BC Crime

• B.C. needs new mental health hospital, psychiatrist tells inquest into family’s death

  A psychiatrist told an inquest B.C. needs a new mental health hospital, after a Prince Rupert man suspected of killing his family was released days before their deaths.

  Canada

  Feb 7
  
• Prosecutors fail to have B.C. man jailed indefinitely after attempted robbery

  A British Columbia judge has rejected a bid by prosecutors to have a man who was convicted of attempted robbery jailed indefinitely as a dangerous offender.

  Crime

  Jan 22
  
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• B.C. man charged with second-degree murder of Saanich woman

  A man has been arrested and charged with murder in a case of alleged intimate partner violence in Saanich, B.C., after he was taken into custody earlier this week and released.

  Canada

  Jan 11
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• Suspect sought in 2 Mission, B.C. attempted abductions within 24 hours

  RCMP say they're seeking a suspect in two alleged abduction attempts within 24 hours and are warning the public to be on the lookout.

  Crime

  Dec 16, 2025
• B.C. man gets months-long sentence for assault, threats, as he awaits murder trial

  The man accused in a high-profile killing of his estranged wife has been sentenced in a separate case of choking and uttering threats in Kelowna, B.C.

  Crime

  Nov 27, 2025
• Student beaten by adult on school property did not know suspect: B.C. RCMP

  A student allegedly beat by an adult who wandered onto onto a school yard in Langford, B.C., did not know the suspect, West Shore RCMP say.

  Crime

  Nov 14, 2025
• ‘Normalized’: B.C. business owners claim street disorder, crime remain high

  A new survey from the Business Improvement Areas of BC asked business onwers and staff across the province if conditions have been improving.

  Crime

  Sep 3, 2025
• More than half of B.C. businesses say they are impacted by rising crime

  Almost half of small businesses say they have adjusted their way of operating because of crime, while two-thirds report investing in extra security measures such as cameras.

  Crime

  Oct 24, 2024
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• Winnipeg man who attacked Crown prosecutor ordered to leave B.C. after jail sentence

  Kenyon Thomas Lavallee was handed 305 days in jail for what a B.C. Provincial Court Judge said appeared to be a 'random act of violence.' And when he gets out, he has to leave B.C.

  Crime

  Jul 31, 2024
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• ‘Not just in major communities’: Forum to address street crime, violence in B.C.

  A community forum is being planned for September in Vancouver to explore the issues and potential solutions to the widespread problem of street disorder and crime.

  Canada

  Jul 31, 2024