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Man convicted of possessing child sexual material in Kelowna charged again

23-year-old arrested for possessing child pornography

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A woman boards a transit bus in Vancouver, on Friday, March 20, 2020. Bus drivers in West Vancouver say they are the latest to experience violence on the public transit system. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Bus drivers’ union seeks better safety after ‘bloody’ fight on West Vancouver bus

Union says one rider was harassing others then attacked passenger who tried to intervene

A woman boards a transit bus in Vancouver, on Friday, March 20, 2020. Bus drivers in West Vancouver say they are the latest to experience violence on the public transit system. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
A group gathers outside the Quesnel Law Courts Thursday, April 13 to honour and remember the life of Carmelita Abraham. A preliminary inquiry is underway inside the courthouse for Joseph Simpson, who is charged with murder and interference with a dead body. (Tracey Roberts photo - Quesnel Observer)

VIDEO: Mother attends preliminary inquiry into murder of Carmelita Abraham in Quesnel

Joseph Simpson is charged with murder

A group gathers outside the Quesnel Law Courts Thursday, April 13 to honour and remember the life of Carmelita Abraham. A preliminary inquiry is underway inside the courthouse for Joseph Simpson, who is charged with murder and interference with a dead body. (Tracey Roberts photo - Quesnel Observer)
Nanaimo Mayor Leonard Krog speaks with B.C. Premier David Eby outside Nanaimo Courthouse on Wednesday, April 12, before a government announcement about 12 new hubs dedicated to targeting repeat violent offenders. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)

Province setting up 12 ‘hubs’ around B.C. dedicated to targeting repeat violent offenders

B.C. government announces creation of teams of police, prosecutors and probation officers

Nanaimo Mayor Leonard Krog speaks with B.C. Premier David Eby outside Nanaimo Courthouse on Wednesday, April 12, before a government announcement about 12 new hubs dedicated to targeting repeat violent offenders. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)
A Vancouver Police Department patch is seen on an officer’s uniform as she makes a phone call after responding to an incident in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, B.C., Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. A man has been charged following a shooting in the Downtown Eastside that sent a man to hospital with multiple gunshot wounds. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Police seize $7.8M in illicit fentanyl, cocaine destined for Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island

Project Toluence began in January and focused on a group in Vancouver and Richmond

A Vancouver Police Department patch is seen on an officer’s uniform as she makes a phone call after responding to an incident in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, B.C., Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. A man has been charged following a shooting in the Downtown Eastside that sent a man to hospital with multiple gunshot wounds. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
FILE - A boy looks at a memorial for Tylee Ryan and Joshua “JJ” Vallow in Rexburg, Idaho, on June 11, 2020. The investigation started roughly 29 months ago with two missing children. It soon grew to encompass five states, four suspected murders and claims of an unusual, doomsday-focused religious beliefs involving “dark spirits” and “zombies.” On Monday, April 10, 2023, an Idaho jury will begin the difficult task of deciding the veracity of those claims and others in the triple murder trial of Lori Vallow Daybell. (John Roark/The Idaho Post-Register via AP, File)

Money, power, sex: Attorney in U.S. murder trial says slain kids’ mom used all 3

Lori Vallow Daybell facing multiple counts of conspiracy, murder and grand theft

FILE - A boy looks at a memorial for Tylee Ryan and Joshua “JJ” Vallow in Rexburg, Idaho, on June 11, 2020. The investigation started roughly 29 months ago with two missing children. It soon grew to encompass five states, four suspected murders and claims of an unusual, doomsday-focused religious beliefs involving “dark spirits” and “zombies.” On Monday, April 10, 2023, an Idaho jury will begin the difficult task of deciding the veracity of those claims and others in the triple murder trial of Lori Vallow Daybell. (John Roark/The Idaho Post-Register via AP, File)
FILE - Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott arrives for the state's General Assembly's annual 90-day session, on Jan. 11, 2023, in Annapolis, Md. Scott has called for a summer curfew after two teenagers were shot at the city’s Inner Harbor area while police were attempting to break up a large crowd of minors Sunday night, April 9. Following the shooting, Scott announced his intention to implement a 9 p.m. curfew for anyone 14 years and younger and 10 p.m. for those younger than 17 during the forthcoming summer months. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Baltimore mayor calls for ‘youth curfew’ after 2 teens shot

The mayor of Baltimore called for a summer curfew after two teenagers…

FILE - Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott arrives for the state's General Assembly's annual 90-day session, on Jan. 11, 2023, in Annapolis, Md. Scott has called for a summer curfew after two teenagers were shot at the city’s Inner Harbor area while police were attempting to break up a large crowd of minors Sunday night, April 9. Following the shooting, Scott announced his intention to implement a 9 p.m. curfew for anyone 14 years and younger and 10 p.m. for those younger than 17 during the forthcoming summer months. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
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Online drug trafficking on the rise, B.C. crime researcher says resources needed

