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The BC Crown Counsel Association has filed a workload grievance against the BC Prosecution Service over what it calls "inadequate staffing" in its Okanagan and Kootenay offices.

The BC Prosecution Service said the decision to stay the charge was made after further information was received by the prosecutor with conduct of the file.

Kane Carter's original trial ended in a mistrial last September, when the jury declared it was deadlocked after five days of deliberation.

Police were called just before 11 a.m. after someone saw a suspicious man enter the changing room near the Second Beach pool on Monday morning.

Pastor Tom Cheung was killed on May 2, 2019, when Washington state resident Gurbinder Singh crashed into his minivan in a border lineup, causing it to burst into flames.

We are learning more about the criminal record of a man accused of setting a Vancouver police officer on fire.

There are calls for transparency after charges against a man accused of a violent attack on a senior in Vancouver’s Chinatown were stayed with little public explanation.

Kaiden Mintenko, 21, was originally charged with second-degree murder in the April 11, 2023 killing, but was found guilty of the lesser offence.

The fatal shooting happened on May 5, 2022 at the Patricia Hotel as police responded to reports of an armed man having a mental health or drug-related crisis and assaulting people.

The case made international headlines, much to do with the sensational nature of the lunchtime meal Erin Patterson allegedly cooked for her relatives.

The province has hired former Ontario cabinet minister Michael Bryant on a six-month contract worth $150,000 plus expenses to review Downtown Eastside programs and future policy.

The apparently random assault and break-in attempt happened shortly before 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday in the Breakaway Bays community near King George Boulevard and 160th Street.

The 'Run It' singer could be asked to forfeit the money if he breaches bail conditions, which include surrendering his passport if he is not travelling on tour.

The charges stem from an investigation, which began in September 2023, when several alleged victims came forward.

Carlo Telechea, 28, pleaded guilty in April 2023 to the aggravated assault of Sgt. Anil Singh, and to disarming a peace officer.

The City of Vancouver says illegal dumping costs about $2 – $2.5 million annually.

A B.C. emergency room doctor is suing one of her colleagues, alleging she was sexually assaulted after a work event.

Mounties said she was struck by one vehicle, then, while unconscious on the ground, was struck a short time later by a second vehicle.

It came after defence lawyers had grilled Toronto Police Service Const. Ryan Kotzer over “disparaging comments about black people” in an unofficial 51 Division police chat group.

Everything to build The RISE Memorial is ready to go, but the project hit a snag last week after the province denied an application grant for $150,000 to get it started.