The father of a murdered 13-year-old girl has been under police investigation for allegedly bringing a gun into a Vancouver courtroom on the day that Ibrahim Ali was convicted of the killing, the man's lawyer has told a hearing. Lawyers for Ali are refusing to show up to court for post-trial proceedings citing safety concerns about the man, who can't be named because of a publication ban on the identity of the murdered girl.
The Vancouver Canucks are debuting shiny new helmets tonight -- for a good cause. They say on social media that tonight's game against the St. Louis Blues is the first of two games were players will sport the flashy metallic blue helmets.
Carter Hart of the Philadelphia Flyers, Dillon Dube of the Calgary Flames, Michael McLeod and Cal Foote — both of the New Jersey Devils — and former NHLer Alex Formenton, who is now playing in Switzerland, all have been granted indefinite leave over the past four days.
Police say a man is facing seven charges after shots were fired and a Molotov cocktail was thrown at Edmonton City Hall. The alleged offences include arson, possessing incendiary materials and discharging a firearm into a building.
Kelowna R-C-M-P are asking residents to be on the lookout for a man suspected of trying to defraud multiple car dealerships. Police say a dealership recently reported that the suspect had produced four driver's licences showing different names with the same identification photo.
Metro Vancouver Transit Police say charges have been approved after a stabbing that left a teenager with serious wounds requiring emergency surgery. Police say it happened last July when the teenager and his girlfriend had a brief altercation with two males at the Guildford Mall in Surrey before they got on a bus.
