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FILE - In this image from video released by the House Select Committee, an exhibit shows Ivanka Trump, during a video interview with the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol at the hearing Thursday, June 16, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. It’s Ivanka Trump’s turn to take the witness stand in the civil fraud trial that is publicly probing into former President Donald Trump’s family business. (House Select Committee via AP)

Ivanka Trump takes witness stand in the civil fraud trial that’s scrutinizing the family business

Ivanka Trump began testifying Wednesday in the the civil fraud trial that…

FILE - In this image from video released by the House Select Committee, an exhibit shows Ivanka Trump, during a video interview with the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol at the hearing Thursday, June 16, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. It’s Ivanka Trump’s turn to take the witness stand in the civil fraud trial that is publicly probing into former President Donald Trump’s family business. (House Select Committee via AP)
UBC students Emily Selwood and Evan Smith were killed on Sept. 26, 2021 after a vehicle veered into them while they were walking on the sidewalk. Tim Goerner of Vancouver has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing their deaths. (Photos courtesy of B.C. RCMP)

Crown, defence say driver should serve 3 years after killing two UBC students

Greater Victoria teen was one of two UBC students killed in crash

UBC students Emily Selwood and Evan Smith were killed on Sept. 26, 2021 after a vehicle veered into them while they were walking on the sidewalk. Tim Goerner of Vancouver has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing their deaths. (Photos courtesy of B.C. RCMP)
FILE - Former President Donald Trump speaks during a break in his civil business fraud trial at New York Supreme Court, Oct. 25, 2023, in New York. The Donald Trump who testifies at a New York civil trial on Monday may be more subdued than the version often seen in campaign rallies. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Trump’s decades of testimony provide clues on how he’ll fight for real estate empire

Former president has testified in court in at least 8 trials since 1986

FILE - Former President Donald Trump speaks during a break in his civil business fraud trial at New York Supreme Court, Oct. 25, 2023, in New York. The Donald Trump who testifies at a New York civil trial on Monday may be more subdued than the version often seen in campaign rallies. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
A criminal investigation into the conduct of 19 B.C. municipal police officers at an undercover police training event in Vancouver in 2022 has been completed. The Ministry of Public Safety is not releasing the results publicly yet. (Black Press Media file photo)

Criminal investigation of B.C. police training event complete

Ministry of Public Safety reviewing findings, but not releasing them publicly yet

A criminal investigation into the conduct of 19 B.C. municipal police officers at an undercover police training event in Vancouver in 2022 has been completed. The Ministry of Public Safety is not releasing the results publicly yet. (Black Press Media file photo)
Randall Hopley, 58, is wanted Canada-wide after he failed to return to his Vancouver halfway house on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. He is a convicted child sex offender and abductor. (Courtesy of VPD)

B.C. child sex offender wanted Canada-wide, missing from halfway house

Randall Hopley known for abducting 3-year-old boy from Sparwood home in 2011

Randall Hopley, 58, is wanted Canada-wide after he failed to return to his Vancouver halfway house on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. He is a convicted child sex offender and abductor. (Courtesy of VPD)
Former MMA fighter Kultar Gill has been charged with dangerous operation of a vehicle casing bodily harm in connection to an incident in Aldergrove on Sunday, Oct. 29. (Ben Lypka/Black Press Media)

‘Black Mamba’ charged, car rams B.C. RCMP station as woman hangs out door

New charges against former MMA fighter Kultar Gill in Langley police station crash

Former MMA fighter Kultar Gill has been charged with dangerous operation of a vehicle casing bodily harm in connection to an incident in Aldergrove on Sunday, Oct. 29. (Ben Lypka/Black Press Media)
Drugs and Cash seized from recent drug trafficking Investigation. RCMP photo

Arrested for trafficking, man goes back out on street, gets arrested again

Campbell River RCMP seize drugs and cash from suspect twice in eight days

Drugs and Cash seized from recent drug trafficking Investigation. RCMP photo
A group of more than 30 British Columbia retailers, trade associations and other groups is calling for a co-ordinated government response to repeat offenders they say are behind a wave of theft, vandalism and violent crime. A police officer works at the scene of a fatal shooting outside a shopping centre, in Delta, B.C., on Saturday, May 1, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

B.C. retailers call for ‘critical’ crime crackdown on repeat offenders

Staff safety, increasing loss from theft a widespread problem across the province, group says

A group of more than 30 British Columbia retailers, trade associations and other groups is calling for a co-ordinated government response to repeat offenders they say are behind a wave of theft, vandalism and violent crime. A police officer works at the scene of a fatal shooting outside a shopping centre, in Delta, B.C., on Saturday, May 1, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
London Drugs President Clint Mahlman announced the creation of a new coalition aimed at addressing crime in B.C., speaking in Vancouver on Oct. 30, 2023. (Jane Skrypnek/Black Press Media)

‘Crisis point’: B.C. coalition calls for more government action on crime

Save Our Streets group says municipal, provincial and federal leaders need to act together

London Drugs President Clint Mahlman announced the creation of a new coalition aimed at addressing crime in B.C., speaking in Vancouver on Oct. 30, 2023. (Jane Skrypnek/Black Press Media)
A police crackdown on violent and chronic shoplifters in Vancouver has ended with 258 arrests and the recovery of almost $57,000 in stolen goods. Police cars are seen parked outside Vancouver Police Department headquarters in Vancouver, on Saturday, January 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Shoplifting ‘tsunami’ sparks Vancouver crackdown leading to 258 arrests

Retailers say they’ve seen at least a 20 per cent increase in retail theft in recent years

