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Drive-by shooting in Surrey kills 17-year-old

Drive-by shooting in Surrey kills 17-year-old

| More SURREY, B.C. – A 17-year-old who was a passenger in a vehicle that was fired on by unknown suspects has died from his wounds. IHIT investigators said... (Continue reading)

Clinton says Russia, U.S. relations improving since ‘reset’

| More MOSCOW – A ‘reset’ in relationship between the U.S. and Russia has led to greater cooperation between the world powers and made it possible for troops... (Continue reading)

Elderly man’s death treated as suspicious

| More CALGARY – The homicide unit is investigating the death of a 70-year-old man. His body was found at his home in the 1600-block of 42 Street S.W... (Continue reading)

Weapons found in Calgary alley murder

CALGARY – Police say they recovered weapons in an alley where they found the body of a man in his 40s. Police were called out to an alley between 42 Street and 43 Street at around 7:30 p.m. They had received... (Continue reading)

Calgary coroner names fatal crash victim

CALGARY – The coroner’s office has named Craig Stephen Garvin, 26, as the man who died in a two-vehicle accident on Tuesday morning near 17th Avenue and 84 Street SE. The collision involved a mini-van travelling northbound and a passenger vehicle... (Continue reading)

Calgary girl, 4, serious after being struck by van

CALGARY – A four-year-old girl remains in serious but stable condition in hospital after she dashed out on to the road and was struck by a Ford Econoline van. Calgary police said the accident occurred at around 4 p.m. on Wednesday... (Continue reading)

Dying woman robbed at Toronto General Hospital

Dying woman robbed at Toronto General Hospital

TORONTO – Two cold-blooded men robbed an elderly woman as she was about to die at Toronto General Hospital. Police have released pictures of the two suspects who entered the Palliative Care Unit of the hospital on Tuesday at around 8... (Continue reading)

Surrey man in serious condition after shooting

SURREY – A man has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after a targeted shooting incident in Surrey. RCMP Cst. Peter Neily said police received a report of shots fired in the area of 124 Street and 60th Avenue at... (Continue reading)

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1.7 million cases of brain injury in U.S. each year

ATLANTA – An estimated 1.7 million deaths, hospitalizations, and emergency department visits related to traumatic brain injury (TBI) occur in the United States each year, according to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The... (Continue reading)

Hate crimes charged in defacing of Calgary Jewish centres

Hate crimes charged in defacing of Calgary Jewish centres

CALGARY – Hate crime charges have been laid against an 18-year-old man for spray painting graffiti on Jewish institutions including the Holocaust Memorial. Police said they issued a Canada-wide warrant for the man but did not reveal his name since he... (Continue reading)