R-C-M-P officers in the central Okanagan will soon start wearing body cameras.
The acting officer in charge of the detachment based in Kelowna says they are among the first in B-C to deploy the equipment that will be the national standard.
Inspector Chris Goebel says the technology will play an important role in fostering better interactions with the public as well as supporting officer safety and enhancing the collection of evidence.
Goebel says the rollout will start at the end of the month.
Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown said foreign interference did not tip the scales in the Conservative party's last leadership race that installed Pierre Poilievre at the helm. But he offered up Thursday that he changed some of the language he was using after getting pushback from an Indian diplomat that some of his comments could sound like he was endorsing ideas of Sikh nationalism.
Police in Abbotsford are looking for a third suspect after a home was shot at this morning. Investigators say were no injuries reported and it's believed the incident to be targeted.
The move follows the May 2020 ban of 1,500 makes and models of firearms, a number that grew to more than 2,000 by November of this year as new variants were identified.
A Burnaby man has been sentenced to five years in prison for trying to smuggle a Glock-style handgun and two prohibited magazines into Canada. Canada Border Services Agency says Russell Major was stopped at the Peace Arch Border Crossing in Surrey and a secondary search found the items.
Police in Surrey are investigating after a pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle yesterday. Police say the crash happened in the area of McBride Drive and King Road in north Surrey and the driver remained at the scene after the collision.
Avalanche Canada has raised the risk level for parts of B-C due to warming weather after recent heavy snowfalls. The organization says there is considerable avalanche risk in northwestern B-C from Kitimat to an area next to the Alaskan Panhandle, as "ongoing precipitation, wind, and warming" creates dangerous conditions.