17-year-old Suspect Charged In Whistler Attack; Making Court Appearance Thursday

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 17 Jun, 2015 01:05 PM

WHISTLER, B.C. — A 17-year-old Vancouver resident has been charged with aggravated assault after a stabbing in Whistler, B.C.

RCMP say a warrant for the teen's arrest was issued in Surrey on Monday, when he made a court appearance.

Whistler RCMP Sgt. Rob Knapton says the suspect is being held in custody for another appearance on Thursday.

The teenager can't be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.

Police say the stabbing was the second which occurred during that long weekend in Whistler.

Prev Next

MORE National ARTICLES

Philippe Couillard Not Excluding Possibility Of Tightening Quebec Language Law

QUEBEC — Premier Philippe Couillard is not excluding the possibility of tightening Quebec's language law to force major retailers to include French wording in their commercial trademark English names.

Philippe Couillard Not Excluding Possibility Of Tightening Quebec Language Law

Arguments Over Evidence Puts Duffy Trial On Pause Until Next Week

Justice Charles Vaillancourt will hear arguments Monday in what is called a voir dire, basically a mini-trial within the main trial.

Arguments Over Evidence Puts Duffy Trial On Pause Until Next Week

Statistics Canada Says Underground Economy Totalled $42.4 Billion In 2012

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the underground economy totalled $42.4 billion in 2012, roughly 2.3 per cent of gross domestic product.

Statistics Canada Says Underground Economy Totalled $42.4 Billion In 2012

McMaster University To Increase Female Faculty's Pay After Review

HAMILTON — Female faculty at McMaster University will be getting a raise after a two-year study showed differences in salary between the sexes at the Hamilton school.

McMaster University To Increase Female Faculty's Pay After Review

Trial Of Accused Terrorists Gets First Look At Pressure Cookers Lined With Nails

VANCOUVER — A B.C. Supreme Court jury has had a firsthand look inside the pressure cookers that were allegedly turned into bombs and left to detonate outside the provincial legislature.

Trial Of Accused Terrorists Gets First Look At Pressure Cookers Lined With Nails

Court Hears Of A Mother's Pain At Sentencing Hearing In Loretta Saunders Murder

HALIFAX — The mother of Loretta Saunders has told a court that her heart constantly aches since the death of her daughter, whose remains were found inside a hockey bag along a highway in New Brunswick last year.