A man has been killed in a paragliding accident in the North Okanagan.
A statement from Vernon-North Okanagan RCMP say the 63-year-old victim was an experienced paraglider.
He had just taken off from a flight school near Lumby when police say he "suddenly and unexpectedly collided with the ground."
Mounties and the coroner are investigating.
Under the plan, the city will immediately begin to address repairs to the cobblestone streets and other improvements on the street where the city's famed steam clock is located.
After money was exchanged in person, a sleight of hand reportedly switched the authentic brand name phone for a counterfeit version, before the suspect left with the money. Police say both incidents happened on April 27th.
Police in New Westminster are looking for witnesses of an assault they believe may have been a targeted attack. They say it happened near the intersection of Carnarvon Street and Alexander Street early yesterday.
A small plane has crashed at the regional airport in Langley, B.C., after hitting a pickup truck while landing, sending three people to hospital. Langley Township deputy fire chief Russ Jenkins says the crash happened at about 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, when the plane came down too low over the road beside the airport.
British Columbia's auditor general has found that 45 per cent of the province's ministries have been affected by fraud. A new report form Michael Pickup says theft was the most common type of fraud that government ministries dealt with between 2021 and 2022.
Sunil Anand has been charged with sexual assault and sexual interference following an investigation by the Peel Regional Police Special Victims Unit. Anand was held for a bail hearing and attended the Ontario Court of Justice in Brampton.