Kelowna mayor does not ask for more RCMP funding during Victoria trip – Okanagan | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] When Kelowna, B.C., Mayor Tom Dyas took the city’s top priorities to Victoria this week, they included social disorder concerns. Dyas met with provincial ministers, including Attorney General Nikki Sharma. Among the things Dyas advocated for included more Crown prosecutors and an involuntary compassionate care facility. However, the mayor stopped at asking for more […]
Snowmobilers fall through ice, bodies recovered days later after lake refreezes: RCMP | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Descrease article font size Increase article font size The bodies of two snowmobilers who fell through the ice on a B.C. lake last week were found Sunday after the break in the ice refroze. Anahim Lake RCMP said Monday that they first learned of the snowmobilers’ disappearance last Friday; the report officers received was […]
Family of Tumbler Ridge victim cancels funeral over death threats | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Descrease article font size Increase article font size The family of a 12-year-old girl killed in the deadly Tumbler Ridge, B.C., shootings has cancelled her funeral service over death threats they’re receiving. Kylie Smith’s parents, Lance Younge and Jenny Geary, said in a Facebook post shared by the Tumbler Ridge Chamber of Commerce Saturday […]
Guns in photo posted by Tumbler Ridge shooter’s mother were legal, expert says | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] A former RCMP weapons officer says guns in a photo posted by the Tumbler Ridge shooter’s mother all appear to have been legal to own in Canada at the time, although they include a semi-automatic rifle that was later prohibited. Jennifer Jacobs posted the photo of guns in a cabinet to Facebook in August […]
‘I hear you’: Social disorder up, break-ins down, says Kelowna RCMP | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Kelowna, B.C.’s top RCMP officer says he’s hearing growing frustration from local business owners as crime and social disorder continue to impact the city. Supt. Chris Goebel addressed city council on Monday, acknowledging the day-to-day realities many businesses are facing, including people sleeping in doorways, open drug use, warming fires and damage to private […]
1 dead, 6 in serious condition after charter bus rollover near Alberta town | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Descrease article font size Increase article font size Alberta RCMP say one person is dead and more than a dozen are injured after a charter bus hit the median east of Grande Prairie. According to police, at about 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, officers responded to the collision approximately one kilometre west of the hamlet […]
B.C. needs new mental health hospital, psychiatrist tells inquest into family’s death | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] A psychiatrist with British Columbia’s Northern Health authority has called for a new mental health hospital in B.C. in her testimony to an inquest into the deaths of a Prince Rupert family. The coroner’s inquest has heard that Christopher Duong was suspected by police to have killed his wife Janet Nguyen, their two young […]
Fitness trial begins for man accused of killing B.C. Mountie Shaelyn Yang in 2022 | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 6, 2026 2:32 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The hearing to determine if a man accused of killing RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang is fit to stand trial has begun in the BC Supreme Court in Vancouver. Jongwon Ham, who appeared […]
Quebec teen facing terrorism charge for allegedly promoting neo-Nazi group – Montreal | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 5, 2026 1:06 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size RCMP say a Quebec City-area teenager is facing a terrorism charge for allegedly using social media to promote the neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen Division. The force says the accused, who cannot be named due to […]