SFU professor says the problem is a case of ‘whack-a-mole’ for police

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78-year-old bank heist suspect: ‘I didn’t mean to scare you’

A 78-year-old woman with two past bank robbery convictions faces new charges…

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B.C. man caught stealing $500 worth of hockey cards – twice

Mission RCMP had an interesting week patrolling the city, including dealing with a rowdy garbage can

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Bob Lee, Cash App founder and MobileCoin exec, slain at 43

Bob Lee, a technology executive who created Cash App and was currently…

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A courtroom sketch shows accused murderer Ibrahim Ali listening to court proceedings through a translator. Ali is charged with first degree murder in the 2017 death of a 13-year-old Burnaby girl. (Credit: Felicity Don)

Ibrahim Ali pleads not guilty in murder of 13-year-old B.C. girl

First-degree murder trial begins close to 6 years after death of Burnaby teen

A courtroom sketch shows accused murderer Ibrahim Ali listening to court proceedings through a translator. Ali is charged with first degree murder in the 2017 death of a 13-year-old Burnaby girl. (Credit: Felicity Don)
FILE - Adult film actress Stormy Daniels arrives for the opening of the adult entertainment fair Venus in Berlin, Oct. 11, 2018. An appeals court ruled Tuesday, April 4, 2023, that Daniels must pay nearly $122,000 of Donald Trump's legal fees that were racked up in connection with the porn actor's failed defamation lawsuit. The ruling in Los Angeles came as Trump also faced a criminal case related to alleged hush money he paid to Daniels and another woman who claimed he had affairs with them. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

Stormy Daniels must pay $122,000 in Trump legal bills

Stormy Daniels must pay nearly $122,000 of Donald Trump’s legal fees that…

FILE - Adult film actress Stormy Daniels arrives for the opening of the adult entertainment fair Venus in Berlin, Oct. 11, 2018. An appeals court ruled Tuesday, April 4, 2023, that Daniels must pay nearly $122,000 of Donald Trump's legal fees that were racked up in connection with the porn actor's failed defamation lawsuit. The ruling in Los Angeles came as Trump also faced a criminal case related to alleged hush money he paid to Daniels and another woman who claimed he had affairs with them. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)
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Man in Brazil kills 4 children, injures 3 at daycare center

A man who invaded a daycare center with a hatchet killed four…

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This artist sketch depicts former President Donald Trump, seated center, watching as Assistant District Attorney Christopher Conroy, left, outlines the case against him during Trump's arraignment in court, Tuesday, April 4, 2023, in New York. Seated with Trump from left are defense attorneys Todd Blanche, Susan Necheles, Trump, Joe Tacopina and Boris Epshteyn. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)

Trump’s day in court as criminal defendant: What to know

For the first time in history, a former U.S. president has appeared…

This artist sketch depicts former President Donald Trump, seated center, watching as Assistant District Attorney Christopher Conroy, left, outlines the case against him during Trump's arraignment in court, Tuesday, April 4, 2023, in New York. Seated with Trump from left are defense attorneys Todd Blanche, Susan Necheles, Trump, Joe Tacopina and Boris Epshteyn. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)
Police officers and paramedics attend the scene of a stabbing on board a transit bus in Surrey, B.C. on Saturday, April 1, 2023. Family members of a man whose throat was slashed Saturday in Surrey, B.C., say his assailant gave no indication of his motive during an attack that RCMP allege was an act of terrorism. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Shane MacKichan

Victim of alleged terrorist attack on B.C. bus had no idea of motive: brother-in-law

‘He kept fighting, and in the end he may have saved every person on that bus from injury’

Police officers and paramedics attend the scene of a stabbing on board a transit bus in Surrey, B.C. on Saturday, April 1, 2023. Family members of a man whose throat was slashed Saturday in Surrey, B.C., say his assailant gave no indication of his motive during an attack that RCMP allege was an act of terrorism. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Shane MacKichan
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4th homicide of the year in Prince George sparks police warning about ‘violent drug subculture’

A man was found dead April 1 at a residence on the 2200 block of Quince Street

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Major crime investigators are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying any one who has had dealings with Peter Casimir this year, in particular March of 2023, in an effort to time line his movements and those he was associating with. (RCMP handout)

Bloody Ikea rug linked to murder of Kamloops man; RCMP continue to investigate

Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying any one who has had dealings with Peter Casimir

Major crime investigators are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying any one who has had dealings with Peter Casimir this year, in particular March of 2023, in an effort to time line his movements and those he was associating with. (RCMP handout)
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Trump returns to New York to face charges in criminal probe

New York city bolsters security as Trump heads there from his Florida home

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Parksville resident Ed Verreth was disappointed to find his MMIWG monument vandalized the morning of March 30. (Submitted photo)

Red dress sculpture honouring MMIWG damaged by vandals on Vancouver Island

Sculpture made of welded bottle caps ‘tromped, flattened’ on Island man’s lawn

Parksville resident Ed Verreth was disappointed to find his MMIWG monument vandalized the morning of March 30. (Submitted photo)