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B.C. man pleads guilty to murdering his wife

B.C. man pleads guilty to murdering his wife

Abbotsford Apr 22, 2024 / 1:57 pm

A B.C. man has pleaded guilty to murdering his wife nearly two years later. Inderjit Sandhu, 48, entered a guilty plea to second-degree murder on April 19 at...

Police still trying to identify woman killed in crash on B.C. highway

Police still trying to identify woman killed in crash on B.C. highway

Abbotsford Apr 22, 2024 / 11:57 am

A female pedestrian who was killed during a collision in Abbotsford has not been identified. Abbotsford police officers responded to a collision on April 20 at...

Vancouver police avert unsanctioned Sunset Beach 420 event, seize cannabis products

Vancouver police avert unsanctioned Sunset Beach 420 event, seize cannabis products

Vancouver Apr 22, 2024 / 11:56 am

A planned cannabis celebration this weekend at Sunset Beach, the usual location for such events on April 20, didn't proceed, as Vancouver police moved...

'Public safety is a priority': Man allegedly stabbed by stranger near White Rock Pier

'Public safety is a priority': Man allegedly stabbed by stranger near White Rock Pier

White Rock Apr 22, 2024 / 11:55 am

A man was allegedly stabbed by a stranger in White Rock and police are looking for the suspect. On April 21 at 9 p.m., White Rock RCMP officers responded to a...

Preliminary hearing starts for man accused of fatal stabbing at B.C. Starbucks

Preliminary hearing starts for man accused of fatal stabbing at B.C. Starbucks

Vancouver Apr 22, 2024 / 10:34 am

A preliminary inquiry for a B.C. man accused of murdering a father at a downtown Vancouver Starbucks began in Vancouver Provincial Court April 22. Inderdeep...

Woman dies in pedestrian fatal collision on Highway 11 near Abbotsford, B.C.

Woman dies in pedestrian fatal collision on Highway 11 near Abbotsford, B.C.

Abbotsford Apr 21, 2024 / 12:45 pm

The Abbotsford Police Department says it is investigating a fatal collision involving an unidentified female on Highway 11, known locally as the...

Surrey shipping container is not a garden shed, judge rules

Surrey shipping container is not a garden shed, judge rules

Surrey Apr 19, 2024 / 6:12 pm

A B.C. Supreme Court judge has told a Surrey man he cannot have a shipping container as a shed for storing his children’s things in his garden. The City...

Sentencing dates set for killer of 13-year-old Burnaby girl

Sentencing dates set for killer of 13-year-old Burnaby girl

Burnaby Apr 19, 2024 / 6:03 pm

Nearly seven years after a 13-year-old girl was found dead in a Burnaby park, sentencing dates have been set for the man convicted of her killing. A jury found...

B.C. businesses brace for boom as Vancouver Canucks gear up for playoffs

B.C. businesses brace for boom as Vancouver Canucks gear up for playoffs

Vancouver Apr 19, 2024 / 5:14 pm

The Vancouver Canucks’ first home playoff game in nine years is great news not only for B.C. hockey fans but West Coast businesses, too. The Canucks face...

'Eat the rich': Luxury vehicles left with note, deflated tires in Vancouver neighbourhoods

'Eat the rich': Luxury vehicles left with note, deflated tires in Vancouver neighbourhoods

Vancouver Apr 19, 2024 / 1:57 pm

Luxury vehicles parked in two Vancouver neighbourhoods have been damaged and left with a note on them. An individual who lives in Kitsilano tells Glacier Media...

Southwest B.C. delivered record housing starts in 2023, says report

Southwest B.C. delivered record housing starts in 2023, says report

Vancouver Apr 18, 2024 / 5:27 pm

The West Coast housing market saw a significant boost in construction activity last year, according to a new report by the Chartered Professional Accountants of...

Vancouver police issue warning about UVic student's killer, now on day parole

Vancouver police issue warning about UVic student's killer, now on day parole

Vancouver Apr 18, 2024 / 5:25 pm

The Vancouver Police Department is warning the public that a man who murdered a University of Victoria student 37 years ago will be living in the city and poses...

Officer says B.C. hostage was lying on top of captor before police gunfire erupted

Officer says B.C. hostage was lying on top of captor before police gunfire erupted

Surrey Apr 18, 2024 / 4:47 pm

The first police officer to enter a room where a woman was being held hostage in 2019 has told a B.C. coroner's inquest that he saw her lying on a bed on...

Ex-B.C. RCMP officer convicted of exposing himself to schoolgirls loses appeal

Ex-B.C. RCMP officer convicted of exposing himself to schoolgirls loses appeal

Richmond Apr 18, 2024 / 1:10 pm

B.C.’s top court has rejected the appeal of a former Richmond RCMP officer convicted of exposing himself to Vancouver private schoolgirls. “The...

Target practice on carrot prompts police response in North Vancouver

Target practice on carrot prompts police response in North Vancouver

North Vancouver Apr 18, 2024 / 11:19 am

For the third time in recent weeks, police on the North Shore found themselves dealing with a report of men with a gun Monday evening. North Vancouver RCMP were...

Lysol-wipe COVID profiteer sentenced for extortion of estranged Burnaby wife

Lysol-wipe COVID profiteer sentenced for extortion of estranged Burnaby wife

Burnaby Apr 18, 2024 / 11:18 am

A man who made the news at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic for hoarding Lysol wipes to sell online for a profit has been sentenced for threatening to...

Union says some 100 correctional officers will demonstrate at Abbotsford HQ

Union says some 100 correctional officers will demonstrate at Abbotsford HQ

Abbotsford Apr 18, 2024 / 5:49 am

Around 100 members of the Union of Canadian Correctional Officers plan to hold a protest in Abbotsford, B.C., today. The demonstration outside the Pacific...

Former B.C. finance minister Mike de Jong running for the federal Conservatives

Former B.C. finance minister Mike de Jong running for the federal Conservatives

Abbotsford Apr 17, 2024 / 6:46 pm

Veteran B.C. politician Mike de Jong, an eight-term member of the provincial legislature who held a number of cabinet posts including finance and health, has...

B.C. government earmarks $300M to help TransLink buy more buses, reduce overcrowding

B.C. government earmarks $300M to help TransLink buy more buses, reduce overcrowding

Vancouver Apr 17, 2024 / 5:46 pm

British Columbia is paying up to $300 million in new capital funding to help TransLink, Metro Vancouver's transit provider, add more buses to its fleet....

B.C. police seize guns, 14 kilograms of fentanyl in Lower Mainland trafficking probe

B.C. police seize guns, 14 kilograms of fentanyl in Lower Mainland trafficking probe

Vancouver Apr 17, 2024 / 2:03 pm

Mounties in B.C.'s Lower Mainland say a months-long trafficking investigation spanned multiple cities and led to the seizure of significant quantities of...

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