R-C-M-P in Prince George say the Canada Day long weekend was especially busy for them.
A statement from the detachment says officers were called to everything from robberies and attempted robberies to the torching of a vehicle -- possibly by a suspect already wanted on two other warrants.
In all, Mounties say they answered 374 calls around Prince George between July 1st and July 3rd.
That's up from the 350 calls they received in the same period last year.
Poverty, economic instability, and disruptions due to climate change are pushing an increasing number of people to seek security in places such as Canada and the United States, says France-Isabelle Langlois of Amnesty International Canada's French-language division.
Zachary Armitage was sentenced to life in prison without chance of parole for 25 years for the first-degree murder of Martin Payne in what B.C. Supreme Court Justice David Crossin called a senseless, shocking and grotesque attack. The murder in July 2019 was "absolutely cowardly, without qualification," Crossin told Armitage.
A statement from the service says it's aiming to hire up to 40 Crown counsel this year, some to fill vacancies created by the dedication of prosecutors to repeat violent offender response teams. Those teams are part of the province's safer communities action plan launched by Premier David Eby soon after he was sworn in last November.
Lal was a student at Tamanawis Secondary School in Surrey and was an avid sports player. Taren was a loving son, older brother, friend, and role model to those around him. Taren was involved in the community through sports including wrestling, kabaddi, and weightlifting with hopes to join the police force in the future.
The organization said Wednesday that the new name applies immediately to its program for kids aged seven and eight. Current and former members chose "Embers" over "Comets" in an online vote conducted Nov. 29 to Dec. 13.
Trudeau begins the day with a keynote speech on the relationship between Canada and Mexico, easily the most overlooked bilateral dynamic on a continent far more seized with relations that involve the United States.