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B.C. man sentenced on drug, firearm charges triggered by silencers found at airport

B.C. man sentenced on drug, firearm charges triggered by silencers found at airport

VANCOUVER — A Nanaimo, B.C., man has been sentenced to five years in prison and a lifetime firearm ban after an investigation triggered by the discovery of illegal silencers at Vancouver International Airport.
Nanaimo man gets five years after airport seizure triggers investigation

Nanaimo man gets five years after airport seizure triggers investigation

Canada Border Services Agency launched an investigation after three firearm suppressors were intercepted at Vancouver International Airport in 2022
Daughter of wrongfully convicted N.S. man says grief grows without probe of police

Daughter of wrongfully convicted N.S. man says grief grows without probe of police

HALIFAX — The daughter of a wrongfully convicted Nova Scotia man says burying her father next month will renew her intense grief — especially if a criminal investigation into his case remains stalled.

Young man dead after being stabbed in a park: Abbotsford police

ABBOTSFORD — Police in Abbotsford, B.C. are investigating after a young man was killed in a stabbing at the city's Larch Park on Sunday night. Officers were called just after 7:30 p.m.
RCMP report locating missing Powell River teen

RCMP report locating missing Powell River teen

15-year-old reported missing on May 19 has been located
Police say naked man arrested after alleged assault on stranger in B.C.

Police say naked man arrested after alleged assault on stranger in B.C.

PORT MOODY — Police in Port Moody, B.C., say they arrested a naked man after he allegedly assaulted a stranger and armed himself with a knife.
Pemberton, SLRD secure funding for universal water metering pilot project

Pemberton, SLRD secure funding for universal water metering pilot project

The metering pilot project will incentivize water conservation by eventually charging residents only for what they consume, instead of a flat rate based on property type
$40M lottery ticket sold in B.C., same month as record prize win

$40M lottery ticket sold in B.C., same month as record prize win

The latest jackpot comes after a Surrey man was given a cheque for $80 million earlier this month after winning what the corporation said was the biggest jackpot ever awarded to a single person in Canada.
New Langford post-secondary campus to be named for former premier John Horgan

New Langford post-secondary campus to be named for former premier John Horgan

Royal Roads University is also raising funds for the John Horgan Entrance Award, which will provide up to $5,000 in financial support to new undergraduates at the Langford campus.
Victoria police officer committed misconduct in fatal shooting: retired judge

Victoria police officer committed misconduct in fatal shooting: retired judge

Wally Oppal ruled that Sgt. Ron Kirkwood should not have fired an ARWEN, which fires plastic projectiles, at Lisa Rauch when his vision was obscured by thick smoke.