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CBC Investigates
Controversial so-called street preachers charged with hate crimes in British Columbia
A pair of so-called street preachers known for verbally harassing women in Ontario are now facing hate crime charges in relation to allegations they interfered with worshippers at two churches in B.C.'s Lower Mainland last fall.
CBC Investigates
Hundreds of $10K FortisBC heat pump rebates in jeopardy over contractor certification
FortisBC has rejected multiple applications for $10,000 heat pump rebates because of a temporary lapse in the certification of a major Lower Mainland contractor. The CBC has learned that the rebates of as many as 200 Moore and Russell customers could be affected by a situation that has resulted in complaints and one small claims lawsuit.
CBC Investigates
Victims or wrongdoers? Inside the $1.6M financial fight over a fire-plagued Vancouver property
The owners of a fire-plagued apartment building in East Vancouver have been fighting attempts to hold them financially accountable for the property for years. They claim to be victims, but the city says the owners will be happy to reap the benefits from the sale of the property — which is listed for $15.8 million.
Reena Virk's killer has day parole revoked over positive drug tests, 'negative' behaviour
Canada's parole board has revoked day parole for the woman who killed 14-year-old B.C. teen Reena Virk, following a series of positive drug tests and behaviours the board said represent "an undue risk to society."
CBC Investigates
Lululemon theft ring revealed: Organized crew suspected behind wave of shoplifted gear
Court documents obtained by CBC detail the inner workings of a multi-level organized ring of stolen-goods traffickers allegedly directing prolific shoplifters stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of clothes from Lululemon stores across the Lower Mainland.
B.C. man acquitted of sexual assault after blaming 'automatism' on magic mushrooms
The case, which the judge called "unusual," highlights the long and controversial legal history surrounding horrific acts of violence and claims of automatism — a term describing unconscious, involuntary behaviour.
CBC Investigates
Bullet holes and police raids: Former real estate agent investigated for allegedly subletting to criminals
A former Lower Mainland real estate agent is under investigation by the industry's regulator after his name emerged as the tenant on multiple suites raided last year during a Vancouver police investigation into a major drug trafficking gang.
Man charged with sexually assaulting teenage girl in Vancouver was on probation for previous sex assault
A suspect has been charged with sexually assaulting a teenage girl in a public bathroom in Vancouver on Wednesday, police say. The incident was part of an "alleged crime spree" that included a second assault and a bank robbery.
CBC Investigates
Hundreds of Canadian creditors owed millions as werewolf movie frozen by insolvency
Fantasy werewolves are set to haunt Shiver — a film based on the first novel in the popular Wolves of Mercy Falls romantasy series which wrapped filming in Vancouver late last year. But financial wolves at the doors of the movie's producers have put the multi-million dollar production on ice.
CBC Investigates
5-year Canada Revenue Agency investigation into B.C. 'shadow broker' doomed by 'technicality'
Federal prosecutors decided not to lay charges stemming from a five-year Canada Revenue Agency investigation into a half-billion-dollar alleged mortgage fraud case because of a "technicality," according to documents obtained by the CBC.