Fatal Robbery
Prosecutor outlines case against three accused in brutal slaying of Abbotsford couple
ABBOTSFORD - A Crown prosecutor says a large body of circumstantial evidence has established the case of first-degree murder against three young men on trial for the violent slaying of an Abbotsford, B.C., couple at their home in the city in 2022. Arno...
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High-Risk Arrest
1 arrested after report of suspicious individual in Abbotsford neighbourhood Friday morning
ABBOTSFORD - Residents may have noticed heavy police presence in an Abbotsford neighbourhood as police responded to a report of a suspicious individual early this morning. Residents reported up to a dozen police cars heading to Immel Street and Saddle Street at 9 a.m. Friday, March 6. The Abbotsford Police Department h...
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Burnaby RCMP seek suspect in alleged sexual assault February
BURNABY - Police in Burnaby are asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect who assaulted a woman last month. Frontline officers responded to the report at Lobley Park on February 6, just after 7:45 p.m. The victim, who was in her 30s, was walking through the park when she was grabbed from behind by an unknow...
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Released on Conditions
Mission, Vancouver police arrest 2 after multiple firearms-related offences
MISSION - Mission police say they have now successfully concluded a joint investigation with North Vancouver RCMP and the Vancouver Police Department, resulting in multiple charges against two people.In a release posted Friday, Mission RCMP say 49-year-old North Vancouver resident Oliver King and 43-year-old Vancouver ...
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Driver flees after hitting pedestrians in Surrey, B.C., one in critical condition
SURREY - A man is fighting for his life after hit-and-run in the Metro Vancouver city of Surrey overnight that saw a vehicle strike two pedestrians. Surrey police say the crash happened near 88th Avenue and Nordel Way at around 11:24 p.m. Thursday. Pol...
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Inmate Assault
Abbotsford inmate taken to hospital after assault
ABBOTSFORD - An inmate serving time at an Abbotsford prison has been hospitalized after an assault in late February, according to the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC). Staff members at the medium-security Matsqui Institution evaluated and took the victim to hospital for treatment on February 26. The assailants have...
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British Columbia
Toxicologist sees no drug link to Myles Gray's behaviour before police-involved death
VANCOUVER - A forensic expert has told a hearing into the 2015 police-involved death of Myles Gray that not much could be concluded from a toxicology report regarding his behaviour, that Vancouver officers have previously described as "animalistic" and...
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B.C. approves new police training sites in Vancouver and Victoria
VICTORIA - Two new police training sites have been approved in Vancouver and Victoria to address a surge in demand for recruits from communities across British Columbia. The B.C. government says the sites will initially operate for two years and be ful...
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Fatal Robbery
Prosecutor outlines case against three accused in brutal slaying of Abbotsford couple
ABBOTSFORD - A Crown prosecutor says a large body of circumstantial evidence has established the case of first-degree murder against three young men on trial for the violent slaying of an Abbotsford, B.C., couple at their home in the city in 2022. Arno...
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AltaGas CEO says company will defend interests in B.C. First Nation's fight with port
CALGARY - The chief executive of AltaGas Ltd. says he's disappointed the company has been drawn into a dispute over who has the right to export certain energy products from the Port of Prince Rupert in northern British Columbia. "At AltaGas, we take...
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Photo Gallery: Sabayons breathes new life into former Hudson's Bay property
A new Sabayons department store has been breathing new life into a property that just a year ago was on the verge of being dark and empty in the heart of downtown Victoria. Canada's oldest company Hudson's Bay filed for creditor protection on March 7, ...
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B.C. pair charged with a combined 34 gun-related offences in multi-city probe
MISSION, BRITISH COLUMBIA - Police in British Columbia's Lower Mainland say two people are facing a combined 34 firearms-related charges in a joint investigation across multiple cities. Mission RCMP say a 49-year-old man from North Vancouver has been c...
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Canada
Social media ban for kids under consideration in online harms bill: Carney
TOKYO - Prime Minister Mark Carney says that while there should be debate in Canada about a social media ban for children, he has not made up his own mind on the issue yet. Carney says there are arguments on both sides and more information emerging abo...
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Carney calls for Mountbatten-Windsor's removal from line of succession
TOKYO - Prime Minister Mark Carney says Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor should be removed from the royal line of succession for his "deplorable" actions. Speaking to reporters in Tokyo, Carney says the actions that have caused him to be stripped of his roya...
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection says at least 45 days needed for tariff refunds
WASHINGTON - U.S. Customs and Border Protection will not be able to immediately begin issuing refunds for President Donald Trump's tariffs that were struck down by the Supreme Court. In a filing to court Friday, Brandon Lord, a senior official in U.S. ...
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'Smile of a murderer': B.C. double-killing suspects seen posing with alleged weapon
ABBOTSFORD - A prosecutor says three men accused of murdering an Abbotsford, B.C., couple kept a bat used to bludgeon one of the victims to death, displaying it with "pride" in videos recorded months later. The B.C. Supreme Court in Abbotsford was sho...
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Toxicologist sees no drug link to Myles Gray's behaviour before police-involved death
VANCOUVER - A forensic expert has told a hearing into the 2015 police-involved death of Myles Gray that not much could be concluded from a toxicology report regarding his behaviour, that Vancouver officers have previously described as "animalistic" and...
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B.C. business groups seek AI ban for kids after Tumbler Ridge mass shootings
VICTORIA - The Tumbler Ridge and Prince George chambers of commerce in B.C. are urging Ottawa and the provincial government to ban children under 16 from using AI tools and social media. Jerrilyn Kirk, executive director of the Tumbler Ridge chamber, s...
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World
Plane that crashed in Maine spent more time on runway than recommended after deicing, NTSB says
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - A private jet that crashed in Maine in January, killing all six people aboard, remained on the ground 8 minutes longer than it should have after receiving a deicing treatment in a snowstorm, according to a preliminary report issu...
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Russian flag returns as Milan Cortina Winter Paralympics open amid Middle East war and boycott
VERONA, Italy (AP) - The Milan Cortina Winter Paralympics officially opened Friday amid the tensions of war in the Middle East, and with some countries boycotting the opening ceremony because of the return of the Russian flag to the global sports stage...
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US to send anti-drone system to the Mideast after successful use in Ukraine, officials say
LONDON (AP) - An American anti-drone system proven to work against Russian drones in Ukraine will soon be sent to the Middle East to bolster U.S. defenses against Iranian drones, two U.S. officials told The Associated Press on Friday. Whi...
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Sports
Berger handles the 'U.S. Open in spring' by building 5-shot lead at Bay Hill
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Daniel Berger loves playing in Florida in March. For most everyone else Friday in the Arnold Palmer Invitational, Bay Hill made it feel like a spring preview of the U.S. Open. Berger was on his game again in the most demanding cond...
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Flames bid farewell to Kadri in efforts to rebuild, contend
CALGARY - Rising across the street from the Scotiabank Saddledome is the partially built future home of the Calgary Flames. As construction continues ahead of the scheduled opening of Scotia Place in the fall of 2027, general manager Craig Conroy conti...
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Bold, Ravens advance to U Sports men's basketball semifinals
CALGARY - The Toronto Metropolitan Bold outscored the UBC Thunderbirds 34-25 in the final quarter en route to a 97-91 victory in the U Sports men's basketball quarterfinals on Friday at Jack Simpson Gym in Calgary. Aaron Rhooms led the Bold with 24 poi...
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