Crime & Courts

Nanaimo teen sentenced for high profile Long Lake beating

NANAIMO - A youth captured on video beating up another teenager was sentenced to youth custody followed by a lengthy supervision orderThe boy, 16, who can't be named under the Youth Justice Act, was s...

Nov 04, 2021

Prince George's top cop sounds off on potential decriminalization of illicit drugs

PRINCE GEORGE - Earlier this week the province announced they would be pursuing the decriminalization of the personal possession of up to 4.5g of illicit drugs.That news is not going over well with Pr...

Nov 03, 2021

B.C. asks feds to decriminalize personal possession of illicit drugs

PRINCE GEORGE - British Columbia is hoping to make history by applying to the federal government to remove criminal penalties for people who possess small amounts of illicit drugs for personal use.B.C...

Nov 01, 2021

RCMP investigating Friday shooting that seriously injured Williams Lake resident

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A person in Williams Lake was sent to hospital with serious injuries after a reported firearms incident.Williams Lake RCMP responded shortly before midnight on Friday (Oct. 29) w...

Greg Fry Nov 01, 2021

Preliminary inquiry to begin for accused murderer

NANAIMO - A hearing this week in BC Supreme Court in Nanaimo will determine if there is enough evidence against an accused murderer to proceed to trial.Steven Michael Bacon is charged with first degre...

Nov 01, 2021

Quesnel RCMP investigating rollover north of the River Bridge

QUESNEL - Quesnel RCMP are investigating to determine if speed and alcohol were factors in a single vehicle crash earlier this week.Traffic on Highway 97 was disrupted for an hour Wednesday (Oct. 27) ...

Oct 31, 2021

Three arrested in Quesnel following string of property crimes

QUESNEL - Quesnel RCMP have arrested three people in relation to the recovery of two stolen vehicles and three break and enters in the past five days.On October 24, 2021, at approximately 3:00 p.m., t...

Oct 28, 2021

Man jailed six years for abusing Nanaimo area sex trade workers

Editor's note: The following story contains graphic details of sexual violence against women and may not be appropriate for some readers. Discretion is advised.NANAIMO - Violence inflicted by a man wi...

Oct 27, 2021

Crown appeals house arrest sentence to Parksville workplace scammer

NANAIMO - The highest court in B.C. will examine the fate of a disgraced Parksville woman who stole $70,000 from her former employer.The Crown appealed a B.C. Supreme Court judgment handed to Renee Pa...

Oct 25, 2021

Fort St. John RCMP warn of spike in business break and enters

FORT ST. JOHN - Over the past two weeks, Fort St. John RCMP say they have received a rash of commercial break and enter reports.The first report came in Oct. 6 at Amanda's No Frills where a lone suspe...

Oct 23, 2021