Tuesday, June 30, 2026
ADVT 
National

Explosive Device Found In Vancouver Storage Locker: Police

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 25 Aug, 2016 12:59 PM
    Vancouver Police are continuing to investigate after explosives weres found inside a Vancouver storage locker.
     
    Around 11:30 yesterday morning, officers attended a storage facility at West 7th Avenue and Manitoba after someone reported what they believed were explosives inside a storage locker.
     
    The VPD’s Police explosive technicians were called in, who examined the contents of the storage locker. Out of an abundance of caution, the storage facility and associated residential and commercial units were evacuated.
     
    Following the evacuation, explosive technicians disabled the suspected explosive devices and turned the scene over to detectives from the Vancouver Police Major Crime Section.
     
    The investigation into how the explosives ended up at the storage facility remains ongoing.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Transportation Safety Board To Look Into Crash-landing Of Plane In Newfoundland

    Transportation Safety Board To Look Into Crash-landing Of Plane In Newfoundland
    A spokesman with the Transportation Safety Board said three investigators were en route to the small town to begin examining the Beechcraft 1900 that had 14 passengers and two crew members on board.

    Transportation Safety Board To Look Into Crash-landing Of Plane In Newfoundland

    Victoria Mother Charged With The First-Degree Murder Of Her 18-Month-Old Daughter

    Victoria Mother Charged With The First-Degree Murder Of Her 18-Month-Old Daughter
    VICTORIA — A woman from Victoria, B.C., has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of her 18-month-old daughter.

    Victoria Mother Charged With The First-Degree Murder Of Her 18-Month-Old Daughter

    One Man Dead, Another Left With Serious Injuries After Reports Of Shots Fired

    Officers say they were called to Gottingen Street in the city's north end just before 11 p.m. Tuesday to respond to multiple calls of shots fired.

    One Man Dead, Another Left With Serious Injuries After Reports Of Shots Fired

    Police Believe Remains Found Behind Butcher Shop Are Part Of Human Torso

    TORONTO — Police say they have found what appears to be part of a human torso behind a butcher shop in Toronto.

    Police Believe Remains Found Behind Butcher Shop Are Part Of Human Torso

    Tough Road Ahead To Begin Random Drug Testing For Toronto Transit Workers

    Tough Road Ahead To Begin Random Drug Testing For Toronto Transit Workers
    An attempt to make random drug and alcohol testing mandatory for the majority of Toronto public transit employees will be difficult, says a legal expert who cites a recent Supreme Court of Canada decision. 

    Tough Road Ahead To Begin Random Drug Testing For Toronto Transit Workers

    Cop Who Killed Sammy Yatim Seeks To Avoid Mandatory Minimum Prison Sentence

    Cop Who Killed Sammy Yatim Seeks To Avoid Mandatory Minimum Prison Sentence
    Const. James Forcillo has filed a constitutional challenge to the mandatory minimum sentence of four or five years that he faces in the death of 18-year-old Sammy Yatim.

    Cop Who Killed Sammy Yatim Seeks To Avoid Mandatory Minimum Prison Sentence