Close X
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
ADVT 
National

Manslaughter Charge In Death Of 55-year-old Woman On Vancouver Island

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 05 Feb, 2015 11:26 AM
    LADYSMITH, B.C. — A man in Ladysmith, B.C., has been charged with manslaughter in the death of a 55-year-old woman.
     
    RCMP say Trevor Meers remains in custody and is scheduled for a court appearance next Tuesday.
     
    Police aren't identifying the victim, but say she and Meers knew each other.
     
    Fifty-year-old Meers was arrested after a 911 caller reported that several people were involved in a fight at a modular home park around midnight on Tuesday.
     
    An ambulance was dispatched to the home, but the woman died at the scene.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Special forces troops involved in two more firefights with ISIL fighters

    Special forces troops involved in two more firefights with ISIL fighters
    OTTAWA — Canadian special forces troops have been involved in more firefights with Islamic State extremists.

    Special forces troops involved in two more firefights with ISIL fighters

    Student implicated in Facebook scandal will take part in hearing: lawyer

    Student implicated in Facebook scandal will take part in hearing: lawyer
    HALIFAX — The lawyer for a dentistry student at Dalhousie University says his client has agreed to return to a disciplinary hearing investigating his role in a Facebook page that contained sexually violent content.

    Student implicated in Facebook scandal will take part in hearing: lawyer

    Study suggests kids shouldn't have morphine for pain after tonsillectomies

    Study suggests kids shouldn't have morphine for pain after tonsillectomies
    TORONTO — Children who have had their tonsils removed because they have obstructive sleep apnea should be given ibuprofen not morphine for pain after the surgery, a new study suggests.

    Study suggests kids shouldn't have morphine for pain after tonsillectomies

    Forecasters warn of heavy snowfall, blizzard conditions for Maritimes

    Forecasters warn of heavy snowfall, blizzard conditions for Maritimes
    HALIFAX — Parts of the Maritimes are bracing for a potent winter storm that could bring heavy snowfall and powerful winds.

    Forecasters warn of heavy snowfall, blizzard conditions for Maritimes

    Fuel company faces $30K penalty in fire that threatened Winnipeg neighbourhood

    Fuel company faces $30K penalty in fire that threatened Winnipeg neighbourhood
    WINNIPEG — The owner of a biofuels company has admitted he didn't have the proper permits at the time of a fire that caused millions of dollars in damage to a Winnipeg neighbourhood.

    Fuel company faces $30K penalty in fire that threatened Winnipeg neighbourhood

    Revised UNESCO bid submitted for boreal forest along Manitoba-Ontario border

    Revised UNESCO bid submitted for boreal forest along Manitoba-Ontario border
    WINNIPEG — Manitoba is trying once again to get special UNESCO recognition for the boreal forest the province shares with Ontario.

    Revised UNESCO bid submitted for boreal forest along Manitoba-Ontario border