Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 22 Aug, 2023 01:30 PM
The Canada Border Services Agency says charges have been laid against an American man after he attempted to bring guns into the country.
It says in a statement today that the man was stopped on May 6 by C-B-S-A officers at the Abbotsford border crossing as he attempted to pass through B-C on his way to Alaska.
The agency says border officers discovered three prohibited firearms, a silencer and two over-capacity magazines in his vehicle.
It says the man was arrested and now faces nine firearms charges and one count of making false statements.
Police in Vancouver say a 54-year-old man is facing multiple charges after he allegedly chased a group of teenagers with a knife. They say a 16-year-old boy called 9-1-1 to report he and his friends were being threatened by an armed stranger.
A B-C woman in her 30s faces numerous charges after a traffic stop outside of Williams Lake lead to the seizure of a loaded firearm and methamphetamines. R-C-M-P say it happened on August 3rd when officers saw a vehicle speeding along Highway 97.
A 36-year-old Vernon man has been charged after a head-on collision on Highway 97 left two people dead. It happened in the early hours of August 5th near the Vernon Military Camp.
Homicide detectives have been called in to investigate after a man's body was found inside a home in New Westminster. Police say officers were sent to the home last night to carry out a well-being check.
The wildfire service is reporting about 375 fires around B.C., with about 11 recorded since midday Sunday and another 11 still ranked as fires of note, meaning they are highly visible or threaten people or property.
The inaugural sailings for a passenger ferry between downtown Vancouver and Nanaimo, B.C., were cancelled Monday because of a power outage. A statement on the Hullo ferry website says the loss of power to the berth and vessels affected the assessments of its systems and the safety and reliability of its operations.
