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Stanley Park sex attack accused pleads not guilty

Stanley Park sex attack accused pleads not guilty

Back in May, Vancouver police officers found a woman in her 40s who had allegedly been robbed and violently assaulted in a washroom.
TSB says weather, illicit drug may have contributed to fatal chopper crash in B.C.

TSB says weather, illicit drug may have contributed to fatal chopper crash in B.C.

The Transportation Safety Board says a number of factors could have led to a fatal helicopter crash in British Columbia last year but it makes no final finding of the cause.
Update: Still no indication of what happened to Squamish hiker, police say

Update: Still no indication of what happened to Squamish hiker, police say

A thorough search was completed for the man who was last seen on July 1.
Update: Hazardous conditions delay recovery in Squamish River incident

Update: Hazardous conditions delay recovery in Squamish River incident

Despite aerial and ground searches by local rescue teams, neither the vehicle nor one of its occupants has been found since it entered the swift-flowing waters of the Squamish River on June 14.
Squamish rescue teams respond to three emergencies in two days

Squamish rescue teams respond to three emergencies in two days

What began as an evening ride ended with a dramatic airlift for one mountain biker who crashed off the Larvicide Trail, sparking a multi-agency response late into the night.
Three dead in Maple Ridge, B.C., one involving self-inflicted injury: police watchdog

Three dead in Maple Ridge, B.C., one involving self-inflicted injury: police watchdog

MAPLE RIDGE — British Columbia's police watchdog says three people are dead after an overnight incident in Maple Ridge, with one death involving a self-inflicted injury. Spokeswoman Rebecca Whalen with the Independent Investigations Office of B.C.
Island man gets 3 1/2 years for sexual assault of sleeping woman

Island man gets 3 1/2 years for sexual assault of sleeping woman

“I have no doubt that enduring the traumatizing experience of being sexually assaulted by Mr. Dick has significantly and negatively impacted almost every aspect of her life,” the judge said.
Police investigate 'suspicious' death of care home patient in Abbotsford, B.C.

Police investigate 'suspicious' death of care home patient in Abbotsford, B.C.

ABBOTSFORD — Police say they are investigating the "suspicious" death of a patient who had been living in a care home in Abbotsford, B.C.
Gun-shaped lighters banned in Vancouver, violators will face $1,000 fine

Gun-shaped lighters banned in Vancouver, violators will face $1,000 fine

VANCOUVER — City council in Vancouver has voted to immediately ban the sale of gun-shaped lighters to reduce the public safety risk.
Lawyer says tenants 'crushed' by court ruling they must leave B.C. mobile home park

Lawyer says tenants 'crushed' by court ruling they must leave B.C. mobile home park

The Chief of the Songhees Nation on Vancouver Island says a group of mobile home park residents on the Nation's reserve are continuing to resist being evicted after losing a court challenge, while the Nation's members live in "unsafe housing, unable