National

Murder Suspected After Charred Human Remains Found In Langley

The Canadian Press , 26 Nov, 2014 12:24 PM

LANGLEY, B.C. — Homicide investigators are looking into the discovery of charred human remains found on a Metro Vancouver road.

Mounties say they were called to a street (in the 24700 block of 64 Avenue) in Langley on Tuesday morning for a reports of a possible body.

Police say, when officers arrived, they found badly burned human remains.

They say early evidence in the case suggests the person was a murder victim but many questions remain.

Staff Sgt. Jennifer Pound, with the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team, says investigators will be relying heavily on an autopsy, scheduled for Thursday, for an identity of the body.

Prev Next

MORE National ARTICLES

House of Commons resumes in wake of attack

OTTAWA - The House of Commons is back in action, kicked off by an exhilarating show of support for the sergeant-at-arms of the House of Commons, who was among those who opened fire Wednesday on the gunman who stormed Parliament Hill.

House of Commons resumes in wake of attack

Elections BC rules in favour of Kinder Morgan

VANCOUVER - Elections BC has ruled energy giant Kinder Morgan does not need to register as a third party advertiser in the province's civic election campaign.

Elections BC rules in favour of Kinder Morgan

Canada Won't Be Cowed By Terrorist Attack: PM Stephen Harper

OTTAWA - The gunman who staged a deadly attack Wednesday on Parliament Hill was a terrorist whose despicable crime will only harden Canada's resolve to crack down on terrorists at home and abroad, Stephen Harper says.

Canada Won't Be Cowed By Terrorist Attack: PM Stephen Harper

Michael Zehaf-Bibeau Named As Ottawa Shooter Who Killed Corporal Nathan Cirillo

U.S. officials name the dead Ottawa shooting suspect as Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, a Canadian born in 1982. He shot reserve soldier Corporal Nathan Cirillo at the National War Memorial before running inside Parliament and exchanging gunfire with guards

Michael Zehaf-Bibeau Named As Ottawa Shooter Who Killed Corporal Nathan Cirillo

Winnipeg Police Charge Woman With Concealing Remains Of Six Dead Babies

WINNIPEG - Police have charged a woman who was renting a storage locker where the remains of six babies were found, but they say it could be months before they know who the infants were or how they died.

Winnipeg Police Charge Woman With Concealing Remains Of Six Dead Babies

No threat but Toronto police step up presence after deadly attack in Ottawa

TORONTO - Toronto's chief of police says officers in the country's largest city will be more visible today as a result of this week's attacks on soldiers in Ottawa and Quebec.