Police identify victim of suspicious fatal fire in Surrey; investigators probing connections to gang conflict
A young man whose body was discovered in a burning Surrey home on Monday has been identified by investigators who believe he may have been killed in connection with gang conflict. Homicide investigators were called to the scene when firefighters...
Suspect charged after man assaulted, nearly set on fire on SkyTrain
A man, suspected of trying to pour flammable liquid on another man’s clothes and set him on fire while riding public transit in Burnaby, has been charged. The Metro Vancouver Transit Police (MVTP) says the incident occurred on Dec. 16...
IIO investigating Surrey Police arrest of woman in November
The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. (IIO) announced Wednesday that it’s investigating an incident from November in which a woman was first arrested and later released by the Surrey Police Service (SPS). Investigators were called in because the woman sustained...
Police seeking witnesses to alleged armed assault in Port Coquitlam
Police are investigating an alleged assault with a weapon that took place in Port Coquitlam over the weekend. At 11:45 a.m. on Saturday, officers responded to the scene near the intersection of Shaughnessy Street and Kingsway Avenue. CLICK HERE TO...
Impaired driving suspect arrested after single-vehicle crash in Abbotsford
Police in Abbotsford arrested a 39-year-old man Tuesday after he allegedly caused a single-vehicle crash while impaired. When officers arrived around 1 a.m. at Old Clayburn Road near Saddle Park, the scene of the incident, they only found the crashed...
Truck driver strikes Highway 1 overpass near Surrey
The BC Highway Patrol (BCHP) has confirmed it is investigating after a commercial truck driver struck an overpass on Highway 1 near Surrey Wednesday morning. Mounties say the driver crashed into and visibly damaged the 192 Street overpass around 9:30...
Vancouver police: Fast-food worker punched over extra charge for bacon
A man is facing an assault charge after a reported altercation over a burger in a Vancouver fast-food restaurant Monday evening. According to the Vancouver Police Department (VPD), the alleged victim, a 23-year-old man who was working at the Fatburger...
B.C. settles prison solitary confinement lawsuit for $60 million
The British Columbia government has settled a class-action lawsuit for up to $60 million over the use of solitary confinement in provincial correctional facilities over a period of 20 years. The B.C. Supreme Court approved the settlement in October, and...
IHIT identifies Surrey shooting victim as local business owner, wedding photographer
Homicide investigators have released the identity of a man who was discovered dying of gunshot wounds on a Surrey street Tuesday afternoon. Shortly after 12 p.m., the Surrey Police Service (SPS) responded to reports of a man lying near a...
Transfer from St. Paul’s Hospital for assisted dying caused patient distress, trial told
Breadcrumb Trail Links Transfer from St. Paul’s Hospital for assisted dying caused patient distress, trial told B.C. Supreme Court hearing Charter challenge by parents of woman with terminal cancer transferred from Catholic hospital heard of another similar transfer complicated by...
