Tuesday, June 9, 2026
ADVT 
National

B.C. teacher charged with child exploitation

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 09 Apr, 2021 06:52 PM
  • B.C. teacher charged with child exploitation

 A teacher has been charged with child exploitation allegedly involving a female student at a high school in the Cariboo region of British Columbia.

RCMP in 100 Mile House say 33-year-old Vincent Collins of 108 Mile Ranch was arrested while on his way to work.

Staff Sgt. Svend Nielsen says police learned of the allegations on Wednesday evening and took Collins into custody the following morning.

Nielsen says school administrators and the local school district are supporting the investigation and police would like to hear from anyone with further information.

Collins remains in custody.

 

MORE National ARTICLES

Vote in U.S. election, Americans in Canada urged

Vote in U.S. election, Americans in Canada urged
Roughly 620,000 Americans who are eligible to cast ballots live here but fewer than 33,000 of them actually voted four years ago, U.S. data indicate.

Vote in U.S. election, Americans in Canada urged

Annual poppy campaign adapts to pandemic

Annual poppy campaign adapts to pandemic
Electronic donation boxes accepting tap payment options will be piloted at 250 locations after the campaign begins on Oct. 30.

Annual poppy campaign adapts to pandemic

Top Sask. lawyer slapped with 8-month suspension

Top Sask. lawyer slapped with 8-month suspension
In a stinging rebuke, the province's law society lambasted Tony Merchant for actions that occurred barely two years after he had been disciplined for comparable misconduct.

Top Sask. lawyer slapped with 8-month suspension

WATCH: It’s not Fake News- US President Donald J. Trump and wife Melania Trump test positive for COVID19.

WATCH: It’s not Fake News- US President Donald J. Trump and wife Melania Trump test positive for COVID19.
WATCH: It’s not Fake News- US President Donald J. Trump and wife Melania Trump test positive for COVID19.

WATCH: It’s not Fake News- US President Donald J. Trump and wife Melania Trump test positive for COVID19.

Carbon emissions, forestry take campaign spotlight

Carbon emissions, forestry take campaign spotlight
Horgan made the campaign promise during a stop in Squamish today as Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson announced support for the beleaguered forestry industry in Merritt.

Carbon emissions, forestry take campaign spotlight

Environment focus of B.C. election debate

Environment focus of B.C. election debate
New Democrat candidate George Heyman, the B.C. Liberal's Peter Milobar and Green party candidate Adam Olsen will debate climate change and the economy in an online forum on Thursday.

Environment focus of B.C. election debate