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B.C. youth charged after alleged school shooting threats
4+ hour, 5+ min ago (184+ words) Published 9:00 am Tuesday, March 31, 2026 One youth has been charged after allegedly exchanging threatening messages online with a U.S. teen about a school shooting. According to the Sooke RCMP, the threats were first flagged on July 19, 2025 by the Homeland Security Unit of…...
Apartment fire claims a life in Vernon
2+ hour, 38+ min ago (318+ words) Published 10:27 am Tuesday, March 31, 2026 A structure was on fire Wednesday morning, March 25, in the 2300 block of 36th Street in Vernon. (Tamara Tee/Facebook) The Parkview Garden Apartment fire claimed a life last week. (City of Vernon - Local Government/Facebook) A resident…...
Life sentences of Surrey mechanic’s teen killers overturned
19+ hour, 27+ min ago (522+ words) Published 12:01 pm Monday, March 30, 2026 A memorial to Paul Prestbakmo (inset) grew quickly on the median adjacent to where he died, after suffering stab wounds in the early hours of Aug. 16, 2019. The two teens convicted of killing him were in Vancouver…...
Man charged in B.C. bestiality case back in court next week
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (199+ words) Published 4:21 pm Thursday, March 26, 2026 A man caught on camera is alleged to have assaulted horses at a Vernon equestrian facility Jan. 23 2026. (Surveillance image) A man charged with bestiality related to an incident at a Vernon equestrian training facility earlier this…...
Quesnel man sentenced to 30 months for assault with hatchet
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (1057+ words) Published 12:07 pm Thursday, March 26, 2026 Court room at the Quesnel Courthouse. (John Deacon/Quesnel Courthouse) A Quesnel man has been sentenced for a violent hatchet attack during a robbery at a Quesnel hardware store in November 2024. Judge Judith Doulis has sentenced…...
B.C. Conservatives oust MLA Chan after revelation of domestic violence charge
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (514+ words) Published 11:04 am Thursday, March 26, 2026 B.C. Conservative MLA Hon Chan, Richmond Centre, is being removed from caucus "effective immediately" after "serious criminal charges" were revealed to have been filed against him. Interim B.C. Conservative Leader Trevor Halford says the charges are domestic violence-related....
Prince Rupert Fire Rescue sees increase in emergency incidents last month
2+ week, 3+ day ago (324+ words) Published 5:30 am Saturday, March 14, 2026 Prince Rupert Fire Rescue responded to 103 emergency incidents in February. (Thom Barker/The Northern View) Prince Rupert Fire Rescue (PRFR) maintained a brisk pace throughout February, continuing the hot start that marked the first month of…...
Maple Ridge man, North Van woman charged with killing Iranian-Canadian man
2+ week, 3+ day ago (242+ words) Published 12:15 pm Saturday, March 14, 2026 By Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News Staff A Maple Ridge man and a North Vancouver woman have been charged with killing self-described Iranian activist Masood Masjoody. A statement issued Saturday by the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT)…...
Alleged assault at Prince Rupert Safeway raises racial tensions
3+ week, 2+ hour ago (369+ words) Published 10:40 am Tuesday, March 10, 2026 Prince Rupert RCMP is investigating an alleged assault at a grocery store last week'an incident that has heightened racial tensions within the community. At 2:22 p.m. on March 3, RCMP responded to the local Safeway for a report of…...
Man charged for 2022 Okanagan double homicide
3+ week, 3+ day ago (252+ words) Published 11:40 am Saturday, March 7, 2026 Yves "Oliver" Grenier has been charged in relation to a 2022 double homicide in the Penticton area as of Friday, March 6, 2026. (Brendan Shykora - Morning Star) A 36-year-old man has been charged in relation to a 2022 double homicide…...