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RCMP

Independent review board to probe actions of Mounties in seniors' arrest

An independent RCMP review board has launched an investigation into how the Mounties handled the arrest of an elderly couple in the Vancouver-area last week. A widely publicized video posted online...
The Canadian PressOct 31st, 2016

B.C. Appeal Court upholds prison sentence for Mountie convicted of perjury

Kwesi Millington claimed the lower−court judge made numerous errors in finding him guilty of perjury.
The Canadian PressJul 14th, 2016

At PuSh festival, hometown militants soliloquize

"Take it to the streets!" A pair of diverse rallying cries.
Lincoln KayeJan 28th, 2016

Police make arrest after US passenger jet diverted to Vancouver

A male passenger was taken into custody without incident and no injuries were reported.
The Canadian PressJan 9th, 2016

Police seek man found in wrong home, asleep in bed beside female resident

SURREY, B.C. — RCMP in Surrey, B.C., are looking for a man who entered the wrong home and crawled into bed with the female resident. The man believed to be in his early 20s entered the home early...
The Canadian PressDec 22nd, 2015

RCMP called to investigate Victoria police chief, who volunteers to 'step aside'

RCMP Chief Supt. Sean Burrie will lead two Police Act investigations into eight allegations against Chief Const. Frank Elsner.
The Canadian PressDec 18th, 2015

Men accused of running down B.C. sheep with trucks charged, say Mounties

The collision occurred on Oct. 1, on a four-lane stretch of Highway 3, near Keremeos, about 350 kilometres east of Vancouver.
The Canadian PressDec 16th, 2015

B.C. judge says RCMP may have acted illegally in terror case, orders disclosure

Justice Catherine Bruce hasn't ruled yet if the RCMP entrapped John Nuttall and Amanda Korody into plotting to blow up the B.C. legislature in 2012.
The Canadian PressNov 18th, 2015

Woman alleges illegal search, says Mounties threatened to seize her children

First Nations woman suing the province for $15,000 after alleging that Mounties threatened to seize her children.
The Canadian PressSep 24th, 2015

Former Mountie found guilty in B.C. court of child pornography charges

Charges stem from illegal images discovered on memory stick in 2013 by ex-cop's former wife.
The Canadian PressSep 18th, 2015