A police crackdown on violent and chronic shoplifters in Vancouver has ended with 258 arrests and the recovery of almost $57,000 in stolen goods. Police cars are seen parked outside Vancouver Police Department headquarters in Vancouver, on Saturday, January 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
The Gold Silver Guy store in Qualicum Beach was broken into on Oct. 25. This was the fifth break-in across three Island locations this year. (Photo courtesy of Jeff Ross)

‘Determined’ crooks nab $70K in merchandise from Qualicum Beach jewelry store

Gold Silver Guy owner says insurance will no longer cover his business

The Gold Silver Guy store in Qualicum Beach was broken into on Oct. 25. This was the fifth break-in across three Island locations this year. (Photo courtesy of Jeff Ross)
A law enforcement officer carries a rifle outside Central Maine Medical Center during an active shooter situation, in Lewiston, Maine, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

What we know about the mass shooting in Maine so far

A man fatally shot at least 16 people at a restaurant and…

A law enforcement officer carries a rifle outside Central Maine Medical Center during an active shooter situation, in Lewiston, Maine, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Goose Spit Park is seen on Sept. 16, 2023. RCMP are investigating reports of suspicious activity at the park in the past two weeks of October, and are seeking information from the public. (Connor McDowell/Comox Valley Record)

RCMP want information about suspicious activity at Vancouver Island park

Witnesses should call the Comox Valley RCMP at (250) 338-1321 and refer to file 2023-16776.

Goose Spit Park is seen on Sept. 16, 2023. RCMP are investigating reports of suspicious activity at the park in the past two weeks of October, and are seeking information from the public. (Connor McDowell/Comox Valley Record)
FILE - The United States Mint is seen, March 1, 2002, in Philadelphia. Federal authorities, in an indictment unsealed on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, released more information and detailed charges in the theft of more than 2 million dimes earlier this year from a tractor-trailer that had picked up the coins from the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Dan Loh, File)

4 charged in connection with 2 million dimes taken from US parking lot

Thousands of coins were left scattered all over the lot in northeast Philadelphia

FILE - The United States Mint is seen, March 1, 2002, in Philadelphia. Federal authorities, in an indictment unsealed on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, released more information and detailed charges in the theft of more than 2 million dimes earlier this year from a tractor-trailer that had picked up the coins from the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Dan Loh, File)
A London Drugs store is shown In Vancouver on Wednesday Oct. 18, 2023. London Drugs president Clint Mahlman says the company has no plans to close stores due to escalating violence and theft, though the issue has reached a “crisis point” for Canadian retailers.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nono Shen

No closures planned but London Drugs says escalating violence a concern

Rising crime and related issues around some locations has reached a crisis point: COO

A London Drugs store is shown In Vancouver on Wednesday Oct. 18, 2023. London Drugs president Clint Mahlman says the company has no plans to close stores due to escalating violence and theft, though the issue has reached a “crisis point” for Canadian retailers.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nono Shen
Suspect #3: Caucasian male; medium to athletic build. Submitted by RCMP

Island RCMP seek to identify 3 suspects in attempted home invasion

Three masked suspects believed to be involved with an attempted home invasion on Masters Road

Suspect #3: Caucasian male; medium to athletic build. Submitted by RCMP
Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth, here seen with Kelli Paddon, parliamentary secretary for gender equity, and Grace Lore, minister of state for child care, Wednesday (Oct. 18) announced legislation expanding services for victims of crime. (Wolf Depner/News Staff)

B.C. pledges more support for crime victims, their families, and witnesses

Province also restoring funding for sexual assault survivor centres in 5 B.C. cities

Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth, here seen with Kelli Paddon, parliamentary secretary for gender equity, and Grace Lore, minister of state for child care, Wednesday (Oct. 18) announced legislation expanding services for victims of crime. (Wolf Depner/News Staff)
FILE - Dutch citizen Joran van der Sloot, left, is driven in a police vehicle from a maximum-security prison to an airport to be extradited to the U.S., on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Thursday, June 8, 2023. Court records filed Friday, Oct. 13, indicate Van der Sloot, the chief suspect in Natalee Holloway’s 2005 disappearance, intends to plead guilty in a federal case accusing him of trying to extort money from the missing teen’s mother. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia, File)

Suspect in Holloway disappearance to appear in federal court for extortion case; plea deal possible

An attorney for the mother of Alabama teen Natalee Holloway, who disappeared…

FILE - Dutch citizen Joran van der Sloot, left, is driven in a police vehicle from a maximum-security prison to an airport to be extradited to the U.S., on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Thursday, June 8, 2023. Court records filed Friday, Oct. 13, indicate Van der Sloot, the chief suspect in Natalee Holloway’s 2005 disappearance, intends to plead guilty in a federal case accusing him of trying to extort money from the missing teen’s mother. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia, File)
Doug Jones, a server at Commons Liquor & More, stands in front of the store in which four front windows have been smashed out during four break-ins over a nine-day period. (Robert Barron/Citizen)

Cowichan Commons liquor store broken into 4 times in 9 days

Two arrested so far; investigation continues

Doug Jones, a server at Commons Liquor & More, stands in front of the store in which four front windows have been smashed out during four break-ins over a nine-day period. (Robert Barron/Citizen)
B.C.’s anti-gang police agency, CFSEU-BC, is searching for 31-year-old Adrian Picketts-Yoxall, who has been charged with numerous offences related to the manufacturing of firearms. (Photo courtesy of CFSEU-BC)

B.C. man wanted on charges of 3D printing firearms

Police allege Adrian Picketts-Yoxall, 31, was building guns in his Kamloops home

B.C.’s anti-gang police agency, CFSEU-BC, is searching for 31-year-old Adrian Picketts-Yoxall, who has been charged with numerous offences related to the manufacturing of firearms. (Photo courtesy of CFSEU-BC)