Close X
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
ADVT 
National

Man Allegedly Sets Fire To Couches In North Delta, B.C., Police Station

The Canadian Press, 07 Oct, 2018 10:06 PM
    VANCOUVER — Police in British Columbia have arrested a man who allegedly set fire to couches in a police station lobby.
     
     
    Delta police say a man walked into the station in North Delta Saturday afternoon and began lighting the couches in the lobby on fire.
     
     
    Spokeswoman Cris Leykauf says in a statement that there were no injuries, but the sprinklers did go off and the building was evacuated.
     
     
    She says the lobby of the building has significant smoke, fire and water damage.
     
     
    It's now closed to the public, although police officers and staff remain at work.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Environment Canada Posts Rainfall Warnings For Parts Of B.C. South Coast

    Environment Canada Posts Rainfall Warnings For Parts Of B.C. South Coast
    VANCOUVER — Residents across British Columbia's south coast will need their umbrellas and gumboots until at least Saturday as rain and wind lash the region.

    Environment Canada Posts Rainfall Warnings For Parts Of B.C. South Coast

    Women In B.C. To Have Access To Breast Density Info When Screened For Cancer

    Women In B.C. To Have Access To Breast Density Info When Screened For Cancer
    VANCOUER, B.C. — Women in British Columbia will soon get breast density information after having a mammogram, which can lead to the screening test missing cancer.

    Women In B.C. To Have Access To Breast Density Info When Screened For Cancer

    B.C. Premier Apologizes For Removal Of 1950S Totem Pole At Canada-U.S. Border

    B.C. Premier Apologizes For Removal Of 1950S Totem Pole At Canada-U.S. Border
    SURREY, B.C. — Three First Nations in British Columbia gathered today to raise a restored replica totem pole at a Canada-U.S. border crossing — a decade after it was removed by the province without notice.

    B.C. Premier Apologizes For Removal Of 1950S Totem Pole At Canada-U.S. Border

    Nanaimo Tent City Ordered To Shut Down Within 21 Days

    Nanaimo Tent City Ordered To Shut Down Within 21 Days
    NANAIMO, B.C. — A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has given people living in a tent city in Nanaimo 21 days to vacate land owned by the municipality.

    Nanaimo Tent City Ordered To Shut Down Within 21 Days

    Dozens Of Dead And Dying Birds Plummet From The Sky In Metro Vancouver

    Dozens Of Dead And Dying Birds Plummet From The Sky In Metro Vancouver
    DELTA, B.C. — A British Columbia man who witnessed dozens of birds falling from the sky just south of Vancouver says he was horrified by the sight.

    Dozens Of Dead And Dying Birds Plummet From The Sky In Metro Vancouver

    Carjacker Who Used Pepper Spray, Struck Pedestrian Arrested In Vancouver: Police

    Police say a pedestrian was seriously injured Friday morning in downtown Vancouver after a carjacking that ended with the arrest of a suspect and multiple collisions.

    Carjacker Who Used Pepper Spray, Struck Pedestrian Arrested In Vancouver: Police