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Lapu-Lapu murder suspect to face trial on mental fitness
Kai-Ji Adam Lo, 30, the suspect in the deadly Vancouver car-ramming attack, will be the subject of a two-day court hearing this summer to determine if he is mentally fit to stand trial on murder charges.
Arrest warrant issued for accused in axe attack who failed to show for court in Vancouver
Steven Henry Hall, who is accused of striking a stranger with a small axe before stealing his sunglasses earlier this month, did not show up for his scheduled appearance.
Vancouver park owls a big hoot for wildlife lovers
Hundreds of people have been flocking to Douglas Park to get a glimpse or photo of a family of barred owls that has taken up residence in a tree.
Vancouver Island fossil hunters honoured in naming of prehistoric sea monster
Father-daughter team Michael and Heather Trask discover the fossilized bones of an ancient sea lizard near Courtenay, B.C., in 1988.
Preventing vehicle ramming attacks an 'urgent challenge,' says Vancouver mayor
Vancouver police recently purchased a $410,000 mobile vehicle barrier system, but say it would not have been deployed at the Lapu-Lapu Day street festival had it been available because the event's risk assessment didn't call for it.
Inquest into UVic student's fatal overdose recommends improvements to B.C. and campus emergency response
Clear addresses on campus buildings, better training for campus security officers and updated protocols for B.C. Ambulance are among some of the jury's recommendations.
Man found guilty of 2nd-degree murder in Tatlow Park caretaker killing
Brent White stabbed 77-year-old Justis Daniel 42 times in the head, face and neck in Daniel's park residence in December of 2021.
B.C.'s 911 software too slow to recommend CPR, says witness at inquest into student's overdose death
An expert in emergency medicine testified at the B.C. coroner's inquest into the death of Sidney McIntyre-Starko that software used to guide B.C. 911 operators does not meet 'agreed-upon standard of care.'
Circumstances leading to UVic student's fatal overdose 'shocking,' says drug squad investigator
A drug squad investigator said it was "shocking" to learn how 18-year-old University of Victoria student Sidney McIntyre-Starko came to possess and then ingest the toxic drugs that killed her.
Ponzi scheme victims name Royal Bank, B.C. financial services regulator in class action lawsuit
Three men who lost money to Ponzi schemer Greg Martel have filed a class action lawsuit claiming the bank and the regulator "enabled the [Ponzi] scheme to persist unchecked for years, resulting in massive and avoidable investor losses."