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Voyeurism prompts suspension of three Mounties

VANCOUVER – Shamed Mounties have suspended three of their members who watched jail sex between two female prisoners without intervening to stop the women. Three other civilians were also caught watching the show and they too have been disciplined. The incident occurred on the weekend while four cops and three city employees were present in [...]

September 1st, 2010 | Posted in LATEST FROM VANCOUVER | Read More »

60,000-plant opium poppy farm shut down in Chilliwack

Crop Busters - Cops in Chillwack poppy field.

CHILLIWACK, B.C. – The largest opium poppy farm ever discovered in Canada had 60,000 plants and the field was approximately seven acres in size, RCMP said after swooping down on the sprawling Chilliwack property. Police suspect the opium poppy was to be used to produce a mild narcotic substance known as Doda. “The field was [...]

August 26th, 2010 | Posted in EDITOR'S CHOICE,Featured,LATEST FROM VANCOUVER | Read More »

U.S. tourist dies in plunge from bridge in B.C. park

ALEXIS CREEK, B.C. – An American woman touring B.C. has died after falling 15-feet off a bridge into shallow water running below. RCMP said the deadly plunge on Saturday occurred near the Tsylos Provincial Park area which is a 2.5-hour drive from Alexis Creek. She was with a companion at the time but police believe [...]

August 24th, 2010 | Posted in LATEST FROM VANCOUVER,United States | Read More »

Fugitive hunted down after 13 years on the run

A changed face and a changed name - but caught in the end.

MONTREAL – A fugitive on the lam for 13 years has been tracked down by a special team of RCMP officers. The Project Condor Team hunted down Normand Heroux who had been living in the Macaza area of the Laurentians since 1999. “Since 1999, Héroux had been using a false identity, living under the name [...]

August 17th, 2010 | Posted in Canada | Read More »

Man died aboard migrant ship three weeks ago

VANCOUVER – RCMP confirm a 37-year-old Sri Lankan died aboard the migrant ship MV Sun Sea three weeks ago. “The RCMP can now confirm that there was one death during the voyage of the MV Sun Sea, but there is nothing to indicate foul play at this time,” said a statement. “RCMP Major Crimes investigators [...]

August 15th, 2010 | Posted in Canada | Read More »

Cortez Island man was murdered

CORTEZ ISLAND, B.C. – police say a 60-year-old man found dead in a home on Cortez Island on Aug. 6 was murdered. “An autopsy was conducted on August 10, 2010 and while the cause of death is not being disclosed at this time, we can confirm that the death is being ruled a homicide,” said [...]

August 12th, 2010 | Posted in LATEST FROM VANCOUVER | Read More »

BMW crash at ‘ridiculous’ speed proves fatal for three

Peter Thiessen

VANCOUVER – Three men are dead and another is in hospital following a highway construction zone crash at ‘ridiculous’ speed. Police said a BMW raced through a road construction site on Highway 1 near Golden Ears Way where a speed limit of 80 kph was posted. The vehicle slammed into a flat deck truck parked [...]

August 7th, 2010 | Posted in Featured,LATEST FROM VANCOUVER | Read More »

Train-car accident kills one near Fort Nelson

FORT NELSON, B.C. – A CN train collided with a vehicle 10-kilometres south of Fort Nelson killing one person. The crash occurred at around 1:25 a.m. forcing closure of the highway, RCMP said. Police said they have not determined the reason the vehicle was caught in the middle of the tracks by the oncoming train. [...]

July 29th, 2010 | Posted in B.C. | Read More »

Cyclist struck by truck on Highway 1 dies

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – A 65-year-old cyclist who was struck by a 5-ton flat-deck truck on Tuesday died a few hours after being admitted to hospital. The cyclist was struck at around noon on Highway 1 near the Mt. Lehman Road exit. He was airlifted to hospital but died in the evening, RCMP spokesman Sgt. Peter [...]

July 28th, 2010 | Posted in B.C. | Read More »

Chilliwack mobile home fire kills one, another in hospital

CHILLIWACK, B.C. – A daytime mobile home fire has killed one man and sent another to hospital for treatment of burns and smoke inhalation. Firefighters found the mobile home at 5700-block of Unsworth Road fully ablaze when they arrived at 1 p.m. “When emergency crews arrived the home was fully engulfed. One adult male has [...]

July 26th, 2010 | Posted in B.C. | Read More »

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