Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 06 Oct, 2023 09:55 AM
A man who held up a bank in Kelowna and fled with more than 40-thousand-dollars in cash has been sentenced to four years in prison.
Alan Stuart Metcalfe was sentenced in August after pleading guilty to one count of robbery, and the decision was released online this week.
The ruling from Justice Steven Wilson says 13 people were in the bank in July 2020 when Metcalfe entered carrying what was later found to be an imitation handgun.
The judge accepted a joint sentencing proposal from Crown counsel and Metcalfe's defence lawyer, finding the man's guilty plea and young age were mitigating factors -- he is in his 20s -- while aggravating factors included three previous robbery convictions and the impact on people inside the bank.
A Chilliwack man has been charged with aggravated assault and discharge of a firearm with intent, after a man was shot Sunday. R-C-M-P say they were called around 6 p-m about a disturbance on a property and found a 35-year-old man shot in the leg.
A cyclist has been killed in an accident involving a semi-truck in Surrey. R-C-M-P say officers responded to a report of a crash on Scott Road at 104th Avenue just before eight this morning.
Organized by Dr. Randeep Gill, an ER physician from Surrey Memorial Hospital, and a coalition of healthcare practitioners and community members. This demonstration will be held on September 9th at 2pm at the Surrey City Hall Civic Plaza. Dr. Gill and his coalition intend to shed light on the dire state of medical services and the urgent need for immediate action to address the crisis.
Vancouver's housing market is on track to see slowing sales and price stabilization. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says that's because of higher borrowing costs combined with seasonal patterns.
On Tuesday just before 3:00 am, Langley RCMP received reports of an impaired driver operating a red motorcycle in the 20300 block of Fraser Highway. As officers were arriving to the area a witness directed them to Logan Avenue near 200 Street where the driver was found lying on the side of the rode and a red motorcycle was in the ditch.
Fire investigators in Chilliwack are sifting through the charred debris of a church as they try to determine what sparked the blaze that gutted the building. Flames broke out at the Cross Connection Church just before three yesterday afternoon.
