Mounties in Richmond say a search warrant led to the discovery of what they describe as a "sophisticated forged identification lab."
R-C-M-P say they conducted the search in December 2022, and criminal charges were approved against a man in early May this year.
The charges include identity theft, trafficking in identify information, and possession of forgery instruments.
Police say there is a warrant out for the suspect's arrest.
WestJet and Whitehorse-based Air North have announced a new agreement that will allow single-ticket travel across both airlines' networks. A statement from WestJet says the new "interline agreement" allows passengers to book a single ticket with a connected itinerary between WestJet's network and the Yukon and Northwest Territories.
Mark Jennings-Bates, with the Kaslo Search and Rescue, says a skilled helicopter pilot was able to navigate the winds and thick smoke to rescue the hikers from the side of an alpine lake. He says the four were well prepared and used an iPhone's emergency SOS feature to provide rescuers with their precise location.
Police say a pilot and passenger are dead after an amateur-built plane crashed about two kilometres north of the Merritt airport last night. R-C-M-P describe the two-seat aircraft as being "homebuilt" and "amphibious."
A 71-year-old man is dead after a motorcycle crash in Twin Bays. R-C-M-P say it happened on Saturday on Highway 3-A.
Burnaby's hospital is the first in the Fraser Health region to get a new system aimed at speeding up lab results. The 1.5-million-dollar Beckman Autoline D-x-A five-thousand system has a conveyor for moving test tubes between analyzers.
A man is facing charges after a three-year-old boy was killed in Edmonton when a pickup truck hit him along with his mother and sister. The crash happened in the southwest neighbourhood of Allard on June 27.