IHIT has made an arrest in the homicide of Nicholas Ball from March 29, 2022 in Langley.
On March 29th, at 12:10 p.m., the Langley RCMP were called to a wooded area in the 7400-block of 208 Street in Langley, BC.
Langley RCMP front line officers attended and located a 29-year-old deceased man, later identified as Nicholas Ball, of Langley.
On Tuesday, August 23rd, 40-year old Jason Griffiths of Langley was arrested in connection to the murder of Nicholas Ball.
Canada Post is temporarily resuming service delivery to Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside more than a month after it stopped bringing mail to a two-block area over safety concerns. A statement from the Crown corporation says carriers will be delivering in the area Tuesday to Friday this week, allowing for a temporary return to service.
On April 25, at approximately 7:30 a.m., Surrey RCMP received the report that Surrey Fire Service located a deceased person after extinguishing a fire at a homeless camp in the 8800-block of 120 Street. Frontline officers attended and secured the scene for further investigation.
45 year old David Allen Lucas of Surrey has now been charged with assault with a weapon and three counts of assault. Lucas has been released from custody on a series of court-ordered conditions.
The exchange happened ahead of a Tuesday meeting by a House of Commons committee set to study the issue, which was flagged as a concern by the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
Service Canada says it has seen a big boost in demand for passport renewals, which has made for long lineups and longer waits for documents. The federal agency aims to process passports within 20 business days for mail-in applications, but right now the wait is averaging 26 days.
Emergency Health Services transported a 14-year-old female to hospital for treatment of serious, but non-life threatening injuries. The second youth involved, a 17-year-old male, was arrested by police and later released to his legal guardian at the scene.