OTTAWA — A former ferry navigator who was convicted of criminal negligence in a fatal sinking off the British Columbia coast is asking the Supreme Court of Canada to review his case.Karl Lilgert was convicted of two counts of criminal negligence causing death and sentenced to four years for his role in the 2006 sinking of the Queen of the North.
VANCOUVER — Just days ahead of an alleged bomb plot, a British Columbia man grew fearful that he and his wife would be forced to "take the fall" if they became a liability to an Arab businessman they believed was helping them carry out their planned Canada Day attack, their trial has heard.In a video played at the couple's terrorism trial Monday, John Nuttall confides in his wife, Amanda Korody, that he believe they could be killed by shadowy figures up the chain of command.
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — Police say a nurse is injured and a patient is facing imminent arrest after an attack at an Abbotsford, B.C., hospital.Const. Ian MacDonald says a 39-year-old nurse was suddenly struck several times while he was providing treatment to a 23-year-old patient over the weekend.
Vancouver police and B.C. health agencies are launching a campaign to warn drug users about the presence of the potentially fatal narcotic fentanyl in heroin and other street drugs. Const. Sandra Glendinning says the campaign has been prompted by an increase in the number of deaths caused by fentanyl throughout the Vancouver area and on southern Vancouver Island.
SEATTLE — A high-risk sex offender who fled Canada for Seattle has been arrested in the rape of a 69-year-old woman, authorities said Monday.Michael Sean Stanley, 49, made news reports in 2013 when he cut off an electronic-monitoring ankle bracelet and crossed the U.S. border unchallenged. He's a U.S. citizen, and American authorities said they had no reason to arrest him. Canada decided not to ask for his extradition, and he registered in Seattle as a sex offender.