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Prosecutors in British Columbia have approved multiple charges against a Vancouver police officer a year after a pedestrian was hit by a police car in the city’s Downtown Eastside. A Vancouver Police Department patch is seen on an officer’s uniform in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, B.C., Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Vancouver officer charged a year after cruiser hit pedestrian

Video from last September shows black police cruiser that appears to hit man without swerving

Prosecutors in British Columbia have approved multiple charges against a Vancouver police officer a year after a pedestrian was hit by a police car in the city’s Downtown Eastside. A Vancouver Police Department patch is seen on an officer’s uniform in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, B.C., Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Const. Jazz Nijjar of Metro Vancouver Transit Police holds a rabbit named “Mercedes Sprinter” after it was caught running loose at downtown Vancouver’s SkyTrain transit station in this Aug. 31, 2023 handout photo. The transit police reunited the support rabbit with her owner who says the bunny jumped the tracks as she was boarding a train. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Metro Vancouver Transit Police

Track-hopping emotional support bunny rescued at B.C. SkyTrain station

Woman reunited with Mercedes Sprinter after they became separated in Vancouver

Const. Jazz Nijjar of Metro Vancouver Transit Police holds a rabbit named “Mercedes Sprinter” after it was caught running loose at downtown Vancouver’s SkyTrain transit station in this Aug. 31, 2023 handout photo. The transit police reunited the support rabbit with her owner who says the bunny jumped the tracks as she was boarding a train. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Metro Vancouver Transit Police
People attend a demonstration in support of nursing student Mona Wang, who alleges excessive force was used by an RCMP officer during a wellness check in Kelowna, in Vancouver, on Saturday, July 11, 2020. The BC Prosecution Service has confirmed a Mountie who pleaded guilty to assault of a University of British Columbia student during a wellness check in Kelowna has received a conditional discharge and was placed on probation for two years. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Victim wants B.C. cop removed after wellness check turns violent

Mona Wang calls Lacy Browning’s sentence for 2020 UBCO incident a ‘slap on the wrist’

People attend a demonstration in support of nursing student Mona Wang, who alleges excessive force was used by an RCMP officer during a wellness check in Kelowna, in Vancouver, on Saturday, July 11, 2020. The BC Prosecution Service has confirmed a Mountie who pleaded guilty to assault of a University of British Columbia student during a wellness check in Kelowna has received a conditional discharge and was placed on probation for two years. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
56-year-old Curtis Gordon Quigley, and 56-year-old Kathleen Treadgold are jointly charged with 80 counts of fraud. Photo/THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson)

Kelowna connection to $7.8M international Ponzi scheme

It’s believed to have been in operation between October 2008 and December 2020

56-year-old Curtis Gordon Quigley, and 56-year-old Kathleen Treadgold are jointly charged with 80 counts of fraud. Photo/THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson)
A makeshift shrine is set up in front of the Marion County Record in Marion, Kan. on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023 with a picture of the newspaper’s co-owner Joan Meyer and flowers. (Jaime Green /The Wichita Eagle via AP)

Court documents suggest reason for police raid of Kansas newspaper

Police allege reporter either impersonated someone else or lied about her intentions

A makeshift shrine is set up in front of the Marion County Record in Marion, Kan. on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023 with a picture of the newspaper’s co-owner Joan Meyer and flowers. (Jaime Green /The Wichita Eagle via AP)
The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. is investigating an incident in MacKenzie when a man died in his home while police were setting up a containment area outside following a threatening incident at a pipeline worksite earlier in the day. (File)

Watchdog probing man’s death after alleged threats at northern B.C. pipeline site

B.C. RCMP say officers were outside the man’s home setting up a containment area

The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. is investigating an incident in MacKenzie when a man died in his home while police were setting up a containment area outside following a threatening incident at a pipeline worksite earlier in the day. (File)
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Port Hardy RCMP arrest suspect with baseball bat on Fort Rupert reserve

The man had entered an unlocked home with a baseball bat

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The offices of the Marion County Record sit across from the Marion County Courthouse in Marion, Kan., Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023, in Marion, Kansas. Law enforcement officers raided the newspaper office and seized computers and employee cell phones in what Editor and Publisher Eric Meyer believes is an attempt to intimidate the newspaper as it examines local issues, including the police chief’s background. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Small town police, newspaper press freedom fight swirls after newsroom raid

Kansas police searches reportedly prompted by complaint from local restaurant owner

The offices of the Marion County Record sit across from the Marion County Courthouse in Marion, Kan., Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023, in Marion, Kansas. Law enforcement officers raided the newspaper office and seized computers and employee cell phones in what Editor and Publisher Eric Meyer believes is an attempt to intimidate the newspaper as it examines local issues, including the police chief’s background. (AP Photo/John Hanna)
<div>RCMP Saskatchewan say Meta’s decision to remove news off of Facebook and Instagram will impact how they relay information. The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police “E” Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck</div>

Police using social media accounts as Meta begins blocking Canadian news

Police services across Canada are grappling with how they will relay emergency…

<div>RCMP Saskatchewan say Meta’s decision to remove news off of Facebook and Instagram will impact how they relay information. The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police “E” Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck</div>
If you are caught with no vehicle insurance, you can be fined $598 and your vehicle may be towed. (West Shore RCMP photo)
If you are caught with no vehicle insurance, you can be fined $598 and your vehicle may be towed. (West Shore RCMP photo)
Minister of National Defence Bill Blair is shown in his office at National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa, on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Bill Blair says he oversaw culture change at Toronto police, not everyone agrees

