization.

Oct 12, 2023 4:14 AM Read more >