Blair was chief of the Toronto Police Service from 2005 to 2015

Minister of National Defence Bill Blair is shown in his office at National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa, on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Oak Bay police and the B.C. Coroners Service are on scene after the body was discovered in the 200-block of Beach Drive Road in the morning hours of Wednesday (July 26). (Jake Romphf photo/News)

VIDEO: Police investigate body discovered in bushes in Oak Bay

Police have determined that the man’s death was suspicious

Oak Bay police and the B.C. Coroners Service are on scene after the body was discovered in the 200-block of Beach Drive Road in the morning hours of Wednesday (July 26). (Jake Romphf photo/News)
Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth makes an announcement during a press conference at the legislature in Victoria, B.C., on Wednesday, July 19, 2023. The British Columbia government is updated policing standards in response to sexual assaults to ensure more effective investigations and improved outcomes for survivors. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

B.C. government announces new programs, police standards for sexual assault

Farnworth: changes will help survivors be treated fairly and shielded from further harm

Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth makes an announcement during a press conference at the legislature in Victoria, B.C., on Wednesday, July 19, 2023. The British Columbia government is updated policing standards in response to sexual assaults to ensure more effective investigations and improved outcomes for survivors. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
This is the bridge construction area where an officer was struck by a motorcyclist July 7. The Chemainus River truss bridge is now shut down on the Trans-Canada Highway and single lane traffic in each direction will continue on the span bridge for quite some time. (Photo by Don Bodger)

Police officer injured after being struck by a motorcycle near Chemainus

Motorcyclist failed to stop in a construction zone after weaving in and out of traffic

This is the bridge construction area where an officer was struck by a motorcyclist July 7. The Chemainus River truss bridge is now shut down on the Trans-Canada Highway and single lane traffic in each direction will continue on the span bridge for quite some time. (Photo by Don Bodger)
Police apprehended a hit and run suspect who fled dangerously from police on Vernon’s Hospital Hill Wednesday evening, July 12, 2023. (Jennifer Smith - Morning Star)

Lower Mainland trio arrested after high-speed chase in Vernon; police cruiser hit

Three vehicle occupants were arrested and two released; a Surrey man will head to court later today

Police apprehended a hit and run suspect who fled dangerously from police on Vernon’s Hospital Hill Wednesday evening, July 12, 2023. (Jennifer Smith - Morning Star)
Six people are facing charges after a drug-trafficking investigation that began two years ago and spanned B.C. and Alberta. Included in the investigation was more than $500,000 worth of drugs and cash. (ALERT)

6 charged in drug-trafficking investigation in Alberta, B.C.

‘Project Deception’ first started in May 2021, with more than $500,000 in drugs being seized

Six people are facing charges after a drug-trafficking investigation that began two years ago and spanned B.C. and Alberta. Included in the investigation was more than $500,000 worth of drugs and cash. (ALERT)
18-year-old Samir Olyad Suleiman Ali (left) and 17-year-old Yasbirat Ytatek were killed by a driver fleeing a traffic stop in New Westminster on July 26. Cory Robert Ulmer Brown has been charged has since been charged in the fatal crash. (Oliyad Ali/Youtube & GoFundMe photos)

B.C. man, 27, charged; accused of fleeing police in crash that killed 2 teens

Cory Robert Ulmer Brown is currently in custody on unrelated charges

18-year-old Samir Olyad Suleiman Ali (left) and 17-year-old Yasbirat Ytatek were killed by a driver fleeing a traffic stop in New Westminster on July 26. Cory Robert Ulmer Brown has been charged has since been charged in the fatal crash. (Oliyad Ali/Youtube & GoFundMe photos)
Police in Vernon investigated after a person was found with severe burns from an incident that is believed to have occurred in Justice Park early Friday morning, June 23, 2023. Police confirmed Tuesday, June 27, that the person died in hospital that same day. (Brendan Shykora - Morning Star)

Serious crimes investigates death of person found with severe burns in Vernon

Police don’t know how the person suffered their injuries, but the death is being considered suspicious

Police in Vernon investigated after a person was found with severe burns from an incident that is believed to have occurred in Justice Park early Friday morning, June 23, 2023. Police confirmed Tuesday, June 27, that the person died in hospital that same day. (Brendan Shykora - Morning Star)
Police are investigating after a body was found in a wooded ravine along Highway 6 in Vernon Wednesday, June 21, 2023. (Vladvictoria/Pixabay.com)

Body found off Highway 6 in Vernon

Police are investigating, but no criminality is currently suspected

Police are investigating after a body was found in a wooded ravine along Highway 6 in Vernon Wednesday, June 21, 2023. (Vladvictoria/Pixabay.com)
Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth and Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke. (File photo)

Surrey mayor threatens to call for inquiry into policing transition after Farnworth’s ultimatum

Farnworth issues ultimatum to see city report by 1 p.m. Monday or he’ll be ‘forced to make a determination about what is necessary for safe and effective policing without it’

Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth and Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke. (File photo)